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Most roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will close for the season on Monday, Oct. 31, but two will close early for facility upgrades. Cunard Park on US-2, 2 miles west of Hermansville in Menominee County, and Cut River East Park on US-2, …

The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomed the public to a dedication ceremony today for lands acquired as part of the Abbaye Peninsula – Huron Bay Conservation Initiative in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The dedication ceremony was held …

A new documentary film by an Upper Peninsula resident shows the plight of those who are about to lose their home away from homes. Bruce Crossing’s Kristin Ojaniemi is one of those people. Her family camp is one of roughly 100 camps in the Ottawa National Forest that must be …

The Executive Director of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is moving on. Former Wisconsin resident Cheryl Fahrner is heading back to Stevens Point at the end of the month for family reasons. She announced her resignation in the October issue of the Chamber’s newsletter. An Ironwood native, Fahrner has been …

A fungus referred to as White-Nose syndrome continues to affect the state’s bat population. The disease affects hibernating bats causing them to wake up frequently disrupting their ability to store fat and their mental state. Bat expert and Eastern Michigan University biology professor, Alan Kurta says there are five species …

Ford Motor Company is out with two new recalls. Here’s Autobeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

Theories range from the supernatural to the mundane about an image caught on the Great Lakes by a Michigan YouTuber. Jason Asselin was watching a rainbow while at Presque Isle Park in Marquette when another sight caught his eye. He took a video of what looks like a tall ship …

For the video for this story by ABC-10’s Chelsea Birdsall, click here. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the county. Nearly 100 people turned out for the first annual Suicide Prevention Conference in Marquette Monday. The event was hosted by Dial Help with collaborative effort from …

HANCOCK, Michigan, October 8, 2016 – Join the Keweenaw Young Professionals (KYP) and The Calumet Players, Inc. as we put on a murder mystery ball you won’t soon forget! This event is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Continental Fire Company. Check-in begins at 6:00 pm, and the …

A Michigan Technological University Student from Dollar Bay is among four Tech undergraduates who have received scholarships from the Annexstad Family Foundation. Xena Cortez is a third-year scientific and technical communications major, who graduated from Dollar Bay – Tamarack City High School in 2014. Cortez says the scholarship has opened …