MARQUETTE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the second contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on April 11. The $113.8 million contract will complete the remainder of the project’s Increment I. The Brandon Road Interbasin Project is a complex ecosystem restoration ...
IRON RIVER – Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics invites community members to the next installment of its Wisdom & Wellness education series, taking place from 2-3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the Aspirus Iron River Café. April is recognized nationally as Esophageal Cancer ...
SAULT STE. MARIE – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Natural Resources Division has announced that the oil spill at the McKay Bay boat launch has largely been contained. Oil booms have been deployed to prevent the spill from migrating further into sensitive wetlands and staff ...
When most scholars of U.S. history study the birth and growth of the country, very few of them consider the Upper Peninsula’s contribution to the rise of the nation. And yet, it is so. John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company, with its headquarters on Mackinac Island, in 1808, ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop in ...