Village of Laurium

10/08/2026

The Village of Laurium is extremely excited to have partnered with the Keweenaw Community Foundation via the CLK Youth Hockey Fund to help purchase more rental ice skates for the George Gipp Ice Arena.

The goal of the rental skate program is to help create more fun winter activities for members of our community, while also promoting ice skating and hockey throughout our region. The Village is excited to announce that it now has approximately 60 pairs of ice skates that can be rented out by the general public during our public skate sessions or private rental sessions.

We also want to thank Center Ice & Sport for providing us with the expertise needed to make this most recent purchase for our community.

The Village hopes to begin making ice in early November, and it hopes to be open for the general public by mid-November if the weather cooperates. Public Open Skate Sessions will begin during the following times once the season starts:

Friday - 6:00-7:30PM
Saturday - 4:30-6:00
Sunday - 5:00-8:00PM

Rental Skates Cost: $2.00 per session
Public Skate Cost: $3.00 per session

10/02/2026

🎃Come join us on Halloween night and warm up inside the Gipp on your walk around the neighborhood! We will be giving out free candy and 750+ free hot meals (hot dogs, baked beans, chips and hot chocolate) from 4-7pm or until supplies last.

👻Also, don't forget about CLK's Haunted House hosted at the Gipp Ice Arena. October 23,24 & 30,31 from 6-9 pm

09/29/2026

09/24/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT (Public Works Garage Grand Opening)

The Village of Laurium is extremely excited to announce that it will be holding the Grand Opening for the new Laurium Public Works Garage on October 12, 2026 between 3:00PM-6:00PM. The ribbon cutting will take place at 3:00PM with free food, beverages, and desserts being served immediately following the ribbon cutting. The Village will be allowing walkthroughs for all that attend. Additionally, we will have a fun opportunity for the kids to take pictures inside some of the heavy equipment.

To think where we were on the morning of February 5, 2025 to where we are now is difficult to put into words. The time and energy that has been poured into this building by our staff, council, and community members is truly remarkable. Without the community’s strength, Laurium and the Copper Country, we would not have been able to accomplish all that we have accomplished post fire. Thank you to all of our community partners throughout this rebuilding process, we appreciate everyone that was there for our staff and community.

-Ian Lewis, Village Manager

09/17/2026

📣📋ATTENTION: VACANT SEAT IN THE LAURIUM PLANNING COMMISSION

There is currently a vacant seat in the Village of Laurium’s Planning Commission that we are hoping to fill by Friday, October 9th. The Planning Commission meets the second Monday of every month at 6pm at Laurium Village Hall.

Links for the Planning Commission Member Guide and Application can be found on the homepage of the village's website.

Completed applications can be emailed to: [email protected] or delivered in person to Laurium Village Hall.

Questions? Please call Village Hall at 906-337-1600

09/15/2026

The Laurium Village Regular Council Meeting will begin tonight at 6:00PM at the Laurium Village Hall.

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09/03/2026

📣🛼ANNOUCEMENT: Final Rollerskate at the Gipp this Friday 9/4/26

Due to summer winding down and school starting back up, this Friday 9/4 will be the last rollerskating session of the Summer 2026. We enjoyed seeing folks and families show up to skate and have fun! We plan to continue facilitating open rollerskating/rollerblading at the Gipp Arena every summer. We also hope to have rental roller skates/ rollerblades available in the near future as well.

Come out to the Gipp Arena this Friday from 6-9pm to skate to some fun tunes one last time!🎶🛼

09/02/2026

Before he was a legend, George Gipp was a Laurium boy who would rather play baseball and shoot pool than suit up for football. 🏈

Born in Laurium in 1895, up in the copper country, Gipp almost did not go out for the game at all. Knute Rockne spotted him drop kicking a ball across a field and talked him onto the Notre Dame squad. What followed still sits in the record books. Gipp ran for 2,341 yards, a mark that stood for more than fifty years, and became Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All American, a halfback who could run, pass, and punt with anybody in the country. 💛

An illness took him in December of 1920, only 25 years old, weeks after his final game. Eight years later Rockne stood in a locker room and asked his team to win one for the Gipper, and a kid from the Keweenaw became four of the most famous words in American sport. 🌲

08/25/2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – CERTIFIED GRANT ADMINISTRATOR (MSHDA CDBG - Homeowner Rehabilitation Grant)

LAURIUM VILLAGE CERTIFIED GRANT ADMINISTRATOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:

The Village of Laurium is seeking proposals from Certified Grant Administrators for management, environmental review, and administrative services required for implementation of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). The project consists of the rehabilitation of approximately fifteen (15) to twenty (20) homes, with a projected average budget per home ranging from $10,000-$25,000.

PROJECT SUMMARY:

MSHDA’s CDBG funds are awarded to municipalities to support a range of housing related activities, classified as Reconstruction, Homeowner Rehabilitation, Infrastructure, Rental Rehabilitation, and Manufactured Housing. The Village of Laurium will utilize CDBG funds for activities classified under “Homeowner Rehabilitation.” These activities are meant to preserve affordable owner-occupied housing units through offering low-and-moderate-income homeowners, those making less than 80% of the area median income (AMI), grant funds to address health and safety concerns and maintenance issues. Eligible project costs are the actual costs of rehabilitating housing and soft costs, including but not limited to interior and exterior improvements to meet code requirements, roof repair or replacement, siding, windows, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and insulation.

DATE OF RELEASE:
August 25, 2026 at 12:00PM

BID DUE DATE:
September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM

BID SELECTION DATE:
September 15, 2026 at 6:00PM
310 Hecla St, Laurium, MI 49913

BID AWARD DATE:
Dependent on MSHDA Approval.

BID DELIVERY LOCATION:
Attn. Ian Lewis, Village Manager
310 Hecla St, PO Box 627, Laurium, MI 49913 or via email to [email protected]

CONTACT:
Ian Lewis,
Village Manager
Phone: 906-337-1600
Email: [email protected]

*A more detailed expectations document for potential grant administrator candidates can be found on the Village of Laurium’s website.

08/24/2026

Last concert of the 2026 Daniell Park Concert Series until next year! Don't miss it!