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Baraga County Fair This Weekend

The Baraga County Fair takes place this weekend. The fair is held on the Baraga County Fairgrounds in Pelkie and features live entertainment, exhibits, activities for kids and good food. The dirt really gets kicked up with the ATV challenge, the mud bog and the demolition derby. Fair board member …

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Junttila Family Reunion This Weekend

A local family with roots that run deep in the Copper Country will be coming together again this weekend. The Junttila family reunion currently takes place every five years at their family property outside of Gay near Big Traverse Bay. The line can be traced back to 1909 when Gustav …

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Mike Pflaum Selected as Superintendent of Badlands National Park

Mike Pflaum, a 35-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been selected as the new Superintendent of Badlands National Park. Pflaum has served as the Superintendent of Keweenaw National Historical Park in Calumet, Michigan since January, 2011, with an intervening assignment at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Pflaum begins …

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