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Protect the Porkies, Highland Copper respond to $50M Copperwood Mine grant

IRONWOOD — The advocacy group Protect the Porkies has made a statement regarding the $50 million grant Highland Copper recently received from the Michigan Strategic Fund: “On (Tuesday), the Michigan Strategic Fund — a board of unelected businesspeople — voted to approve the use of 50 million taxpayer dollars to advance the Copperwood Mine,” read their statement. “The funding had been three times denied through plain old democracy, so this fourth time the MSF employed a deceptive backdoor strategy to bypass votes from elected officials by allocating left-over funds from ...

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 ...

Lunar eclipse lights up skies across the Americas and Europe

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 ...