Event Pictorials
Canal Rock
Key Ingredients 2022
2021 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winner
2021 Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners 1st Place - 938 N. Elevation 2nd Place - 1420 Copper ...
Christmas Walk 2021
Memorial Park Tree
Thank you Keweenaw Power and Light for trimming the blue spruce tree. They also donated their time ...
Farmers Market 2021
SNB Adopts Terrace Park
Superior National Bank employees stand in front of the freshly renovated Terrace Park play area. ...
CTE Sidewalk Replacement
CCISD students replaced the sidewalk in front of the CTE BLDG in East Hancock.
2020 Holiday Home Decorating Contest
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Winners of the 2020 Holiday Home Decorating Contest.
Porvoo Park Gardens
Memorial Day - Lakeside Cemetery
Alfred Erickson American Post 186 Memorial Day Service.
Flowers at Porvoo Park
Laurn-Grove
Open skating everyday, open until 9:00 PM
Peter Wickley - DDA retirement after 39 years
Peter Wickley retired after 39 years working with the DDA. Most recently Peter has been the ...
Christmas Walk
The Polar Express Comes to Hancock! The Hancock Business and Professionals Association welcomes ...
Terrace Park Tennis Court
Ryan Street Garden
Playground Equipment at the Driving Park
Recreational Pier Ribbon Cutting
Summer Movie Night
Summer movie night on Quincy Green - Lego Movie 2.
2019 Construction - Elevation Street
Elevation Street is nearly complete from South Lincoln to North Lincoln Drive. They will be placing ...
Construction 2019
Hancock Beautification Group
Hancock Beach Dock
Laurn Grove
The Laurn Grove Ice Rink Is Now Open!
Christmas Walk 2018
The Christmas walk was a great success this year. Thank you to all of the JROTC members that helped ...
Terrace Park New Playground Equipment
After two days of work, including about 15 volunteers, the installation was completed on the ...
Hancock High School National Honors Society Members prepare the Downtown Hancock Planters.
Hancock Welcomes Keweenaw Buick and GMC
Hancock defeats Calumet 4-0 in Division III Region 17 High School Playoff.
Hancock defeats Calumet 4-0 in the Division 3 Region 17 High School Hockey playoffs on March 3, ...
Winter of 2017/2018
HS Division 2 Michigan State Ski Champions
Hancock/Houghton State Ski Champions
First game of Division 3 State Hockey Playoffs, Hancock 3 Houghton 2 played on February 27th
Congress Jack Bergman visits Hancock
Congressman Jack Bergman visited Hancock on February 21st and discussed federal issues with citizens ...
Phi Kappa Tau, Winter Carnival Statue
2018 Heikinpaiva Polar Bear Plunge
2018 19th Annual Heikinpaiva Parade
Christmas Walk
Second Salt Shipment of the season
Second Salt Shipment of the season, the Freighter ALGOWOOD of Sault Ste Marie Ontario unloads salt ...
Make A Difference Day
Make A Difference Day volunteers Theta Chi Epsilon and employees of OHM Advisors work to install tow ...
Maasto Hiihto Trails
City Bike and Pedestrian Committee Meeting
Reviewing wayfinding signs
Milly's Restaurant, 108 Quincy Street is now open.
Hancock Beautification Committee Efforts
City of Porvoo Finland Runebergskoren Male Choir
Concert & Reception
Parade of Nations
AmeriCorps Beach Cleanup Project
City Hall Clock Tower
Pictures of the clock repairs that were done 5-3-2017.
New Fire Truck
10th Annual Barnelopet Nordic Kids Ski Race
Hancock Bulldogs Win Division 3 State Boys Ice Hockey Championship
9th annual Barnelopet Nordic �Kids Ski Race
MTU - 2016 Winter Carnival
" Phi Kappa Tau 2016 MTU Winter Carnival 1st place Fraternity Division Snow Statute Winner"
SANTA CLAUS - 2015
With only 5" of snowfall for the winter, and balmy temperatures in the mid 20's, a large crowd ...
ETCETERA - 2015
EVENTS AND ITEMS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC INTEREST THAT DO NOT WARRANT A FULL PICTORIAL, ARE SHOWN HERE IN ...
SWEDETOWN GORGE Middle Bridge Project
Work this summer continues on replacing the old wooden Middle Bridge, in the Swedetown Gorge Nordic ...
ACTRESS TAINA ELG VISITS FINLANDIA
Finlandia University’s rebuilt McAfee Field, has started work on the first phase of a new Grandstand ...
PARADE OF NATIONS-2015
The Annual Parade of Nations, was held in Hancock/Houghton the third Saturday in September. It is an ...
SENIOR HERITAGE DAY - 2015
Senior Heritage Day is an annual Fall event, held at the Hancock Multipurpose Arena, in the Driving ...
2015 Houghton County Fair
Under sunny, warm skies, the Fair opened on Thursday, August 27th, with great attendance crowds and ...
LAURN-GROVE PARK RE-DEDICATION
This Park was originally dedicated in January, 1947, by then Mayor Michael Simula, in honor of two ...
FESTA ITALIANA -2015
The Copper Country Festa Italiana for 2015, was held August 8th, at the Houghton County Multipurpose ...
CANAL RUN - 2015
The 40th Anniversary of the Canal Run was held the third weekend in July in Hancock, on M203, ending ...
Waterway Bridging Exercise
A Michigan National Guard Company from Sault Saint Marie was in Hancock the third weekend in June, ...
BRIDGEFEST 2015
The 28th annual Bridgefest Celebration was held the weekend of June 20-22, 2015. This year is the ...
QUINCY ST.--MDOT STREETSCAPE FORUM
With a $7 Million complete rebuild for Hancock’s main Avenue, Quincy Street, scheduled for 2016, ...
Major work on the Bridge DONE! - (Apr 2nd)
Right on schedule, ready to go! The Lift Bridge major construction work is completed. With the ...
ST. PATRICK�S DAY PARADE - 2015
A rejuvenated St. Patrick’s Day contingent held a Parade and gathering this year, after a two year ...
Portage Lake Lift Bridge Info (NEW,June 26th.)
As MDOT releases information, we'll try to update it on this pictorial, as we receive and process ...
THE LODGE, AN OLD BUILDING FINDS NEW LIFE.
A downtown building, built in the early 1950s, by the Hancock Elks, B.P.O.E. Lodge 386, had provided ...
Barnelopet Ski Races-2015
The 8th Annual Sons of Norway Barnelopet Childrens Ski Races was again held at the Maasto Hiihto ...
2015 PHI KAPPA TAU SNOW STATUE
The MTU 2015 Winter Carnival is February 4th-7th, and perennial snow statue winner, Hancock’s Phi ...
HEIKINPAIVA-2015
The last week of January brought the 16th. Annual Heikinpaiva (Mid Winter) Celebration to Hancock, ...
American Legion Mid Winter Tour
Leaders of Michigan’s American Legion Headquarters, made their Annual MidWinter Tour of Upper ...
76 COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY HONORED.(Updated).
Two longtime Hancock PD members have decided to retire, after a combined 76 years of Service. Chief ...
SANTA CLAUS VISITS HANCOCK - 2014
Once again Santa Claus chose to visit Hancock, to bestow the Christmas Spirit upon us, and to give ...
Keweenaw Energy Summit (KREC) - 2014
Current high electrical energy rates in the U.P., with rates to rise sharply in the near future due ...
ETCETERA .. Gorge Bridge gets makeover.
Our Community turns out... CAC page: www.coppercountryarts.com Gorge Trail blog .. ...
FU DEDICATES NEW PEACE POLE
Finlandia University recently dedicated a new Peace Pole in memory of Lauri Isaacson, a 1957 ...
PARADE OF NATIONS�2014
It was a special day ... the 25th Anniversary of the Parade of Nations. And Mother Nature paid ...
WATERWAY BRIDGING UNIT TEST
Ongoing concerns about potential lengthy Portage Lake Lift Bridge closings, have brought many ideas ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY FAIR � 2014
The 63rd Annual Houghton County Fair got under way the third week in August, with a change in the ...
1st Annual FESTA ITALIANA
The First Annual FESTA ITALIANA was held the second Saturday in August, at the Hancock Multi-Purpose ...
2014 INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE
The bi-annual International Yacht Race was held the first week in August. This Race is held under ...
Hancock Canal Run - 2014
The 39th Annual Hancock Canal Run, under cloudy skies, but perfect running conditions, was held July ...
FRIDAY NITE -- KEY INGREDIENTS
Friday night in Hancock ... before the Canal Run. Featuring good food, music of all genres, a time ...
LT. GOVERNOR BRIAN CALLEY VISITS AREA.
The main thrust of the visit was to promote and explain the economic plans of the EB-5 Program, ...
BRIDGEFEST - 2014
The 27th Annual Bridgefest and Bridgefest Feast was held the second week of June. With 3 days of ...
BARKELL SCHOOL PLAYGROUND DEDICATION
Hancock’s Barkell Elementary School dedicated in early June a rebuilding of its playground and ...
PARK BOARDWALK Dedication-NEW.
The Navy Sreet Boardwalk, started last year, is completed. A Dedication Ceremony was held recently ...
MI Attorney General visits Hancock.
Michigan’s Attorney General, Bill Schuette, came to the Upper Peninsula following the Memorial Day ...
Finlandia University - new additions planned.
New Addition for the Finnish American Heritage Center planned. New Athletic Program begins. To ...
PEREGRINE FALCON WATCHES BRIDGE
For the last few years, a Peregrine Falcon has taken up residence in the South Tower of the Portage ...
2014 Barnelopet Races
For the 7th year, the Barnelopet Children's Ski Races were held Sunday, Feb 8th, at the Maasto ...
Phi Kappa Tau Snow Statue
February 3-9 is Michigan Technological University’s (MTU) Annual Winter Carnival Week, of which, ...
SESQUICENTENNIAL (150) TIME IS HERE. (Dec)
Follow this years sesquicentennial events in encapsulated form here. July 18th .... Jack Deo ...
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS PARTNER WITH PORTAGE HEALTH
LifePoint Hospitals, a southern based health organization, that now manages over 60 Hospitals in 20 ...
ETCETERA - 2013 -(DEC)
EVENTS AND ITEMS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC INTEREST THAT DO NOT WARRANT A FULL PICTORIAL, ARE SHOWN HERE IN ...
SANTA COMES TO HANCOCK - 2013
It’s the Holiday Season again, and Santa Claus makes his annual pilgrimage to the City of Hancock to ...
BIG LOUIE MONUMENT (new Sept)
The Monument celebrating the life of Big Louie Moilanen, when it will be 100 years since he passed ...
PARADE OF NATIONS - 2013
“GLOBAL VARIATION IN ONE LOCATION” is the theme for this y ears 24th Annual Parade of Nations. The ...
GOVERNOR SNYDER VISITS HANCOCK
Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder, our 48th Governor in Michigan, visited Hancock on August 12th, to ...
CANAL RUN WEEKEND
The 38th Annual Canal Run took place on Saturday, July 20th, in perfect summer weather, with early ...
COPPER COUNTRY VFD TOURNAMENT-2013
The CC VFD Departments came to Hancock the last weekend in June, for the Annual Tournament, hosted ...
FINNFEST - 2013
TERVETULOA! Juhannus - A Midsummer Eve’s Dream, the theme of the 3013 FinnFest USA 2013, held in ...
BRIDGEFEST - 2013
The 26th Annual Bridgefest Celebration of the 54 year old Portage Lake Lift Bridge, spanning the ...
2013 PHI KAPPA TAU SNOW STATUE
February 4-10 is Michigan Technological University’s (MTU) Annual Winter Carnival Week, of which, ...
NEW SNOWSHOE TRAIL HEAD
The City of Hancock has added a new winter activity option, snowshoeing. A new parking area, just ...
HEIKINPAIVA-2013
Sesquicentennial Year brought the 14th Annual Heikkinpaiva Celebration as its first regular major ...
OUTDOOR HOCKEY IN HANCOCK, AN ORAL HISTORY
The first official Sesquicentennial Event was held Saturday, Jan. 12th, at the Dave Wiitanen Room at ...
FINNFEST 2013 -- Dec/2012 Update
A fund raiser dance for FinnFest 2013 was held recently at the Finlandia University's Finnish ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
“Color Our Christmas in Hancock” - Friday, November 23, 2012, the annual Christmas season opening ...
ETCETERA � 2012
Events and items of photographic interest that due not warrant a full pictorial, are shown here in ...
2012 PARADE OF NATIONS
“Celebrate” is the theme of this year's 23rd annual MTU Parade of Nations, bringing participants ...
2012 CELTIC QUARTER FESTIVAL
The Second Annual Celtic Quarter Eestival and Copper Hammer Highland Games was held Saturday, ...
2012 HOUGHTON COUNTY FAIR
The Houghton County Fair held its four day event from August 23rd through the 26th, the 61st year of ...
2012 PORTAGE HEALTH CANAL RUN
The 37th annual Portage Health Canal Run was held on Saturday, July 21st, starting at McLains's Park ...
BRIDGEFEST � 2012
June 15-17 brought Bridgefest 2012 to Hancock and Houghton, for the 25 th consecutive year. A ...
BIG LOUIE NEEDS A MONUMENT
“Big Louie” Moilanen, the Copper Country Giant, died 99 years ago, in 1913. It will be a century ago ...
2012 PARADE OF THANKS
Armed Forces Day, May 19th, brought the 7th and perhaps last Salute To Our Veterans effort, in the ...
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade
It may well have been the warmest St. Patrick's Day Celebration in history. It certainly was for ...
HANCOCK CROSS COUNTRY TRAILS
It's nighttime in the woods, and a well lite tracked vehicle makes it's way methodically through the ...
BARNELOPET RACES � 2012
For the fifth year, the Barnelopet Children's Ski Races were held Sunday, Feb 12th, at the Maasto ...
PHI KAPPA TAU STATUE - 2012
Hancock's Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (MTU) returns to the Winter Carnival competition a big favorite ...
HEIKINPAIVA � 2012
Heikinpaiva 2012 ended on Saturday, January 28th, with the Annual Parade and other activities. ...
Winter Salt Arrives (Updated)
The road salt for use on Western Upper Peninsula roads and highways, finally arrived in Hancock on ...
THE QUINCY SMELTER�HELP SAVE OUR SMELTER
The Quincy Smelter located on the Ripley, MI shoreline, was built in 1898 by the Quincy Mining ...
PARADE OF NATIONS � 2011
Michigan Tech's observance of the multi-national makeup of the student body and staff is shown in ...
MCAFEE (Condon) FIELD (NEW - mid_SEPT)
Condon Athletic Field is undergoing major changes, including its name. In January, 2009, The Hancock ...
ETCETERA - 2011(NEW - SEPT)
Etcetera gives an opportunity to show photos of happenings that would not otherwise justify a full ...
IT'S THE HOLIDAYS
The Holidays are upon us, Thanksgiving, and Turkey and all the Trimmings, have been served up and ...
2011 HOUGHTON COUNTY FAIR
August 25-28 brought the 60th annual Houghton County Fair to the Fairgrounds in Hancock. This year's ...
QUINCY HAVEN APARTMENTS DEDICATION
The Quincy Haven Apartments Dedication and Ribbon Cutting was held Friday, August 12, 2011, in ...
SEWER AND WATER PROJECTS � 2011=NEW (August)
A multi-phase water and sewer reconstruction project has begun in the City.
HANCOCK BEACH MITIGATION PROJECT/PLAYGROUND (NEW)
An Environmental Protection Agency funded project will mitigate storm generated runoff water at the ...
Quincy Haven Construction =(JULY)
New Handicapped Apartment Building (Click for Groundbreaking photos) ...
2011 CANAL RUN
The 36th annual Canal Run went into the history books on July 16th, 2011. Under cloudy and somewhat ...
2011 BRIDGEFEST CELEBRATION
The 24th annual Bridgefest Celebration was held June 23-26, in Hancock and Houghon. There were many ...
Parade of Thanks - 2011
The annual Parade of Thanks was held Saturday, under cloudy skies. The sixth annual Parade was a bit ...
2011 St. Patrick's Day Parade
The 148th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was held on Saturday, March 12th, in downtown Hancock.
2011 Barnelopet Ski Races
The 4th Annual Sons of Norway sponsored children's ski races, in association with the Keweenaw ...
Phi Kappa Tau 2011- 1st Place Overall Winner
AND THE BIG WINNER IS ---- PHI KAPPA TAU, once again!!!!! The First Place Statue and Overall ...
12th Annual Heikinpaiva Celebration
The Annual Heikinpaiva Celebration, which is held to note the beginning of the second half of ...
IT�S THE HOLIDAYS!!!!
Santa visits Hancock ...
Quincy Mine Roundhouse (NEW)
After acquiring a steam locomotive in 2009, the Quncy Mine Shaft Association made a decision to ...
New Transit Garage - 2010 (Updated)
A new 4,000 square foot City Transit Garage is under construction on the Department of Public Works ...
.Etcetera - 2010--UPDATE (October ) NEW
Etcetera gives an opportunity to show photos of happenings that would not otherwise justify a full ...
2010 Parade of Nations
The annual Parade of Nations, a multi-national display of diversity, is held each fall in Hancock ...
2010 Houghton County Fair
The 59th Annual Houghton County Fair was held the last weekend in August, at the Fairgrounds in ...
Groundbreaking - Quincy Haven Apartments
A large three story addition to the Hancock Manor finally broke ground in a ceremony on August 13, ...
Canal (Run) Weekend � 2010
The 35th Annual Canal Run became the First Annual Canal Weekend event this year, as activities ...
Bridgefest 2010 � 50th Anniversary of Bridge
The 23rd Annual Bridgefest Celebration in Hancock and Houghton was held June 18-20, and included a ...
Gerald Lehman, Pearl Harbor fatality, 7 December, 1941, Finally Comes Home.
After 69 years of hopes and efforts by his family, USN Seaman Third Class Gerald G. Lehman’s remains ...
2010 Parade of Thanks
The 5th Annual Parade of Thanks and Program, was held on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, in ...
Finlandia Dedicates Chapel Cross
Finlandia University recently held a Steeple Cross and Lights Dedication Ceremony in the University ...
St. Patrick's Day Parade - 2010
The 147th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held Saturday, March 13, 2010, under cloudy skies in ...
Third Annual Barnelopet Ski Races
The 2010 Barnelopet (Norwegian for Children’s Races) was held on Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Maasto ...
PKT Ice Statue - 2010 MTU Carnival-FIRST PLACE WINNER!!!
It’s MTU Winter Carnival Time again, and PKT Fraternity (Hancock) is at it again.
2010 Heikinpaiva Celebration
The 2010 Heikinpaiva Celebration, now in it’s 11th year, was held the last two weeks of January, and ...
Middle School Dedication and Open House (NEW)
The Hancock Public Schools held a Dedication Ceremony on January 16, 2010, for the new Middle School ...
2009 Portage Health � Lights of Love Ceremony
The 2009 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, “Lights of Love”, sponsored by the Portage Hospital ...
Santa visits Hancock - 2009
Jolly St. Nick traditionally visits Hancock on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, to ...
Etcetera - 2009 [NEW-Nov.]
'Etcetera' provides an opportunity for short takes on events and photo opportunities.
City Hall�s Historic Clock
Hancock City Hall’s Clock and Bell cleaned and restored.
2009 Parade of Nations
September brings the Annual Parade of Nations.
2009 Houghton County Fair
This summer's unseasonable weather continued to plague local events, and the 2009 Houghton County ...
Canal Run - 2009
The Citizen’s State Bank, and Portage Health Systems, held the 34th annual Canal Run the third ...
New Cruise Ship Makes Summer Visits in 2009
A brand new cruise ship is plying the Great Lakes this year, the Clelia II, of Toronto, Ont.
2009 Winter Carnival / Phi Kappa Tau
Michigan Tech University’s Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Hancock, wins all the marbles in 2009 MTU ...
Heikinpaiva Celebration-2009
The 11th annual Mid Winter Heikinpaiva Celebration was held in Hancock in mid January, over a one ...
Police Station Holds Open House
The Hancock Police Station, newly expanded and renovated, held an Open House near the end of 2008, ...
Middle School Ground Breaking Ceremony-2008
Following voter approval of a bond issue, Hancock Public Schools broke ground for a new Middle ...
2008 � City Hall Renovation
A $550,000 renovation project was undertaken this year for the Historic Hancock City Hall.
2008 � Hancock Undergoes Major Water & Sewer Updates
A 2003 study by the City of its existing water delivery system, was completed in 2006. The ...
2008 Parade of Nations
Mid September brought the 19th annual MTU Parade of Nations, which starts in Hancock, and ends at ...
2008 � Houghton County Fair
The 57th annual Houghton County Fair was held at the Hancock City Fairgrounds the 3rd week of ...
2008 � U.P. Firemen�s Tournament
Nearly 20 years since last being held in Houghton, the U.P. Firemen’s Tournament returned. Held ...
2008 Canal Run
July 19th saw the 33rd Annual Canal Run in Hancock, with perfect weather.
2008 Frisbee Tournament
The 51st Annual International Frisbee Tournament Was Held for the Second Year at the Hancock Driving ...
2008 Bridgefest Celebration
June 12-14, brought the 21st Annual Bridgefest Celebration, with a huge Parade, the Houghton Rotary ...
2008 Parade of Thanks
The third annual Parade of Thanks capped a week of events during Armed Forces Week. Falling on ...
2008 - St. Patrick�s Day
The annual ‘wearing of the green’ in Hancock, came on a windy and very cool day this year, but at ...
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (PKT) Takes First Place in MTU Winter Carnival Snow Statue Event
With an MTU Winter Carnival Theme this year of "Frightful Creatures with Chilling Features", ...
GE Aviation Expands to Houghton/Hancock
GE Aviation held a Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony, for their 15,000 square foot facility ...
2008 Heikinpaiva Celebration
The 11th Annual Heikinpaiva (Mid Winter) Celebration tested the hardiness of the Copper Country ...
Mt. Ripley Ski Area Gets New Chair Lift Addition
Michigan Tech’s Mt. Ripley Ski Area is getting a major addition this year, a second chair lift.
Christmas Cheer 2007
Hancock once again celebrates the beginning of the Christmas Season.
2007 INTERNATIONAL FRISBEE TOURNAMENT
The 2007 International Frisbee Tournament was held June 30-July 1 at the Hancock Driving Park, ...
Finland's President Visits Hancock - 2003
Billed as a personal visit,rather than a formal State vist, the Republic of Finland’s first woman ...
Finland's Prime Minister Visits Hancock - 2000
Arriving in Hancock for a three day visit, Finland’s Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen attended various ...
