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Keweenaw Trail Work expands Copper Harbor’s outdoor appeal

COPPER HARBOR — The Copper Harbor Trails Club continues to grow one of the Upper Peninsula's standout outdoor recreation assets, with roughly 70 miles of trails that attract riders globally. Recent work at East Bluff Bike Park has added more curated experiences for beginner, intermediate, and expert riders, while additional trail construction is underway. The trail system in Copper Harbor and the Keweenaw serves as both a community amenity and a tourism draw that supports the region’s outdoor economy. The club is also looking ahead to broader year-round recreation opportunities, ...

Book launch planned for Marquette

MARQUETTE — At 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, a book party and cookie potluck will take place at U.P. Supply Co., 221 W. Washington St., in support of "U.P. Dream Days," an idiosyncratic guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula published in February of this year. Rather than a standard travel guide, "U.P. Dream Days" is constructed around "dream days" contributed by locals. Each dream day is an itinerary of the places they take visitors. Contributors include a farmer in Chatham, a community organizer in Sault Ste. Marie, a field recordist in the Keweenaw and the 2023 Lilac Queen of Mackinac ...

State treasury: Individual income tax hits 
processing milestone at 95%

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Treasury has announced that 95% of individual income tax returns have been completed for the filing season, representing a key milestone for the tax filing season that opened on Jan. 26. The 95% achievement represents that most tax returns received before the April 15 filing deadline have been processed. As of June 8, Treasury processed more than 5.12 million individual income tax returns and issued over $3.43 billion in refunds since the filing season opened on January 26. The average refund was $901. “I want to thank our taxpayers and tax ...

UW-Stevens Point undergrad honored for scholastic achievement

MARQUETTE - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,500 undergraduate students for attaining high grade point averages during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Full-time undergraduates who earned grade points of 3.90 to 4.0 (4.0 equals straight As) are given the highest honors designation. High honor citations go to those with grade point averages from 3.75 to 3.89 and honor recognition is accorded to those with grade point averages from 3.50 to 3.74. Personalized certificates of scholastic achievement are sent to those who earned highest honors ...

Marquette County Ambassadors support HB 4007, 4283

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Ambassadors are encouraging Upper Peninsula residents to voice their support for two bills currently on the table in the Michigan Senate - HB 4007 and HB 4283. These bills were drafted in response to the 2023 energy laws that have put Michigan on a path to 100% clean energy by 2040 and statewide carbon neutrality by 2050. The energy bills passed in 2023 are substantial in requiring responsible energy generation from U.P. utility and energy providers. However, the U.P. has been proactive in replacing and dismantling its coal-fired power plants and ...