Latest news, weather, high school sports for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Coldest Daylight of the Year without a Summer   
Yesterday at 4:36 PM
Twenty-one years ago Upper Michigan experienced its coldest summer on record.

June 18. 1908: Destructive Hailstorm in Ironwood   
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
"A fusillade of bullets"

Sweltlering Summer Heat: June 17, 1995   
Monday, June 17, 2013
Multiple, consecutive days above 90 degrees are rare in Upper Michigan, but it did happen starting 18 years ago today.

Survivor Story: June 15, 2013   
Friday, June 14, 2013

Too Cold for Sleeping: June 13, 1859   
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

June 11, 1847: Fate Smiles on an Early Pioneer   
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The early Copper Boom brought adventurers to the Upper Peninsula

A Victim of Freshwater Fury Found   
Monday, June 10, 2013
A Victim of Freshwater Fury Found

Remnants of a Long, Cold Winter: June 7, 1836   
Friday, June 07, 2013
It was a cold, snowy late winter and spring, but at least we still don't have ice floating in the harbors of Lake Superior.

Extended Heat Wave: June 1925   
Thursday, June 06, 2013
A four-day heat wave started June back in 1925.

The First of Many 90s: June 5, 1988   
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
This year's pattern is much different than 25 summers ago.  In fact, it's much different than even last year.

Coldest So Late: June 4, 1964   
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
It's been cool lately, but 49 years ago, it was COLD!

Latest Significant Snow: June 2-3, 1945   
Monday, June 03, 2013
This snowfall was one of those 100-year events

The Potential for More Severe Weather   
Friday, May 31, 2013
The western U.P. will be in the cross-hairs for strong thunderstorms this evening

Tornado Watch Just South   
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The Severe Weather threat is getting close to Upper Michigan

Memorial Day Snowstorm of 1947   
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Few folks remember this historic, late-season snowstorm

LATE Season Snow: May 28, 1965   
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
It was cold enough for snow on this date 48 years ago

The Coldest Spring Ends with Snow: May 27, 1907   
Monday, May 27, 2013
Spring 1907 similar to this spring, but more extreme

A Chill in the Air   
Friday, May 24, 2013
It’s Been Chilly This Month; Eleven Years Ago it was Even Colder

May 23, 2012: The Duck Lake Fire Discovered   
Thursday, May 23, 2013
One Year Ago: Wildfire Discovered in Northern Luce County

A Long Stretch of Warm, Dry Weather: May 1972   
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
May 22, 1972: A Long Stretch of Warmth