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As Lake Superior plays such an important role in the lives of Upper Peninsula residents, folks were given a rare opportunity to take a closer look and get to know a little bit more about the US Coast Guard over the weekend. Coast Guard Station Portage welcomed civilians to stop …

One rig at a time, midway rides, bunkhouses, and trailers full of stuffed animals have been making their way across the lift bridge as the traveling road show heads on to the next town. The Houghton County Fair has come to a close with thousands attending.  With only one cancellation …

Wells Fargo is helping the flood relief effort with a $75,000 donation to the Portage Health Foundation. The funds will go toward helping those impacted by the flood through the Flood with Love initiative. Representatives from Wells Fargo presented a check to the foundation on Friday. Here is the full …

State Representative Scott Dianda is continuing to argue against the closing of the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Gogebic County. Dianda sent a letter to Governor Rick Snyder then followed that up with a letter to state Auditor General Doug Ringler. He is requesting a performance audit on whether the Michigan …

The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) will provide public library services to residents of Hancock starting November 1st. This comes through an agreement that the PLDL Board of Trustees and the Hancock Public Schools board signed last week.  The agreement will not cost the citizens of Hancock or the library …

There will be a Democrat candidate for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District on the ballot in November. Traverse City-native Matt Morgan ran as a write-in candidate in the August primary after he was left off the ballot due to a technicality. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has certified that Morgan …

Here are the winners of this year’s Houghton County Fair Exhibitor’s Awards Exhibitor of the Year (Formerly Homemaker of the Year): Cathy Issacson Open Indoor Best in Show: Sewing—Theresa Shebby Crochet—Melanie Perrault Knitting—Gretchen Hein Quilting—Beegu Keranen Stichery—Sue Harter Other Needlework—Karen Labell Food Preparation–Cathy Isaacson Food Preservation–Diane Eshbach Fine Arts—Joanne Seppanen …

ONTONAGON, Mich. (Aug. 23, 2018)—There’s a lot to love about fall in the Porcupine Mountains and Ontonagon County, and a new campaign from the Porcupine Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau (PMCVB) aims to show potential visitors just how much they can enjoy in the western U.P. this fall. The PMCVB’s annual Fall …

LAURIUM, Mich. – It’s pretty common for a toddler to take a tumble, get up and toddle on, no worse for wear. However, as we get older, falls can be a serious health risk, even worse, life-threatening. To help raise awareness about the dangers of falls, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics …

Sea lamprey larvae live in certain Great Lakes tributaries and transform to parasitic adults that migrate to the Great Lakes and kill fish. Failure to kill the larvae in streams would result in significant damage to the Great Lakes fishery. Infested tributaries must be treated every three to five years …