It’s that first ride of the season. For some, it’s a chance to ride the new sled; for some, it’s simply the need to hit the trails ASAP; and for some, it’s knowing how that ride is actually helping the trail. The three variables to consider are to ride where the trail is open, to ...

HOUGHTON – Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) is seen as the first day of the holiday shopping season and so is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. However, most of that shopping is done at big box stores. In 2010, American Express launched “Small Business Saturday” to ...

That’s Joe Kirkish. He does odd jobs at his father’s grocery store - sweeping, window dressing, filling shelves - stuff like that. Except when it’s Sunday and stores are closed. That’s when you’ll find him at home, a block up the street, on the long open porch, where he’s likely ...

Throughout the spring and summer of 1914, the Copper Country was busily engaged in rebuilding itself financially, socially, culturally, and in other ways, as well. In these endeavors, the communities received much help and encouragement from the mining companies. The July 23, 1914 edition of ...

The European social class system established in the Middle Ages did not disappear with the onset of industrialization or republic democracy. The dominant class system of Medieval Europe consisted of the upper class, who were monarchs, nobles, and the upper clergy (Pope, bishops, abbots). The ...

Building a good grain-based veggie burger is a challenge, not only for flavor, but also because they tend to fall apart. So instead we tried a seed — quinoa, to be specific — and were delighted with the results. The texture and size make it better-suited than rice or other “grains” ...