On Saturday, July 11, Run the Keweenaw returns to Eagle Harbor for a run up Mount Baldy. Expect to see a lot of runners around, especially on the south side of town and on the Cutoff. 

7-8 AM Registration/Packet Pickup @ Eagle Harbor Community Center

9 AM Run starts @ 4th & Pine

11 AM Award @ Eagle Harbor Community Center

For more information, please visit the event website.

From the Keweenaw County Road Commission:

ROAD CLOSURE - DETOUR NOTICE

JULY 6 THRU JULY 9, 2026 

KEWEENAW COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION WILL BE CLOSING EAGLE HARBOR SHORTCUT ROAD FOR A CULVERT REPLACEMENT AT THE JACOBS CREEK CROSSING, EAST THE INTERSECTION OF GARDEN CITY ROAD THE WEEK OF JULY 6TH THRU JULY 9TH, 2026.

TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED TO M-26 / US-41 DURING THE CLOSURE.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING NORTHERLY TO EAGLE HARBOR AND/OR EASTERLY ON THE M-26 LAKESHORE TOWARDS COPPER HARBOR SHALL UTILIZE M-26, STARTING IN PHOENIX. DETOUR SIGNAGE ON US-41 NEAR PHOENIX STORE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, INDICATING EAGLE HARBOR SHORTCUT IS CLOSED AHEAD.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING SOUTHERLY/WESTERLY ON M-26 FROM COPPER HARBOR SHALL REMAIN ON M-26 TO EAGLE RIVER, THEN TO US-41 IN PHOENIX. DETOUR SIGNAGE ON M-26, EAST OF EAGLE HARBOR WILL BE IMPLIMENTED, INDICATING EAGLE HARBOR SHORTCUT IS CLOSED AHEAD.

LOCAL RESIDENTS ON EAGLE HARBOR SHORTCUT MAY UTILIZE GARDEN CITY ROAD (WEST SIDE OF CLOSURE) OR CENTRAL ROAD (EAST SIDE OF CLOSURE) FOR SHORTER DETOURS TO ACCESS M-26 AND US-41.

Junk Jettison will begin on July 1st during normal Solid Waste Facility hours and continue during regular SWEF hours until three containers are full.  See the flyer below for guidance.

UPDATE on July 9th - Third container is onsite and 1/4 full.  Should last through Saturday the 11th.... and maybe 7/12.

JJD Flyer for 2026 

On February 10, 2025, the Copper Country Recycling Initiative announced that glass is no longer accepted in single stream recycling anywhere in Houghton or Keweenaw Counties. The Marquette sorting facility that processes the recycling has been landfilling the glass they’ve received and does not have any options for it to be processed and recycled. After lengthy debates, the Copper Country Recycling Initiative and local officials agreed that glass should no longer be included in our single stream recycling in the counties.

So what should you do with your glass? 

1. Be sure any glass with a deposit on it is being redeemed. Glass containers redeemed for deposit are collected separately and shipped to a recycling facility. 

2. If you are headed to Marquette, separated glass can be dropped off free of charge at Recycle 906 (Visit recycle906.com or call 906-249-4125 for hours and address), where the glass is crushed, sold, and used for landscaping uses similar to sand/gravel.

3. Put your glass in the trash. While this is less than ideal, glass is an inert material that will not break down and create methane gas as compostable products do when landfilled.

There are plenty of ways you can still reduce your waste and environmental footprint. If you want to make the most impact make sure you are continuing to recycle all your other materials which have strong markets and are being recycled into new products, be aware of packaging on purchased items, start a backyard compost and encourage local officials to support improvements to the local recycling system.

For more information, please consult the links below from the Copper Country Recycling Initiative:

• • Copper Country Recycling Initiative

  • Copper Country Recycling Guidelines

  • Copper Country Recycling: Who recycles what (other local recycling resources)

  • Copper Country Recycling: Sharps and medication disposal