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Michigan Ice Fest returns to Munising

MUNISING — Beginning today and running through Sunday, Munising will be hosting its annual Ice Fest, a celebration of ice climbing and ice climbers held at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Ice Fest offers opportunities for experts and beginners alike to try their hand at ice climbing, ...

Ice cover data offers insight into whitefish declines, climate change

Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...

Taking the plunge

HANCOCK – Sunny skies and temperatures in the low teens greeted crowds of both participants and spectators to the Polar Plunge Saturday afternoon, as the event returned to Hancock after an absence of nearly a decade. “I talked about hundreds of people showing up and we’re seeing it ...

Crash on U.S. 2 leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

MARQUETTE — A crash on U.S. 2 between a semi-truck and a pickup truck on Friday resulted in one dead and four injured. At approximately 9:16 p.m. on Friday, troopers from the Michigan State police Manistique outpost were dispatched to a report of a crash involving a semi-truck and a pickup ...

Fatal snowmobile crash in Chocolay Township

MARQUETTE — At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, the Chocolay Township Police were called to a snowmobile accident on trail 417 about one mile from the Alger County Line. Officers arrived near the scene and were transported to the scene by several snowmobilers. When they arrived, CPR was ...