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Eastern U.P. Prison To Reopen

The Michigan Department of Corrections is planning to reopen a prison in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The Evening News of Sault Ste. Marie reports the department determined it was less expensive to upgrade security at the Hiawatha Correctional Facility, which closed in 2009, than to make similar changes at the …

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Two U.P. Cities Are Snowiest Non-Mountain Cities

Two cities in the Upper Peninsula top the list of the 10 snowiest, non-mountain cities in the United States. The Washington Post reports that at a total of 157 inches, Marquette is actually running below average by about 11 inches. But Sault Ste. Marie has seen 158.7 inches, which is …

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Pure Michigan To Target Toronto & China

A state tourism official says the state’s successful “Pure Michigan” campaign will expand into Toronto and China. MLive reports vice president of travel for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, David West, says for the first time this year, the Pure Michigan campaign will come to Toronto. He says while the …

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