November 20, 2018 — Due to toll software issues, automated lanes at the International Bridge toll plaza will be closed until further notice. A disruption in the toll software vendor computer network is preventing customer transactions from being communicated to the toll booths. Customers should rest assured that all transactions are …
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Gladstone, MI — Did you know a small experimental research forest lies within Hiawatha National Forest? Since the 1920s, US Forest Service (USFS) researchers have been perfecting northern hardwoods management techniques based on experiments conducted within the Dukes Experimental Forest. “Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, …
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Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for 2019 spring, summer and fall and 2020 winter residencies. The program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique northern wilderness setting of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The program offers writers, …
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If you look up the hill from Houghton or Hancock, you’ll notice a lot of heavy machinery climbing the snow covered mountain. “We’re getting ready for opening. We’re going to open December 1st. We’ve got 25 guns and we’re pumping out of the canal and making, I would say, the …
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DETROIT— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, Detroit District, announces a contract option award to dredge stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, provided USACE with an additional $946,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, …
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The Upper Peninsula Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force has taken several positive actions – working in concert with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources – since the Oct. 18 confirmation that a 4-year-old doe tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Dickinson County. The task force includes representatives of U.P. …
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Four suspects are in custody for allegedly selling crystal meth in Marquette County. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested Zya Ray Fassbender of Marquette, Corin Renee Hurst of Ishpeming, Christopher Francis Larson of Ishpeming and Kevin Lawrence Reidy of Ishpeming last Friday. A series of traffic stops …
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HANCOCK, MI –Finlandia University Gallery will present the 28thAnnual Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition featuring the work of artist Tia Salmela Keobounpheng. Her exhibit, titled Permission,will be on display at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from November 29, 2018 to February 15, 2019. An …
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Ready for a new day-after-Thanksgiving tradition? How about fresh air, time with family and friends, and a healthy dose of the great outdoors! #OptOutside on Black Friday, and enjoy free admission to Michigan state parks all day long. The #OptOutside movement – started in 2015 by outdoor recreation cooperative REI Inc. – …
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No child should have to wake up Christmas morning without a present. The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office is running their 20th annual No Kid Without A Christmas program. Toys, new clothes, and monetary donations will be accepted at the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center in Calumet, the Gay Bar, …
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