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Houghton, MI – Join Isle Royale National Park aboard the Ranger III for summer 2017 Keweenaw Waterway Cruises. Scheduled cruises will occur on: Thursday, July 13 Thursday, July 20 Thursday, August 10 Thursday, August 24 All cruises depart at 12:30 pm from the Isle Royale National Park Houghton Visitor Center. Passengers must arrive …

Click on the bold links for more details. MLB Buck Farmer couldn’t make it through the third inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays ripped the Detroit Tigers 9-1 yesterday. Farmer gave up two runs in the first inning, then surrendered Steven Souza Jr.’s first major-league grand slam in the third. …

Click on the bold links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday. Michael Fulmer allowed just one run through six innings, but tired in the seventh, gave up two more, and took the loss. Miguel Cabrera homered for Detroit. The …

Click on the bold links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers scored five runs in the fourth inning, and five more in the fifth, and cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 Friday night. Ian Kinsler and Alex Avila homered. Nicholas Castellanos drove in four runs. Daniel Norris gave …

The Dynamics Systems Library (DSL) in the Mechanical Engineering department received the endowment from MTS Systems Corporation. According to a press release from the university, MTS was considering splitting up the donation between several schools. They decided against it because the company wanted their relationship with MTU to grow. Associate …

Bridgefest has arrived! The30th annual celebration of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge and all things summer begins today. The Bridgefest Parade takes place on the Houghton side of the canal, stepping off at 7pm, starting on College Avenue and heading through downtown. Live music, food and fun is planned for …

A member of the Finnish Foreign Ministry staff in Washington, D.C. has frequently reminisced about her visit to Michigan’s Copper Country during FinnFest USA 2013 and longed for ways to return to the area. So, when she had her choice of official visits on which she could accompany Ambassador Kirsti …

June 15, 2017 — Motorists will see a new traffic pattern at the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) US-41 reconstruction project in Hancock beginning June 19. Beginning Monday, all US-41 (Front Street) traffic will shift to the southbound lanes of the highway, maintaining one lane in each direction on Front …

Click on the bold links for more details. MLB Miguel Cabrera’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning powered the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Justin Verlander wasn’t sharp, but held the Rays to two runs over seven innings, and …

LANSING — State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) announced today that the state Department of Natural Resources has agreed to pay for the emergency dredging of Lake Superior’s  Big Traverse Bay Harbor in Schoolcraft Township. Stamp sand has again nearly completely blocked the harbor and stopped boat traffic, potentially harming the …