TRAVERSE BAY — Dredging crews will return to the Grand Traverse Harbor in Houghton County this summer as efforts continue to save Buffalo Reef from being covered by stamp sand mining waste. Over the past roughly 100 years, historic copper mine tailings from the Wolverine and Mohawk mines – ...
EAGLE RIVER – The Keweennaw County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday denied an unconditional rezoning request for Black Bear, Inc. more commonly known as Mount Bohemia Ski Resort, on the Gay Lac La Belle Road. The request to rezone approximately 80 acres of leased land along Sand Point ...
MARQUETTE — In a unanimous decision by the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees Thursday, Chris Olson, has been named as president of NMU, He is set to start in the position Jan. 1. BOT Vice Chair Melissa Holmquist was the person who brought first the motion and was the first to ...
Lift bridge lane closures HOUGHTON - Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing routine bridge inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Monday. These inspections will require lane closures. Drivers should expect intermittent single-lane closures on the ...
Bare-bones staffing during the government shutdown across the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service is leaving America’s treasured natural assets vulnerable to lasting damage, according to advocates for public lands, including current and former agency employees. National parks and ...
HOUGHTON — When it comes to targeted species for anglers, Copper Country has its staples such as Lake Trout, Splake, Coho Salmon, King Salmon and Steelhead. However, there is another fish within Lake Superior and its watersheds that has gained the attention of anglers — burbot. Burbot are ...