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With autumn being arguably the best time to get outside in the U.P., here are some new nature-focused additions to Peter White Public Library’s Adult Services Non-Fiction collection. Book descriptions are adapted from publisher and library catalog materials. “Backyard Birds of North ...

Guindon Moving & Storage takes top monthly honor

MARQUETTE — Guindon Moving & Storage, an interstate agent for national van line Wheaton World Wide Moving as well as partner with Bekins Van Line, has earned another national honor, being named Wheaton World Wide Moving’s Agent of the Month for September. The recognition marks the ...

RR track maintenance, culvert work to impact traffic flow

ISHPEMING — A pair of projects is expected to impact traffic flow in their respective locations in the coming days. In Marquette County, the Mineral Range Railroad will be closing Marquette County Road PE (the entrance to the Tilden Mine) at its intersection with Marquette County Road 476, as well as Marquette County Road PAN at its intersection with Marquette County Road PE, beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. The Mineral Range Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in the Upper Peninsula. Headquartered in Ishpeming, it operates about 17 miles of track in Marquette County, ...

$5.2M federal grant supports U.P. Nickel exploration in Baraga Basin

EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for this Upper Peninsula business review was produced by InvestUP, a private-sector-led regional economic development organization. MARQUETTE — Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Bitterroot Resources Ltd, has received $5.2 million in U.S. Department of War funding, available through the Defense Production Act Title II program, to advance high-grade nickel and copper exploration at the LM Property in the Baraga Basin. The funding will help Trans Superior Resources with exploratory drilling, geophysical and geochemical surveys, ...

$5.2M federal grant supports U.P. nickel exploration in Baraga Basin

EDITOR'S NOTE: The information for this regional business review was prepared by InvestUP, a private sector-led, non-profit economic development organization based in Marquette. MARQUETTE — Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Bitterroot Resources Ltd., has received ...

Local divers, KBIC team up to remove discarded tires from Huron Islands

HURON ISLANDS — A partnership between local volunteer divers and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Fisheries Department is helping clear discarded tires and other debris from the waters surrounding the . The Huron Islands are part of the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by ...