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Conservation District to hold Public Meeting on Torch Lake Watershed MARCH 23...
This map shows the extent of the Torch Lake Watershed. (Image courtesy Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District)UPDATE: Because of inclement weather, the Torch Lake Watershed Project meeting has been...
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Celebrate the U.P. with UPEC March 18-19 in Baraga
Celebrate the UP poster courtesy Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC).BARAGA -- The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary (2016) at their...
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Park Service to focus on Isle Royale wolf management issue; public comment...
By Michele Bourdieu Isle Royale wolf. (Photo © and courtesy Rolf Peterson)HOUGHTON -- Last year the National Park Service (NPS) began considering a broad range of management actions as part of...
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Michigan Tech to host World Water Day events this week on theme "Water and Jobs"
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Celebrate World Water Day at Michigan Tech this week. Be aware of maintenance delays on the bridge if driving to Houghton from the north. (Photo courtesy Michigan Tech...
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The Legacy of Mercury in Lake Superior
W. Charles Kerfoot, Michigan Tech professor in biological sciences and and director of the Lake Superior Ecosystem Research Center at Michigan Tech, is pictured here in his laboratory. (Photo courtesy...
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Michigan G-Men to perform March 26 in Marquette to benefit Yellow Dog...
The Michigan G-Men of Ann Arbor will perform in a concert to benefit the Yellow Dog River Community Forest project on Saturday, March 26, at Coco’s Restaurant in Marquette. (Photo courtesy Yellow Dog...
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More Michigan Communities, Tribes pass resolutions to stop oil flowing...
Sign displayed during the Sept. 6, 2015, protest against Line 5 at the Mackinac Bridge. (Keweenaw Now file photo) CHARLEVOIX TOWNSHIP -- Charlevoix Township recently became the 25th community in...
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New Wide-Eyed Gallery to open Apr. 1 in South Range
The new Wide-Eyed Gallery will open its doors to the public at 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1, in South Range, Mich. (Image courtesy Wide-Eyed Gallery)SOUTH RANGE -- A new nonprofit art gallery is about to...
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First Friday in Calumet April 1 to offer new exhibits, workshops, poetry, more
Art by Robin Rastello will be exhibited at Café Rosetta in April. On First Friday, April 1, the café will also host a Poetry Reading at 6:30 p.m. (Photo courtesy Café Rosetta)CALUMET -- First Friday in...
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Portage Library to host Keweenaw Garden Club butterfly presentation Apr. 4
A Monarch butterfly visits milkweed plants in the Keweenaw. (Photo © and courtesy Gustavo Bourdieu)HOUGHTON -- The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) will host the Keweenaw Garden Club for an evening...
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Guest Article: Citizens still concerned about community health hazards from...
The L'Anse Warden Electric Company (LWEC) "biomass" plant in L'Anse, Michigan, has been the subject of citizen complaints about pollution, especially non-compliance with air quality standards. At right...
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Company requests MDNR metallic minerals leases in Houghton, Ontonagon, Iron...
By Michele BourdieuThis Michigan Department of Natural Resources map shows the parcels (in pink, marked with an M, and one in green in Section 25) in Duncan Township, Houghton County, requested for...
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EPA posts Web site with information on L'Anse Warden Plant Clean Air Act...
By Michele BourdieuRailroad ties, one of the fuel sources used in the L'Anse Warden Electric Co. power plant, are stacked near the plant in L'Anse. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality dust...
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Portage Library to celebrate National Library Week April 11-16
HOUGHTON -- The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) invites everyone to visit the library and celebrate National Library Week from April 11 – April 16.Programs that will be offered throughout the week...
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Free local screening of Naomi Klein film Apr. 13, Citizens' Climate Lobby...
This Changes Everything, a film based on climate author Naomi Klein's book of the same title, will be shown at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. (Poster image courtesy Anne...
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Rozsa Center to host 17th Annual Don Keranen Memorial Jazz Concert Apr. 15
Michigan Tech jazz ensembles at the Rozsa. (Photo © Defined Visuals and courtesy Michigan Tech University)HOUGHTON -- Michigan Tech Jazz Studies Program Director Mike Irish and the Michigan Tech Jazz...
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Carnegie Museum to host reception for Science Fair winners, Natural History...
Poster for Carnegie Museum Apr. 16 reception for Western UP Science Fair winners courtesy Carnegie Museum.HOUGHTON -- The Carnegie Museum in Houghton has announced two coming events and a new...
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Residents wishing curbside recycling asked to attend Joint Hancock-Houghton...
Poster announcing Joint Houghton-Hancock City Council Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Lakeview Manor, Hancock. Houghton County residents who are interested in having curbside recycling are...
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Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District to hold 64th Annual Meeting Apr. 21;...
The Keweenaw Fault will be the subject of the feature presentation by Bill Rose and Erika Vye at the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District Meeting Thursday, Apr. 21, at the Ramada Inn in Hancock. In...
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Michigan Tech News: Two Wolves Remain on Isle Royale
Wolf prints. (Photo © Rolf Peterson and courtesy Michigan Tech University. Reprinted with permission.)By Allison Mills, Michigan Tech science and technology writerPosted on Michigan Tech News Apr. 19,...
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