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Goats galore: Invasive species management project slated for Swedetown trails

Come meet the goats that are helping manage invasive glossy buckthorn at the Swedetown Trails in Calumet, Michigan. This summer, a herd of about 30 goats will be arriving at Swedetown Trails for about 10 days to help manage glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), a dominant woody invasive species ...

Meat delivery truck rolls on M26

A meat delivery truck rolled over on M26 near the Houghton-Ontonagon county line Thursday. The driver of a Vollwerth’s delivery truck said a rear tire blew causing the truck to shift its cargo at about 4 p.m. while traveling west. The driver then lost control, crossing the center line and ...

DNR to lift baiting ban in UP’s CWD zone

The Upper Peninsula Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Zone — which includes parts of Delta, Dickinson and Menominee counties — will be removed beginning with this year’s hunting seasons, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. As a result, hunters in this area can resume ...

Keredge Gallery presents: Surface Tension

Visiting artist Mike Marks will showcase hand carved wood block prints, ink wash paintings and drawings through June 29. In his statement about the exhibition Mike explains, “Surface Tension explores themes of movement and permanence within the landscape, depicting nature as a collection ...

Michigan-IO celebrates folk songs of The Great Lakes

CRYSTAL FALLS – Crystal Theatre celebrates the forgotten folk songs from Michigan and the Great Lakes region Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. CDT. Six stringed instrumentalists, calling themselves Michigan-IO, have been re-imagining and rearranging these great songs in a sound and style true to ...

Pettibone donates to food program in honor of World Hunger Day

Baraga — Pettibone has donated 220 pounds of nonperishable foods to the Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency, providing hundreds of meals to those in need. The local engineering and manufacturing company collected employee donations throughout May in honor of World Hunger ...