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Downtown enhancement begins

By Journal Staff NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Downtown Enhancement Project is moving forward. The city of Negaunee held a ceremony on Monday to mark the inception of the Downtown Enhancement Project, otherwise known as the Streetscape Project. According to a Lake Superior Community ...

Marquette-Alger-RESA board member retires

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency thanked Paula Saari in a news release for her commitment to educational excellence and for her “unwavering advocacy” for the students, families and local districts in Marquette and Alger counties. ...

Stopping to smell the flowers

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer NEGAUNEE — Spore-bearing leaflets and a fern that signals a drop in temperature greeted participants on a botany-themed walk in the Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve. The reserve, whose steward is the Marquette-based Upper Peninsula Land ...

Water dishes have been busy with birds

“In summer, the song sings itself” — William Carlos Williams The mild, dry weather, along with lights winds that have found their way through much of May and early June, seemed to speed along many spring events. Lilac bushed seemed to bloom a bit early, then slowed a bit but then just ...