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Strut your Mutt charity walk to be held Oct. 3

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter has announced the date for its 21st annual Strut Your Mutt fundraiser. The walk will be held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 3 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. The cost to register is $20 per ...

Today in History: 2005, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana

Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2026. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 ...

Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show set for Sept. 4-5

MANISTIQUE — The 29th annual Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show will be held on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5, in downtown Manistique. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Team Chevy and the Manistique Merchants. Car registration is $25 and includes a shirt. The Friday ...

Right on schedule

MARQUETTE — Although there are early signs of fall foliage scattered across the Upper Peninsula right now, it may be a while before peak color season arrives. As of Friday, predictions place the 2026 fall color season right on its historical schedule. “Generally, the leaf show begins in ...

Pipeline leaks natural gas in Wisconsin

SAXON, Wisconsin — A section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline leaked natural gas liquid on Tuesday morning near the town of Saxon. Both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Enbridge have confirmed the leak with Wisconsin Examiner, drone video of which is circulating social media showing plumes of smoke or mist-like vapor pouring out and covering an area with parked trucks and construction equipment. The leak was caused when a truck — which Enbridge said was unoccupied — rolled over an open excavation site for a Line 5 valve project, over a natural gas transmission ...