Copper Country Today

As we head outdoors, Tanya Rule from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department joined host Todd VanDyke to talk about summer food and water safety, safe swimming, ticks, and more.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

The shift of thousands of acres of undeveloped land in Keweenaw County to public ownership via the The Nature Conservancy continues. Rich Bowman and newly-appointed Project Manager Julia Petersen join host Todd VanDyke with an update.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Michigan Tech President Dr. Rick Koubek and host Todd VanDyke talk about the university's adoption of the Finlandia University nursing program, MTU's continued growth, and other pertinent issues.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Copper Country Intermediate School District Superintendent James Rautiola talks with host Todd VanDyke about the need for teachers, and the status of public education in the area as the end of the school year approaches.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Houghton City Manager Eric Waara spoke with host Todd VanDyke about the upcoming demolition of the big downtown parking deck, and what will happen to the land afterward.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

On this segment of Copper Country Today, Visit Keweenaw's Brad Barnett talked with host Todd VanDyke about the recent winter tourist season, and what's expected in the upcoming summer season.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

As the snow melts, the Copper Country home buying season heats up. Karen Lahti from RE/MAX Douglass Real Estate talked with host Todd VanDyke about market conditions, and what buyers and sellers should do to achieve success.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

The remains of two of three vessels that were lost in a Lake Superior November Storm in 1914 after sailing from Baraga were recently discovered. Corey Adkins from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society talks with host Todd VanDyke about the ships, and life on the lakes a century ago.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Adaptive equipment for those with physical disabilities is expensive and hard to get - especially for athletes. Jen Shaud, Monica Aho and John Velat of Equipment Loans of the Keweenaw talk with host Todd VanDyke about their mission to make sure such equipment is available to users in the Copper Country, and about opportunities for disabled athletes.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.

Spring brings potholes and road construction. Kevin Harju from the Houghton County Road Commission joined host Todd VanDyke to talk about summer projects, load limits, and the damage caused by recent flooding.

Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Portage Health Foundation.