The Copper Country Community Arts Council hosted the Poor Artists Sale this Saturday. Over 50 artists packed the CLK Schools Gym to sell their works. Shoppers could find everything from jewelry to paintings to Christmas ornaments at this year’s juried sale. The Poor Artists Sale will benefit the Community Arts Center in Hancock.
The city of Houghton hosted its second annual Winter Wonderland Saturday. Attractions included free horse-drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate, a bonfire, and an appearance from Santa.
When the Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛXA) fraternity house caught fire this June, Houghton City Volunteer Fire Department, Hancock City Fire Department, and Hurontown Fire and Rescue rushed to help the brothers save their house. To show their appreciation, the fraternity brothers hosted a luncheon for as many emergency services personnel as they could. First responders from all three departments were in attendance, as well as a host of ΛXA brothers.
The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three statewide offices after promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election are not planning to go quietly
The city of Houghton is holding its second annual Winter Wonderland event on the newly constructed pier, with a variety of holiday activities in store.
Houghton's Chicago Beefs will be holding a charity event for three organizations including 31 Backpacks and a diaper drive for the Keweenaw Family Resource Center.
Legislation to designate the post office located at 404 US-41 North in Baraga County, Michigan as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office,” has been signed into law.
United Steelworkers Local 4974 visited Lakeview Elementary School in Negaunee to collect the school’s Canathon contributions. Steelworkers snaked the halls encouraging students to help fill carts with cans. After vising the elementary school, they went to Negaunee Middle School to pick up cans before dropping everything off at St. Vincent De Paul.
According to police, officers were called to a shooting on Thursday, Dec. 1 around 4:05 p.m. at the Trolley Station Apartments at 1529 Main St. in Marinette.
The U.P. Children’s Museum hosted its 19th annual Celebrity Art Auction Thursday. The auction was in-person for the first time since the pandemic. Local celebrities put handmade art pieces up for bid including everything from furniture to food.
Last year alone more than 40 families, including 100 children, received toys, clothes, and food vouchers through the giving tree program from St. Vincent DePaul in Florence, Wisconsin.
The Fire Station and the Last Prisoner Project have teamed up to offer letter-writing stations at all seven of the dispensary’s locations across the U.P. this month.
The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance and partners are preparing for their eighth annual Keweenaw Holiday Hoopla, which had been on hiatus for two years due to pandemic concerns.
Marquette’s first-ever Feztival of Trees will take over the Masonic Center this weekend and will continue into next week. Participants will stroll through a winter wonderland full of raffles, gift bags, Christmas trees, and wreaths. Proceeds from the event will go to Ahmed Shrine to benefit Shrine hospitals.
Two new piers opened just after Thanksgiving at Founders Landing. The project cost $5.7 million to complete and features a canoe/kayak launch, day boat parking, and a glass-bottom viewing station.
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