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Swinging into summer

Life

CALUMET — Summer Hours for the Calumet Public-School Library will begin on Monday. With the change in availability, its summer events schedule will kick into full-gear. Here are some fun activities to do this summer at the library. The Friends of the Calumet Public Library will host its ...

Combating invasives

Outdoors

BARAGA COUNTY — The Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy (SWP) announced the launch of its Great Lakes Climate Corps (GLCC) and Great Lakes Tribal Conservation Corps (GLTCC) field season. Tyler Penrod, SWP’s GLCC Program Manager, said SWP has several projects ongoing ...

Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats

Outdoors

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining, and funding delays aren’t helping the cause. Researchers who have spent decades climbing ...

Be careful out there

Outdoors

MARQUETTE — Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula, these are not the days to burn. Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make sure it is completely out when you’re done. Be careful when using ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Outdoors

“I look up to you 'cause nothin' else makes any sense now. I look up to you 'cause ev'rything else brings me down. I look up to you and all of your stars up there twinkling. I look up to you and all of the wise things you know,” – Steve Forbert It’s a warm evening – late. I’m ...

Family rescued on Keweenaw Bay

Front Page

L'Anse — family of five from L’Anse was returned safely to shore Tuesday night after their 31-foot sailboat became stuck on rocks in Keweenaw Bay. According to a press release from the Michigan DNR, the family was sailing on Lake Superior from the Portage Canal to the L’Anse Marina – ...