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Lake Superior Binational Forum to sponsor public meeting: "Lake Superior...
Frog Bay Tribal National Park, Red Cliff, Wisconsin, is the nation's first tribal park of its kind. (Photo courtesy Bayfield Regional Conservancy) ASHLAND, Wis. -- The Lake Superior Binational Forum...
View ArticleClub Indigo to present "The Women" at Calumet Theatre Nov. 14
CALUMET -- Michigan Tech's Mu Beta Psi Music Fraternity presents Club Indigo at the Calumet Theatre, celebrating MGM's 90th anniversary by showing one of the company's entertaining comedies, The Women,...
View ArticleRozsa Center to present "An Irish Christmas" Nov. 15
HOUGHTON -- The Rozsa Center will present Kerry Records’ An Irish Christmasat 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. This wildly popular show brings just about everything to the table this year -- joy, hope,...
View ArticleDeer Hunters' Widows Craft Show to be held at Copper Country Mall Nov. 15
HOUGHTON -- The Daily Mining Gazette Deer Hunters' Widows Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Copper Country Mall in Houghton.At least 53 vendors will be selling...
View ArticleMichigan Tech Theatre Company to present "Alternate Realities" Nov. 13, 14, 15
HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Tech Department of Visual and Performing Arts’ Tech Theatre Company will present Alternate Realities -- A Trip Through 20th Century Avant-Garde Theatreat 7:30 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleFriends of Portage Lake District Library to hold Harvest Book Sale Nov. 14, 15
HOUGHTON -- The Friends of the Portage Lake District Library invite all book lovers to their Harvest Book Sale from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday evening, Nov. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov....
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Michigan DNR seeks public input for updating 2008 Wolf Management Plan
Photo of wolf courtesy WolfWatcher.org.LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is updating the 2008 Michigan Wolf Management Plan and is seeking comment on the implementation of...
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Public Notice: Deadline for Greensands Inc. stamp sands removal application...
View of old smokestack and stamp sand (mining waste) on the shore of Lake Superior near Gay, Michigan. (July 2014 photo by Keweenaw Now)[Editor's Note and Update: This is a reminder that the deadline...
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Prof. Sarah Green, Lake Superior expert, to lead discussion Nov. 18 at...
HOUGHTON -- Sarah Green, Michigan Tech professor of chemistry and expert on Lake Superior, will lead a discussion titled "Lake Superior’s History and Future"from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18,...
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Geology expert notes concerns about arsenic in Gay stamp sands as DEQ accepts...
This photo shows the smokestack at Gay and the stamp sand from the original stamp mill that operated in Gay in the early 20th century -- still on the shore near the town. The stamp mill deposited...
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Friends of the Land of Keweenaw to hold annual meeting Nov. 19
Friends of the Land of Keweenaw (FOLK) recently held a joint fundraising event with Marquette's Save the Wild U.P. (SWUP) -- a concert by singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt, second from left, at the...
View ArticleCommunity Arts Center to host reception for SHAFT and Junior SHAFT exhibit...
HANCOCK -- The Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) will hold a reception for the SHAFT and Junior SHAFT -- a community exhibit on local mining history -- from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday,...
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Green Lecture Series to present discussion on geothermal energy Nov. 20
HOUGHTON -- The 2014 Green Lecture Series will present "Using Mine Water for Geothermal Energy in the Keweenaw"from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, in G002 Hesterberg Hall, Michigan Tech...
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Letter to DNR: Deny Eagle Mine's request for new mineral lease on public land
Lundin Mining Co. has applied to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a 40-acre mineral lease (right side of photo) for exploration on State land near the Yellow Dog River, not far...
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Finlandia's Young Women's Caucus for Art to hold fundraiser Nov. 22 at Jutila...
HANCOCK -- Finlandia University's Young Women's Caucus for Art will sponsor a fundraising event -- all the soup you can eat, music by Rhythm 203 and a silent auction -- from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on...
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Orpheum Theater to host The Saturday Giant, one-man art-rock band, Nov. 26
The Saturday Giant (Philip Cogley), a one-man art-rock band from Columbus, Ohio, will perform at The Orpheum Theater in Hancock on Wednesday, Nov. 26. (Photo © Mark Elliot. Reprinted with...
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Guest article: Lundin mineral lease application -- Here we go again
This photo from the north demonstrates the proximity of Lundin Mining's proposed 40-acre mineral lease to the Yellow Dog River and recreational access. The actual corner of the parcel with trees...
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State Rep. Scott Dianda notes concerns about clean energy, road improvement,...
By Michele BourdieuAfter a recent interview with Keweenaw Now, Scott Dianda (D-Calumet), 110th District state representative, right, chats with two local residents, Jack Korri, left, of Calumet, and...
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"Paddle to D.C." team to reach Washington this week with petition to protect...
By Michele BourdieuKessler Silvelet, 4, adds his signature to the canoe that is now on its way to Washington, D.C. -- part of a petition to protect Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and...
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Artist Clint Jukkala exhibit to open Dec. 4 at Finlandia University Gallery
"Useful Fictions," oil on canvas, 2014, by Clint Jukkala. (Photos courtesy Finlandia University)HANCOCK -- The 24th annual Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition -- featuring Clint...
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