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Automated toll lanes closed at International Bridge

November 20, 2018 — Due to toll software issues, automated lanes at the International Bridge toll plaza will be closed until further notice. A disruption in the toll software vendor computer network is preventing customer transactions from being communicated to the toll booths. Customers should rest assured that all transactions are …

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Researchers Study Northern Hardwoods Management Techniques In UP Forest

Gladstone, MI — Did you know a small experimental research forest lies within Hiawatha National Forest? Since the 1920s, US Forest Service (USFS) researchers have been perfecting northern hardwoods management techniques based on experiments conducted within the Dukes Experimental Forest. “Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, …

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Mont Ripley Opening December 1st

If you look up the hill from Houghton or Hancock, you’ll notice a lot of heavy machinery climbing the snow covered mountain. “We’re getting ready for opening. We’re going to open December 1st. We’ve got 25 guns and we’re pumping out of the canal and making, I would say, the …

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Additional Funding for Buffalo Reef Stamp Sand Dredging

DETROIT— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, Detroit District, announces a contract option award to dredge stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, provided USACE with an additional $946,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, …

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Four Suspects Arrested In Meth Bust

Four suspects are in custody for allegedly selling crystal meth in Marquette County.  Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested Zya Ray Fassbender of Marquette, Corin Renee Hurst of Ishpeming, Christopher Francis Larson of Ishpeming and Kevin Lawrence Reidy of Ishpeming last Friday. A series of traffic stops …

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28th Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition: Tia Salmela Keobounpheng

HANCOCK, MI –Finlandia University Gallery will present the 28thAnnual Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition featuring the work of artist Tia Salmela Keobounpheng. Her exhibit, titled Permission,will be on display at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from November 29, 2018 to February 15, 2019. An …

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