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Clean-up help available for flooded U.P. residents

MARQUETTE, MICH. The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is encouraging all home and business owners with water or other damage from recent snowmelt and heavy rain to take advantage of free help by calling 211. Labor assistance includes but ...

NMU hosts conviction expungement clinic

Northern Michigan University will serve as a host site for a free criminal conviction expungement eligibility clinic offered through the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. The event is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 19, in 1318 Jamrich Hall. Not all criminal convictions ...

Jackson Dean to perform at U.P. State Fair Tuesday, Aug. 15

ESCANABA – The U.P. State Fair is pleased to announce the first act of its full line-up of grandstand entertainment this year, presented by Island Resort and Casino. Fast-rising country singer/songwriter Jackson Dean will take the U.P. State Fair Grandstand stage on Tuesday, Aug. ...

KBIC leader testifies in support of bill to settle land claims, clear title

Press release WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (MI) introduced Keweenaw Bay Indian Community President Doreen Blaker before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Thursday during a hearing to receive testimony on legislation, including the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim ...

Three Keweenaw waterfalls you can see from your car right now

KEWEENAW COUNTY, Michigan — Spring is here, believe it or not with all the snow still covering the Keweenaw forests. In the spirit of thawing waterfalls and getting outside after a long winter, Visit Keweenaw is sharing three waterfalls you can easily see right now. n Nestled on the shores ...

UP students wowed by Lake Superior Youth Symposium

The 23 Western UP students in grades 8-12 who attended the Lake Superior Youth Symposium could not say enough positive things about their experience! The four-day symposium took place April 20-23 at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Here’s what some of them had to say: “I never ...