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Invention Convention

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BARAGA — Two students from Phillip Latendresse Elementary School in Baraga have qualified invited to participate in the Invention Convention National Competition next month in downstate Dearborn. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston’s project, “Magic Footsteps,” was presented in the state ...

Raising concerns

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HOUGHTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on the US-41/M-26 exchange Thursday morning. There was property damage from a rear-end collision but no injuries, police said. Colloquially referred to as the “Yooper Loop,” the exchange has drivers from north and southbound US-41 ...

Still closed

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KEWEENAW COUNTY – Brockway Mountain Drive remains closed to vehicle traffic, the Keweenaw County Road Commission announced Thursday morning, adding the popular scenic drive will remain closed indefinitely. The KCRC says because of the severity of the winter, an excessive number of trees were ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My dad is turning 73 next month, and my mom is throwing this big party for him. She is begging me to come, but my parents live across the country — a six-hour plane ride. I work full time and have two kids under 5. My family only takes a trip like this once or twice a year, and if ...

Looking back: Graham Jaehnig

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I wanted to build Fort Wilkins when I was a kid, but I didn’t have enough Lincoln Logs. There were only enough in the cardboard can for building something like a one-room box with a green slatted roof. That was okay, because my favorite construction toys were American Plastic Bricks, which ...

A Maze-ing artist

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CALUMET — Marquette-based artist, Laura Maze is coming to Calumet, hosted by the Copper Country Associated Artists for its gallery season opening, May 23. Maze was selected by the CCAA through her work in the 2025 Bonifas Northern Exposure Exhibition in Escanaba. This marks the first time ...