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Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw to host KLT meeting, panel discussion on...
(Poster courtesy Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw)HOUGHTON -- The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw will host two events open to the public on Thursday, Nov. 8. The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) will hold its...
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Dylan Miner -- artist, activist, scholar -- connects art, indigenous peoples'...
Poster for "This Land is Always," a presentation given by Dylan Miner -- Métis artist, activist and scholar -- on Oct. 29, 2018, at Michigan Tech. In addition to discussing his art, some of which is...
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Rozsa Center to host 21st annual Home for the Holidays Gift Mart Nov. 24
The 21st annual Home for the Holidays Gift Mart will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, in the Rozsa Center. (Poster courtesy Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts)HOUGHTON -- Start your...
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Copper Country Disaster Case Managers helping flood victims
Logo courtesy Flood Recovery Project.HANCOCK -- If you still need help recovering from the June flood, assistance is available.The Flood Recovery Project - Copper Country, created in October, will...
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See "The Nutcracker" by Minnesota Ballet with Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra...
A scene from The Nutcracker, with the Minnesota Ballet, to be performed Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo courtesy Rozsa Center)HOUGHTON -- The snowflakes, the...
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Obituary: Joseph Freed (updated)
Joseph Freed. (Photo courtesy Brian Rendel)Joseph Dean Freed of Hancock, MI, age 58, passed away at St. Mary’s Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN, on November 14 after their world-class medical team...
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"Permission," new exhibit by Finnish American artist Tia Keo, opens Nov. 29...
"Permission," an exhibit by Finnish American artist Tia Salmela Keobounpheng, is now on display in the Finlandia University Gallery through Feb. 15, 2019. An opening reception will be held TONIGHT,...
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Environmental and human health threats from poorly regulated mining in...
Click on map for slightly larger version showing mineral lease requests. (Map courtesy Steve Garske and Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition)[ANNOUNCEMENT: The Michigan Department of Natural...
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Rozsa Center to host three holiday concerts -- Dec. 13, 14, 15
Enjoy three different holiday concerts this week at the Rozsa. (Photo courtesy Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts)HOUGHTON -- Celebrate the holidays with music at the Rozsa! Join the Rozsa Center and...
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Lame-duck power grabs by Michigan's Republican-controlled legislature...
How pure is our State of Michigan when our legislators attempt to undermine the will of the people? (Image courtesy Michigan Department of Natural Resources)By Michele BourdieuLANSING -- Millions of...
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Environmental, tribal groups oppose Enbridge-State agreement to construct...
By Michele BourdieuToday, Tuesday, Dec. 18, is the last day to submit comments (during a 5-day comment period) on proposed agreements related to a planned utility tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac....
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Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority approves agreement to build multi-use...
A view of the Mackinac Bridge, crossing the Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge's 65-year-old Line 5 pipeline, which lies under the Straits, is destined to be replaced by a multi-use utility tunnel,...
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MDEQ to hold Jan. 9 public meeting, comment period on Back 40 Mining Permit...
About a year ago (Jan. 23, 2018) the large gym at Stephenson High School was filled with about 500 people attending the four-hour MDEQ hearing on Aquila Resources' Back 40 mining project application...
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January Snow
McLain State Park Winter, by Eric Munch. (Photo © and courtesy Eric Munch) By Mick McKellar, Midnight PoetPosted Jan. 5, 2019, on out of my mind...*Reprinted here with permission.The breath of Winter's...
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Third annual Women's March to be held Jan. 19 on Portage Lift Bridge
Participants in last year's Women's March gather near the Houghton waterfront and prepare to march across the Portage Lift Bridge. The Jan. 21, 2018, march in Houghton attracted nearly 500...
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Michigan Tech, Finlandia to host Martin Luther King Jr. Week events
Poster courtesy Michigan Tech University Center for Diversity and Inclusion.HOUGHTON/HANCOCK -- Both Michigan Tech and Finlandia universities will host events to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. this...
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Environmental groups, Menominee Nation, community residents oppose Back 40...
By Michele Bourdieu,with information from the Mining Action Group of the Upper Peninsula Environmental CoalitionDuring the Jan. 9, 2019, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) public...
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Third annual Women's March attracts participants in Houghton, DC and beyond
By Michele BourdieuParticipants in the third annual Women's March in Houghton head up the hill to Shelden Ave. to begin their march across the Portage Lift Bridge to Hancock on Jan. 19, 2019. (Photo ©...
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MDEQ extends comment period on Back 40 Mining Permit Amendment request to...
Scenic view of the Menominee River near the proposed site of Aquila Resources' Back 40 open-pit sulfide mine. Following a Jan. 9, 2019, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) public...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs executive orders, directive to protect water,...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Photo courtesy Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer)LANSING -- On Monday, Feb. 4, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two executive orders and one executive directive...
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