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NPS Approves Plan To Add Wolves To Isle Royale

HOUGHTON, MI – The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared and approved a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves at Isle Royale National Park (EIS). On June 7, 2018, Midwest Regional Director Cam Sholly signed the ROD selecting the Preferred …

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Retracing Douglass Houghton’s Canoe Trip

The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for its opportunity of adventure.  Thrill seekers come from all over to experience our trails and slopes in the winter, with the addition of fishing and water sports in the summer. “I’m going to be living out of a canoe for a distance of about …

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Scholarships Help Local Students Pursue Health Careers

Small communities need the support of its healers. With the Portage Health Foundation Scholarship, local students are given tuition aid to encourage them to go into the health sciences and in the hopes that they will remain in or return to the Upper Peninsula for their careers. “We are trying …

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Program Helps You To Avoid Scams

The Portage Lake District Library will host a member of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Consumer Education Programs team on Tuesday, June 12, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Jake Putala will discuss how to recognize telltale signs of scams prevalent in phone calls, mail, email, and texts along with steps …

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Bridgefest Volunteers Needed

The Bridgefest committee is looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s event. The community celebration takes place June 14th through the 17th.  Volunteers are needed for set-up on Friday afternoon from noon to 3pm. Help is also needed with security, checking IDs, selling drink tickets, and serving drinks.  …

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Michigan Tech Helping With Volcano Eruption Response

A number of Michigan Tech alumni and faculty are part of the disaster response to the Kīlauea volcano eruption in Hawaii. The volcanologists, geologists, geochemists and other scientists who have been called to Hawaii’s Big Island are there to aid the state’s emergency response team. They are also there to …

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Commissioner Ala Announces Retirement

A special meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners will be held Friday at noon to discuss the residency status of Commissioner Scott Ala. Ala confirmed he has been in Florida and has a Florida driver’s license at another special meeting two weeks ago. The board voted to send …

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Candidates Ready To Talk Politics At UP Conference

As election season approaches, communities across the country discuss current political events more frequently than other times of year. While candidates stay busy on the campaign trail, voters attend rallies and debates, and Upper Peninsula residents will have a rare opportunity to attend one this weekend in Escanaba that was …

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Finnish Band To Spice Up Juhannus

HANCOCK, Mich. — Finland’s “spice girls” are bringing added flavor to the Copper Country this summer. The Finnish folk band Jepokryddona (“Spice of Jeppo”) will headline the area’s Juhannus celebration, performing the upbeat, lively tunes that represent the heritage of their part of Finland, and offer workshops in their region’s …

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