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Upper Peninsula Peace Officer Memorial Set In Munising
The Michigan State Police Negaunee Post, Alger County Sheriff's Department, and Munising City Police Department are hosting the 2019 Upper Peninsula Peace Officers Memorial. This ceremony will be held...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Brief Closures On Mackinac Bridge Saturday Morning
To begin repainting the Mackinac Bridge's south tower, contractors need to hang a pair of custom moveable scaffold platforms above the roadway, requiring a brief closure early Saturday morning. Seaway...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019 Raising of painting platform on the north tower of the Mackinac Bridge, contractor Seaway Painting

Sweeney Stepping Down At Mackinac Bridge Authority
While he grew up in St. Ignace seeing the Mackinac Bridge nearly every day, Bob Sweeney couldn't have known that one day he would be responsible for the operation and maintenance of this modern marvel...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

US-2 Resurfacing Begins Monday In Schoolcraft County
There will be work done on US-2 in Schoolcraft County, starting on Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $2.6 million to mill and resurface 10.3 miles of US-2 fro...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

LaFave Not Pleased With Nessel's Line Five Position
State Rep. Beau LaFave released the following statement in response to Attorney General Dana Nessel's pledge to use "every resource available to our office" shut down Line 5: "While the governor and a...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Michigan Wild Mushroom Season Brings Safety Concerns
It's wild mushroom season in Michigan, and foragers are out in droves gathering the tasty morsels by the bushel. Wild mushrooms, like morels and chanterelles, help define the forests of Michigan and p...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Medical Marijuana Registration Procedures Outlined
Effective today, medical marijuana patients in Michigan who apply for their marijuana registry card online may now use their approval email as a temporary substitute for a valid registry card in order...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Bay College Students Graduate At Lake State
Thirteen area residents attended commencement activities on Lake Superior State University's main campus in Sault Ste. Marie on April 27. Students who completed LSSU degree requirements this past Dece...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Tips Offered During American Stroke Month
During May, American Stroke Month, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, the world's largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease and stroke, s...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Tourism Conference Coming To Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain's Downtown Development Authority, Bay College, and Michigan State University Extension today announced the upcoming Connecting Tourism Communities Conference, to be held on Tuesday, June...
Jack Hall May 1, 2019

Thu Nov 12
Escanaba, MI, USA
Patchy rain nearby
Thu Nov 12
Marquette, MI, USA
Heavy snow
Thu Nov 12
Manistique, MI, USA
Patchy rain nearby
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Munising, MI, USA
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