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Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago SHINGLETON - The state Department of Natural Resources will be selling a lake side camp in the Grand Sable State Forest. The complex, which includes a main lodge, cook house, carpenter shop, generator plant, bunk house, and over 600 feet of sandy shoreline, has been owned by the ...

Police log

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...

EV station in Escanaba part of state directive

ESCANABA — A solar-powered electric vehicle charging station installed at the Secretary of State building in Escanaba on Thursday is part of an initiative to transition the state government’s light-duty fleet to zero emissions by 2033. The new location has the capacity to charge two ...

Program helps UP residents with energy burdens

MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula residents struggling to pay heat and electric bills may be able to get assistance through a Superior Watershed Partnership program. In a news release, SWP pointed out that reforms in the Michigan Energy Assistance Program have increased available funding and ...

Bridge authority to meet next week

ST. IGNACE — The Mackinac Bridge Authority will meet Nov. 7 in St. Ignace to discuss paving and maintenance projects on the bridge, a message board project for the toll canopy and its meeting schedule for 2026.   The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in the Lawrence A. Rubin ...

Lakes fishery bill advances

MARQUETTE – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Michigan, to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts has passed the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Great Lakes Fisheries Research Reauthorization Act would reauthorize ...