KCF grant and scholarship applications are now available
The Keweenaw Community Foundation is pleased to announce opening of grant and scholarship applications!
Copper Shores launches revamped scholarship program for 2024
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is proud to announce its 2024 scholarship offering, highlighted by a new $5,000 educational sponsorship that will be renewable for up to three additional years for four students.
Winter Carnival carries on through warm weather with All Nighter, Stage Review,Bigfoot Glowshoe and Torchlight Parade to come next week
For some Michigan Tech students, this may be their first, last or only Winter Carnival they get to experience. They aren’t letting the lack of snow stop that!
Rozsa Art Galleries to bring Ukrainian Poet, Former U.P. Poet Laureate and Estonian Letterpress together in the Keweenaw
The Rozsa Art Galleries are bringing Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska, 2021/22 U.P. Poet Laureate M. Bartley Seigel, and Estonian Letterpress organization TYPA together for an art exhibition open February 2-March 31. The opening week will include free events throughout the week, and the Rozsa Art Galleries exhibit will be free, as always.
Visit Keweenaw opens applications for Destination Development funding
Destination Development is the intentional process of making investments in community infrastructure to improve a destination’s ability to attract visitors and enhance their experiences.
MTU Winter Carnival: 101 years of snow statues, broomball and good alumni times
We’re two weeks out from Winter carnival.
Call for Artists: Big Annie Statue Committee
The Big Annie Statue Committee is working on the fabrication of a large bronze statue to commemorate the woman Anna Klobuchar Clemenc. We are putting out a "Call for Artists" to submit conceptual renderings of this statue, which will stand in Calumet, MI.
Portage Lake Lift Bridge lower deck opens for snowmobile traffic
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge saw its first snowmobilers of the season this week.
$5,000 Youth Hockey Grant Available
The Keweenaw Community Foundation is pleased to announce a special grant opportunity for the Calumet, Laurium, and Keweenaw areas.
Artists sought for Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program
The program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique northern wilderness setting of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park – also known as "the Porkies."
Craft-themed student support group available in 2024
The support group is designed for young people to build relationships with peers and other trusted adults. Victims of all crimes and their family members are welcome to join.
Italian Hall Tragedy 110th Anniversary: Remembering 73 Lost Lives
That night, 73 people lost their lives trying to escape a downtown building after someone reportedly yelled “fire”.
New fund at KCF honors the late Rev. Langseth
The Keweenaw Community Foundation is excited to announce the establishment of a new endowment fund, the Reverend Robert and Deloris Langseth Development Fund.
Ribbon cutting ceremony welcomes Carla’s Bears Den Bar & Grill
The grand opening of Carla’s Bears Den Bar & Grill was marked by a ribbon cutting on Nov. 15.
New lakeside sauna in Eagle Harbor
Eagle Harbor’s newest sauna, Lake Superior Steam, is open now before the chilly winter season.
Restoring a vital trail after a historic storm
Supporters and partners joined the MDNR to celebrate the reopening of a roughly 8-mile segment of snowmobile and off-road vehicle trail devastated by a historic storm in 2018.
USA Today announces Mount Bohemia Ski Resort as #1 in North America
Winter enthusiasts from across North America casted their votes – ranking Mount Bohemia Ski Resort as #1 in North America.
Drive safely, understand coverage for deer-vehicle collisions
These types of crashes happen more often during the fall, when shorter daylight hours and deer hunting season can cause deer to move frequently and sometimes erratically.
70 unexplained years since interceptor jet went missing over Lake Superior near Keweenaw Peninsula
70 years ago this week on Nov. 23, a radar tower at the Calumet Air Force Station in the Keweenaw Peninsula observed what was believed to be a Canadian aircraft headed to Sudbury in Ontario.
Copper County Habitat for Humanity wins state awards
Copper Country Habitat for Humanity (CCHFH) was awarded the Small Affiliate of the Year and Volunteer of the Year at the Michigan Affiliates Annual Conference.