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Election Day is tomorrow

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HOUGHTON COUNTY – Several proposals will appear on the ballot of Houghton County’s November 4 special election. These include school proposals and village and city proposals. School proposals • Hancock Public Schools: Hancock Public Schools General Obligation Unlimited Tax Bond ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I recently moved into a new townhome, and for the most part, I love it here. It's quiet, cozy and exactly what I wanted for this next chapter of my life. That is, until my new neighbors moved in upstairs. It's a couple with a dog. The dog is an angel — never barks, never causes a ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I'm 73, and my wife is 74. We've been married for 53 years and have never spent a night apart due to marital conflict. Admittedly, each of us may have spent a night or two on the couch, but my point here is that I think we're still happily married. The problem is that we've not ...

The legend lives on …

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Monday, Nov. 10 marks 50 years since Lake Superior claimed the 729-foot iron ore freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew of 29. Historic records reveal more than 350 ships litter Lake Superior’s bottom. The lake’s average depth is 433 feet with the deepest recorded at 1,333 feet. The ...

Before Brockway closes

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EAGLE HARBOR — Brockway Mountain Drive is the tallest scenic drive between the Rocky and Allegheny Mountains. It’s Michigan’s crown jewel for scenic drives, ranking at the tallest in the state and the most scenic. Offering panoramic views of Lake Superior and the surrounding landscape, ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

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“Here we stand upon the bridge, time is passing by. Time to tread the road ahead, time to say goodbye,” – Steve Gibbons Elbows, hooks, corners, turns, bends – all good names for those places in rivers and creeks where the direction of the water flow changes. These corners are ...