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Families Enjoy Free Cruise On Ranger III

Inclement weather threatened parts of the event, but the skies cleared just in time for families to celebrate the end of summer on the Ranger III for Family Free Day. Park Ranger Lori Honrath said three different activities provided residents and visitors with an opportunity to learn about the 59 …

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Serving Up Cinnamon Rolls At Bakers and Books

North Wind Books at Finlandia University is hosting a series called “Bakers and Books” every Thursday until the end of September. The series is open to the public and begins at 10 a.m. Each session will feature a local baker who will sell their baked goods and enjoy conversation with …

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Pleas Entered In Beartown Firefighters Crash

A Baraga man involved in a car accident that killed two firefighters last year in Minnesota has pled guilty to three charges. 29-year-old Michael Allen Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and another count of criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm. He faces a maximum …

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North Wind Books hosting “Bakers & Books” series

Every Thursday, beginning August 17 and running through the end of September, North Wind Books will be hosting a local baker for a series titled “Bakers & Books.” The series is open to the public, will feature complementary coffee and will begin at 10 a.m. each Thursday. “Books and baked …

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Presentation Looks At Calumet’s Lost History

The Friends of the Calumet Library invited Keweenaw National Historical Park Ranger Lynette Webber to present on her three year-long project, “What’s Missing in Calumet?” The project highlights some of the major changes the streetscapes in the Copper Country have undergone over the years. Webber said she used image modification …

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Fort Wilkins Exhibit Explores Mysterious Disease

A new exhibit in Copper Harbor explores an unknown disease with flu-like symptoms that was prominent around the Civil War. Fort Wilkins State Park Historian Barry James said the mysterious epidemic hit the troops at Fort Wilkins during the 1844-1845 winter. “The Michigan History Center was excited to put in …

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