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A house fire in Ripley over the weekend has destroyed a family’s home and their belongings. The fire happened on Saturday leaving the Julio family’s house a total loss and also reportedly destroyed all of their possessions. A Go Fund Page has been set up to collect funds and donations …

HOUGHTON, MI – December 14, 2018 – The Rabbit Island Foundation and Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts announce a new 2019 residency opportunity: The three-week Choreographer and Composer Residency encourages collaboration between a choreographer and composer in a wild natural setting offering time, space, and financial support to explore …

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission recently honored longtime conservationist and Upper Peninsula native Tony Demboski with the Thomas L. Washington Lifetime Commitment to Conservation Award. The award was presented Thursday at the commission’s regular monthly meeting in Lansing. “Working with the DNR, NRC, legislative groups and so many other organizations …

If you have to fly in or out of Sawyer International Airport in Marquette County, there’s less chance that snow could delay your flight. That’s because they’ve recently entered into a lease-purchase agreement for a multi-function snow broom/plow vehicle in order to clear the runway in a more timely and …

A recent Michigan Technological University graduate presented the “Strunnel” to the Board of Trustees at its regular meeting on December 14, 2018. In May 2018, four Michigan Tech students shared their Senior Design project — an underwater utility corridor spanning the Straits of Mackinac — with Michigan law- and policymakers at the …

You can tell its graduation at Michigan Tech, when area hotels are booked solid, and Husky pride fills the Student Development Complex on a Saturday morning. Parents, siblings, and loved ones filled two levels of bleachers in the Wood gym, while 325 eager graduates awaited that walk across the stage …

The unofficial results of this weekend’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community general election are in. In the Baraga District, the top two vote getters for the Tribal Council were Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr. with 274 and Kim Klopstein with 260. Elizabeth “Beth” Conner received 253 votes and Sue Ellen “Suzie” Elmblad …

CALUMET, Mich. – The holidays are a fun, yet hectic time of year for many. Traveling, parties and house guests can throw a wrench in your exercise regimen, but it doesn’t have to. Aspirus Fitness Center Supervisor Stacy Bussiere, ACE-CPT recommends the following tips to help you stay on top of …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a weekend winter sports workshop for women amid the breathtaking beauty of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The workshop, offered through the DNR’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, is scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 25-27. The outing is for women who have …

Two of these projects are in the Copper Country–$297,000 for Grant Township for the Keweenaw Point Trail from High Rock to Montreal River and $49,500 for Baraga County for Natural Area Pathway & Picnic Improvements at Point Abbaye. Gov. Rick Snyder applauds quality of life improvements The Michigan Natural Resources …