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Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago MUNISING — Five Grand Rapids skin divers have returned home after finding what they hope is a ship which sank in 1889 in Munising Bay with a cargo valued at $75,000. The quintet left for the Furniture City with miscellaneous ship’s fittings taken from the sunken steam-sail freighter, tentatively believed to be the Smits E. More, which went down in a storm carrying 350 kegs of whiskey and 150 barrels of high-grade silver ore. On Aug. 3, they plunged into the chilly waters at the mouth of the bay to find on their first dive the hulk of a 300-foot wood freighter, 106 feet ...

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Bay College invites community to Jen Grant, Explorations Near anar

ESCANABA – Bay College announces an exhibition, Jen Grant, Explorations Near and Far. Join us for an artist talk and reception at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Hartwig Gallery on the Bay College Escanaba campus. The exhibition will be on display from Aug. 27- Oct. 1, in the Hartwig ...

Talk with the Doc

The following is a review of 10 fun facts about our marvelous human body. The human body is an absolutely amazing biological machine that does so many things to keep going each and every day. I hope you find the following list of these ten medical fun facts to be as interesting and amazing as ...

Gas prices dip

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have fallen 13.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.12/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 12.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 85.2 cents per gallon ...

MDHHS seeks applications to increase lung cancer screening opportunities for Michigan residents

MARQUETTE – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a grant funding opportunity to increase lung cancer screening by expanding capacity of primary care clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to refer patients to lung cancer screening through the use of evidence-based interventions outlined in the American Cancer Society reference guide. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, private and public entities, for-profit organizations, local health departments, federally recognized tribes, a group of federally recognized Michigan ...