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Plans for the park

CHAMPION — To ensure plans for Van Riper State Park in Champion and the 120-acre property that surrounds the Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee best meet the needs of visitors and the community, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on new management ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Editor's note: This column was originally published in 2021 “Sacrifice was the code of the road,” – Bob Dylan When I heard the car door shut behind me, I knew I was on the other side of the line – that is, the line between here and out there. I think this has always been one of my ...

Ghosts of Lighthouse Point

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Maritime Museum will present its annual fundraiser, Ghosts of Lighthouse Point, from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 and from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 as "historical ghosts and dead sailors haunt Lighthouse Park" in Marquette. Tours will leave ...

Visit Keweenaw promotes Makela

CALUMET — Visit Keweenaw is announced the promotion of Amanda Makela from content manager to marketing director. According to a press release, Makela, who joined Visit Keweenaw as a full-time employee in April 2024, has been a core creative partner of the organization since 2019 through her ...

Faith and Family

I was so heartened this week to see the Pope in France. Pope Leo is a Christian leader who is recognizable by media standards. I was taken with the sight of hundreds of thousands who came to Paris to greet him. What spoke to me most was not denominational membership so much as an ordinary ...

... In other news

HANCOCK — While the Navy Street issue continues to dominate news from Hancock, the City Council completed some action it its Wednesday regular meeting including the approval of nine agenda items. Two resolutions were approved, one laying out an MDOT Transit Master Agreement for the next five ...