HOUGHTON — At the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw Saturday, children built stable bridges, watched chemical reactions unfold and turned fruit into music. It happened at the Mind Trekkers’ STEM Open House, where the Michigan Technological University group taught children about science, ...

HANCOCK — Seeing a piece of art is one thing. When it comes to a community arts center, getting to meet the artists behind it is another.  “If you don’t know somebody, see their painting up on the wall, it’s like, ‘OK, that is art. It’s nice,’” said Lana Skubick, a board ...

EAGLE RIVER — The Nov. 5 defeat of a millage proposal of half a mill, requested to fund the zoning department, the Keweenaw County Board is now faced with the challenge of how – and if – to fund it. “I don’t know where to go with this at this time,” Board Chairman Don Piche ...

Adams Township School District held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday. The majority of the discussion was directed at the controversy focusing on a photograph that had circulated around social media. The photograph taken at the school’s Halloween parade depicted students dressed as ...

CALUMET — A large, ornate electric chandelier that had hung from the ceiling in the auditorium of the Calumet Theatre since it was built in 1900, was destroyed by a backstage fire eight years later. It was not replaced – yet. Since 2023, Calumet native Jim Enrietti has been the driving ...

HANCOCK — Hancock’s current mayor will preside over another year of meetings. At Wednesday’s organizational meeting, the council unanimously chose Kurt Rickard for another term. Rickard has served as mayor since 2023, when he was picked after former mayor Paul LaBine stepped down to ...