Hancock residents woke up this morning, April 4, 2011, to see a "winter wonderland" of neighborhood trees and streets covered with snow. Winter is still with us ... for a while. (Photo by Keweenaw Now)
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Eagle Rock May 2010
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In May 2010, concerned Native and non-Native citizens camped, prayed and planted a garden at Eagle Rock, an Ojibwa sacred site, now being blasted for the Rio-Tinto-Kennecott Eagle Mine.
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Click above for info on the Houghton County Dems' May 12, 2012, Spring Fling.
Michigan League of Conservation Voters
See the Michigan League of Conservation Voters blog for recent articles. Click here for Michigan LCV's May 14, 2012, Political Week in Review.
Michigan Rising
Keweenaw BEST!
Gary McDowell for Congress
Calumet Art Center
What Is Sustainable
Author Richard Adrian Reese recounts how his life took a new direction after 9 years of simple living in the Keweenaw -- and offers a new worldview for a sustainable future. Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold a discussion of this book at 7 p.m. May 21. See our review.
New book by Steve Lehto
Click on book cover above to see Steve's Facebook resource page on the Italian Hall Disaster.
Shortcut is now available on Kindle, on Amazon.com, and at local book stores.
Distant Drum
Original clothing and wall pieces custom designed and sewn by Andrea Puzakulich in the Keweenaw for 25 years. Distant Drum is located in Hancock's Historic E.L.Wright Bldg. Open most weekday afternoons. Call ahead.
Portage Lake District Library
Storytime for the school year at the Portage Lake District Library is every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Click here for this week's events at Portage Library.
Ed Gray Gallery
See the Christmas Show at the Ed Gray Gallery -- from Dec. 2, 2011, through Jan. 3, 2012.
Copper Country Community Arts Center
Click here to see our slide show on the Community Arts Center's January exhibit, "Art from the Kalevala."
Click here for upcoming exhibits and events at the Community Arts Center.
Divorce Your Car!
Check out the Divorce Your Car blog for updates on car culture, oil dependency, car-free and car-lite living!
Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club
Click on the logo above to visit the new KNSC Web site: http://www.keweenawnordic.org and learn about cross country skiing events at Maasto Hiihto Trails in Hancock.
Mike Lahti at State Farm
5th and Elm Coffee House
The 5th and Elm Coffee House has moved from Hancock to a new location -- 326 Shelden Ave., Houghton. See our Jan. 21 article on the opening Jan. 15, 2011.
Main Street Calumet
Evan Dixon, Attorney
For information click above, call or email evandixon@rocketmail.com
Keweenaw Krayons
Congratulations to Keweenaw Krayons' new Executive Director Elise Matz!
Click here or click on the Keweenaw Krayons logo above and go to "Calendar of Events" for the new winter 2012 activities schedule.
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Click above to learn about Michigan Tech's Students for Environmental Sustainability.
Gratiot Lake Conservancy
Read about the 19th century "Best farm in the Keweenaw." Discover unexpected Keweenaw migrations -- dragonflies to bats. Experience the drama of a loon rescue on Gratiot Lake. Click here to access these stories in Gratiot Lake Conservancy's Fall/Winter Newsletter.
M. J. Shupe Photography
Photography by Eric Munch
Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District: Annual Tree Sale
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