MARQUETTE — From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 17, the Michigan State University Extension program, in partnership with the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy, will be hosting a vernal pool patrol field training event at Tory’s Woods Nature Preserve. A vernal pool is an ephemeral pool which ...
BARAGA — Two students from Phillip Latendresse Elementary School in Baraga have qualified invited to participate in the Invention Convention National Competition next month in downstate Dearborn. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston’s project, “Magic Footsteps,” was presented in the state ...
NEGAUNEE — Anglers hoping to target walleye in Lake Independence or Teal Lake should be aware of a regulation change for walleye on those two waters that is now in effect. All walleye smaller than 15 inches and those between 18 and 23 inches are protected from harvest and must be ...
MARQUETTE — During Tuesday’s meeting of the Marquette Board of Light and Power, the utility board voted against approving a proposal by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to use a portion of the old Shiras Steam Plant site for a marina and a building to be used for boat storage ...
MARQUETTE — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, the panel voted unanimously to approve the ballot language for two upcoming August millage votes — one for the Marquette County Transit Authority and one for Marquette County Veterans Affairs. The Marq-Tran ...
MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, ...