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Michigan focuses on preserving Medicaid eligibility

MDHHS release LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is taking new actions to preserve Medicaid eligibility for those residents who must complete renewal forms by the end of June. The additional MDHHS efforts to help Michiganders keep their coverage are ...

Pasty themed art contest first of its kind

Main Street Calumet’s Pasty Fest 2023 is proud to announce the world’s first Pasty Art Prize Competition sponsored by Visit Keweenaw. Artists from across the Upper Peninsula have an opportunity to submit pasty-themed artwork. The pieces and installations will be displayed in local Calumet ...

Porkies Music Fest receives PMOA-CVB sponsorship

On June 9 officers of the Porcupine Mountain Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMOA-CVB) Josh Scott, President; Anthony Basler, Vice President; and Jeni Varecha, Secretary; met with Cheryl Sundberg, Director of the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, presented by the Friends of ...

Copper Country Finns to celebrate Juhannus on Quincy Green

HANCOCK, Mich. — The community is invited to join area Finns in a Midsummer (Juhannus) celebration on Saturday, June 24 at Quincy Green in Hancock, adjacent to the Finnish American Heritage Center. The Finlandia Foundation Copper Country Chapter will raise the annual Midsummer pole (Juhannus ...

Local food the focus of $1.25 million grant to Copper Shores

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is excited to announce a $1,289,510 grant from the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program for Copper Shores Meals on Wheels programming. This funding was provided through the Food Bank Council of Michigan. The purpose of this ...

Goats galore: Invasive species management project slated for Swedetown trails

Come meet the goats that are helping manage invasive glossy buckthorn at the Swedetown Trails in Calumet, Michigan. This summer, a herd of about 30 goats will be arriving at Swedetown Trails for about 10 days to help manage glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), a dominant woody invasive species ...