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Munising to graduate 38 on May 27

Munising Public Schools Team mascot: Mustang Number of grades in school: K-12 Student body enrollment: 584 Number of seniors: 38 Commencement: noon, May 27, Mustang Stadium Speakers Senior Scholars: Kane Nebel and Monique Brisson Senior Class Officers President: Kane Nebel Vice ...

SHF awards more than $150k in spring grants

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Representatives from several Upper Peninsula nonprofits braved an intense spring snowstorm to attend Tuesday evening’s Superior Health Foundation Spring Grants Celebration, which saw the organization hand out more than $155,000 in grants ...

What’s Flying: Were birds misled by recent warm weather?

“Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.” — Bill Watterson What is a little snow in April? It is like a snowstorm in Denver in February, right? Just a day or so and the snow is usually close to being gone. It is an unsettled time with the current seesaw of ...

Ishpeming Italian-food favorite changes hands

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE —To continue serving the Upper Peninsula with “fresh and authentic food options,” Focus Restaurant Concepts announced the addition of Mama Russo’s to its family. Mama Russo’s, based in Ishpeming, creates a variety of homemade Italian products and is ...

What’s Flying: Birds are flocking to the U.P. with spring’s arrival

“Ornithologists concluded that migratory birds take hundreds of naps as they fly; they also practice unilateral eye closure, in which one eye closes, thereby permitting half the brain to sleep.” — Bill Jay Sleeping on the wing with one eye open might explain a lot about how so many birds ...

Watching the ‘Big Lake’

Ron Mattson submitted this photo of an eagle scanning the Big Lake from its favorite perch on Presque Isle in Marquette. The photo was taken on Tuesday. Did you take a great shot of the sunset over Teal Lake? Or did you happen to snap a captivating image of wildlife? The Mining Journal is ...