WATERSMEET — The last remaining United States Forest Service nursery in the Eastern Region is located in Ottawa National Forest in the western Upper Peninsula. Tree seedlings grown there are shipped to destinations throughout nearly the northeastern quarter of the country. J.W. Toumey ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. But those resources would have done us little good without individuals and companies willing to take risks. Much of that happened in Western Pennsylvania, where leading developments in the ...
MARQUETTE – The hemlock woolly adelgid can kill hemlock trees but is a very small invasive pest, making it hard to see in untreated firewood. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources are warning residents against transporting untreated ...
MARQUETTE — From July 19-29, a delegation of seven people from Higashiomi, Japan will be visiting Marquette as part of the Sister Cities Partnership between the two cities. The delegation will include the city’s vice mayor, as well as the head of its chamber of commerce and others. While ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — An apparent domestic dispute in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday turned deadly with one person dead and a second injured from flying glass debris, police said. According to officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, officers were dispatched to a residence on Young ...