The following press release was issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: A husband and wife from Farmington Hills, Michigan, were rescued early Friday morning after becoming stranded on an old snowmobile trail near Moose Mountain in the western Upper Peninsula’s Baraga County. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation …
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The Hancock School Public Library will host an open house to celebrate the reopening of the library under management of the Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) on Friday, March 8 from 3:30 – 6:00pm and continuing on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. The Friends of the Portage Lake …
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By Stefanie Sidortsova, JD-Executive Director of Communications, Michigan Technological University https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2019/march/next-phase-of-hstem-complex-planning-and-design-moves-forward.html University Board of Trustees approves expenditures for planning and design of H-STEM Complex. At its regular meeting in Houghton today, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved expenditures to complete planning and design for what is currently being …
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A Houghton man was killed when his snowmobile collided with a vehicle. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post says troopers were dispatched around 4:20pm Thursday to an accident on Lake Annie Road and Trail #3 in Franklin Township. Troopers say 63-year-old Timothy Young was traveling south on the trail and …
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In an effort to protect our environment from hydrocarbons and harmful exhaust emissions, 22 collegiate teams from across the continent will be filtering into the Keweenaw area over the next few days with snowmobiling on their minds. The 19th annual Society of Automotive Engineering’s Clean Snowmobile Challenge is set to …
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The following press release was issued by Aspirus Ontonagon: ONTONAGON, Mich. – Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital recently donated three patient beds to the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District for use in training students in the Certified Nursing Assistant program. The CNA program combines theory, lab practicum, and clinical instruction, and allows students the …
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State Senator Ed McBroom has had a busy couple of days in Lansing this week, testifying before a Senate Committee Wednesday on auto insurance reform and sponsoring a bill Thursday to help nurses. McBroom testified before the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee on how Michigan’s highest-in-the-nation rates are affecting residents. …
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The mushers are here, the dogs are raring to go, and there is plenty of snow. So much snow that CopperDog 150 race officials were forced to alter the course a bit but downtown Calumet is cleared and ready for the start of Friday’s event. Three races–the 3-stage CopperDog 150 …
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The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech: An endurance run to Copper Harbor. Sound checks. Emissions tests. The 19th annual Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) International Clean Snowmobile Challenge returns to Michigan Technological University’s Keweenaw Research Center in Houghton, Michigan March 4-9. Twenty-two collegiate teams from across North America, including …
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Nine local area Girl Scout troops recently gathered at the Calumet Visitor Center in recognition of World Thinking Day, a global event where the Scouts celebrate international friendship. “World Thinking Day is a commemoration by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in 150 different countries,” said Keweenaw National Historical Park guide …
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