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Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District holds annual Tree Sale

Posted 03/27/2003

HOUGHTON -- Next Tuesday, April 1, is the deadline for ordering plants through the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District's annual Tree Sale. The District is currently accepting orders on Conifers, Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife, Berry Bushes, Fruit Trees, Native Wildflowers Seeds and Plants and Conservation Merchandise. more

March Exhibits

Posted 03/27/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to arts and cultural exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of March 2003 (with April preview). It also lists other arts news, art lessons and grant opportunities. more

March Calendar

Updated 03/27/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events and meetings in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of March 2003. more

Peace Alliance to hold Walk, discussions

Posted 03/26/2003

HOUGHTON -- "Support Democracy -- Walk For Peace" will be the theme of the Saturday, March 29, Walk, beginning at noon from the Motherlode in Houghton. After the Walk, at about 1:15 p.m., an informal round-table discussion will be held at the Motherlode. Peace Vigils are now held every day of the week at noon in front of the U.S. Post Office in Houghton. The Copper Country Peace Alliance, sponsor of these events, will host a gathering and talking circle to provide an opportunity for sharing thoughts and feelings about the invasion of Iraq at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in Room 116 Walker on the MTU campus, next to the Rozsa Center. The public is invited to these events. For more information call 284-0581.

Important links: Read "The president's real goal in Iraq," an editorial published on Sept. 29, 2002, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. See also the March 23, 2003, article "Halliburton Makes a Killing on Iraq War" on AlterNet.org.

Environmental Historian to speak at MTU Monday, March 24

Posted 03/23/2003

HOUGHTON -- Environmental historian, Dr. Carolyn Merchant, Chancellor's Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California - Berkeley, will speak on "Partnership Ethics: Humanity and the Environment" at 7 p.m. in Fisher 139 on the Michigan Tech  campus. Dr. Merchant is the author of The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution (1980), Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England (1989), Earthcare: Women and the Environment (1996); The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History (2002) and many other publications. Part of the Eco-Lit Group series of visiting lectures, this event is free and open to the public. For information contact fjyoung@mtu.edu.

Peace Alliance to hold Walk for Peace, discussion March 15

Posted 03/13/2003

HOUGHTON -- "We support our troops. Let's keep them alive" will be the theme of the Walk for Peace on Saturday, March 15, beginning at noon from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. Following the Walk, at about 1:15 p.m., interested persons are welcome to join a roundtable discussion at the Motherlode. On Saturday, March 8, women wearing pink ribbons joined the Walk for Peace in honor of International Women's Day. more

Peace Walk March 8: "Millions say NO to war on Iraq"

Posted 03/07/2003

HOUGHTON--"Millions of people - and many nations -- are saying NO to a unilateral, preemptive attack on Iraq" will be the theme of the Walk for Peace on Saturday, Mar. 8, starting at noon from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. Sponsored by the Copper Country Peace Alliance, the Walk is one way for local citizens to demonstrate their support for a non-violent, diplomatic solution to the conflict between the U.S. and Iraqi governments. For more information, call 483-3183.

Photo: Chris Joyal, 13, of Dollar Bay, said he received 180 honks in response to the "Honk for Peace" sign he carried in the March 1 Walk for Peace in Hancock. (Photo by Michele Anderson) 

Runeberg Hall offers smoke-free dances March 8, April 19, May 10

Posted 03/07/2003

DOLLAR BAY -- Dance to swing, Latin, ballroom and country-western music on CDs at Runeberg Hall in Dollar Bay. Saturday dances will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on March 8, April 19 and May 10. This new dance venue offers a non-smoking environment and a great wood floor for dancing. From M-26 turn onto Main St. in Dollar Bay at Quincy's. Take the second right (Elm St.) at the statue. Runeberg Hall is the second building on the left (23259 Elm). Admission $3 a person. For more information contact dbach@portup.com.

Swedetown Trails to host Great Bear Chase races March 7-9

Posted 03/05/2003

CALUMET -- The 23rd Annual Great Bear Chase, scheduled for Sunday, March 9, 2003, will offer a weekend of events for skiers of all ages at Calumet's Swedetown Trails. Besides Sunday's 25 Km classic, 25 Km freestyle race and 50 Km freestyle race, skiers 16 and under can enjoy the Junior Bear Chase Kids' Races on Saturday, March 8. The new Bear Scat Sprint for all ages kicks off the weekend on Friday night, March 7, offering 1 Km uphill-downhill lighted night skiing in a loop near the Chalet. more

Karelian Ensemble to perform at Finnish Mardi Gras March 4

Posted 03/02/2003

HANCOCK -- From the land of the Kalevala, the Karelian Folk Music Ensemble returns to Hancock for a Mardi Gras coffee house and concert on Tuesday, Mar. 4, at the Finnish American Heritage Center. The Karelian Coffee House begins at 6 p.m., and the concert at 7 p.m. The lively, humorous trio delights audiences with a mix of traditional Finnish, Karelian and Russian folk melodies. more

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