HOUGHTON — There was still plenty of green across the Portage Canal Saturday, but the hay rides and cider pointed the way to fall. Houghton’s third annual Fall Fest was held on the downtown pier Saturday afternoon. “I think people just love the pier, and they love fall, and this is ...

Decades ago, when consumers went grocery shopping it was usually at a small neighborhood store. The store might be 1,000 square feet or slightly more. Today, a typical American grocery store is 35,000 to 50,000 square feet. Big box stores are up to 250,000 square feet. Back then, upon ...

HANCOCK — Four two-dimension metal sculptures were unveiled alongside the Dry House ruins across from Quincy Mine in an effort to “repopulate” the historical aspect of Copper Country on Thursday morning. The sculptures depict miners and their family members from the mining era of the ...

HOUGHTON — With crowds and world flags lining much of the way, students and community members from 52 countries marched from the Rozsa Center to Dee Stadium Saturday for the Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival. Michigan Technological University puts on the annual event, which is ...

Dr. Rebecca Vollrath Severn has wanted to be a veterinarian since third grade. “I never changed my mind after that,” says the owner of Copper Country Veterinary Clinic. At first, veterinary work attracted her because she loved animals and wanted to work with them every day. “As I ...

HANCOCK — On Thursday evening, Sunflower Books and Coffee hosted a Book Reading and Signing for the Hancock author Rehema Marie Clarken and her very first fiction book, “Pyrrha’s Journey.” Clarken read abridged passages from her book to visitors to the bookstore and had signed copies ...