Although global recognition of World Water Day was last week, the Great Lakes Research Center is celebrating it’s involvement today and tomorrow and featured a lecture last night from Greg Kleinheinz, professor of environmental engineering technology of the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh. Originally created by the United Nations in 1993, …
Read More »DNR Holding Public Engagement Meetings On CWD
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Natural Resources Commission will host a series of public engagement meetings on chronic wasting disease – a fatal central nervous system disease found in deer, elk and moose. The meetings will provide an opportunity for the commission and department to hear …
Read More »Vandals Compromise Research Project To Treat Bats With White-Nose Syndrome
Conservation officers are investigating a break-in and theft of security cameras and signs from a mine site on private property near the city of Norway where an important bat research project has been under way. The old abandoned iron mine – a small, dead-end horizontal shaft where the ceiling partially …
Read More »Pistons Win, Wings Fall – Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for additional details. NHL The Detroit Red Wings’ fade continued last night with a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Gustav Nyquist and Tyler Bertuzzi scored. Jared Coreau stopped 27 shots. The Wings have dropped 13 of their past 14 games, and will entertain the …
Read More »Soo Locks Open And The 2018 Shipping Season Begins
DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., will open Sunday, March 25, marking the beginning of the 2018 Great Lakes shipping season. “Although, we have yet to know which ship will be the first through the locks this …
Read More »Phase Three Planned For Keweenaw Point Trail
Plans may soon be underway to begin the final phase of the Keweenaw Point Trail. The Copper Harbor Trails Club is applying for a grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and recently asked the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners for a letter of support. The trail will ultimately …
Read More »EPA Awards Grant to Michigan Technological University for Innovative Technology Project
WASHINGTON (March 22, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $15,000 for a Phase I student team from Michigan Technological University in Houghton through the People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) grants program. Michigan Technological University’s P3 project is the “Separation and Recovery of Individual Components from the End-of-Life Lithium-ion Batteries.” …
Read More »Body Of Missing Man Found
The search for 25-year-old Raleigh Harrington from the St. Ignace area man is over. The Michigan State Police say after an extensive search by land, air and water, the body of the missing man was found in a heavily wooded area of Mackinac County. Although there is still an active …
Read More »Wolverines Fall in GLHL Tourney Final – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the blue links for additional information. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines lost to the West Bend Bombers 2-0 in the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament championship yesterday afternoon. Ryan Patrick made 35 saves in net. The Wolverines advanced to the final by splitting their pool games, and then defeating …
Read More »Wolverines Advance to GLHL Final – Sunday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights for more details. GLHL The Calumet Wolverines will face the West Bend Bombers for the Great Lakes Hockey League tournament championship this afternoon. After winning their opening pool game Friday night, the Wolverines fell to the Fox Cities Ice Dogs 7-5 yesterday afternoon. Despite not winning …
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