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ATV Big Air Tour comes to the 2026 U.P. State Fair Grandstand

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ESCANABA — Get ready for an adrenaline‑charged night of extreme action as the ATV Big Air Tour roars into the 2026 U.P. State Fair Grandstand with two shows on Tuesday, Aug. 18. This nationally-touring, high‑energy motorsports spectacular delivers gravity‑defying stunts, massive jumps ...

Gas prices jump

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MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have risen 21.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.01/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 2.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 99.8 cents per gallon higher ...

BLP board session changed

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette Board of Light and Power board meeting scheduled for today has been rescheduled to 4:30 p.m. May 5. The meeting will be held at at the BLP offices at 2200 Wright St., Marquette.

Road commission notes road status

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MARQUETTE — According to the Marquette County Road Commission, Harlow Lake Road (County Road HD) is now open to traffic. However, County Road 438 (from .5 miles east of Kates Grade to the Dickinson County line) and County Road LG (River Road) remain closed until further notice due to ...

Ishpeming sanitary sewer overflow done

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ISHPEMING — The sanitary sewer overflow in the Washington Street and the Partridge Creek area is now considered done, Ishpeming officials said. It ended at 5:30 a.m. Saturday. The pump run times were 8 p.m. Friday, April 17 to 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 20 for a total of 58.5 hours and from ...

The long history of indigenous in the UP

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When the 13 colonies in the east began their push toward independence from Britain, Michigan was more than a half-century away from becoming a state and the people of the Upper Peninsula still primarily indigenous. To tell their history in the region, Northern Michigan University in 2019 ...