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Keweenaw Community Foundation launches Marsin Wetlands Stewardship Fund

HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is proud to announce the establishment of the Marsin Wetlands Stewardship Fund, an endowed fund dedicated to supporting the long-term stewardship and care of the Marsin Nature Area’s 10-acre wetland habitat, owned by the Keweenaw Land Trust ...

Sunflower Books and Coffee celebrates third year in business

Sunflower Books and Coffee reached its third year anniversary this past weekend in Hancock. The store that got its start in December of 2021 has grown from its starting point of the inventory purchased by the current owner, Susan Mattila. Mattila had acquired the skeleton of a bookshop but ...

Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. Then came Antiquities Act protections for the ...

Michigan high school choir sings from a towering Christmas tree

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high school choir and stands 15 rows tall, belted out 19 holiday tunes at a Muskegon theater this ...

Ottawa National Forest announces recreational sites for winter

The Ottawa National Forest has announced its open recreational sites for the 2024-25 Winter Season with locations included within Copper Country. The local sites are White Deer Lake on the Baraga and Marquette County line, Bergland Ski Trailhead north of Bergland on Bergland Rd., O Kun de Kun ...