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Showcase highlights strides in computing

By GARRETT NEESE Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — A three-day showcase is displaying the ways in which Michigan Technological University is advancing artificial intelligence and incorporating it into its research, along with panels on the technology’s possibilities and pitfalls. The Showcase AI Event includes technology demonstrations, speakers, panel discussions and displays of student and faculty research. It is put on by Tech’s College of Computing and Tech’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems. This is the second year for the showcase, which was founded to ...

El Nino could mean a mild winter for U.P. region

IRON MOUNTAIN — A mild winter may be ahead for the Upper Peninsula, though surprises could accompany a strengthening El Nino, forecasters say. “El Nino is upon us,” AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok said. “It came on strong in late summer, and it will continue to be strong and ...

Delta County recall petition filed

ESCANABA — A group of Delta County residents who are working to recall three county commissioners filed petition signatures for the recall of Commissioner Bob Barron with the county clerk’s office Thursday. Barron is the second commissioner to reach this step in the recall process, and if signature verification is successful his name will appear on the May 2024 ballot. Petition circulators were able to collect 1,235 signatures to recall Barron. The signatures will now be verified by the county clerk’s office for other disqualifications, such as duplicate names, the signer ...

Celebrating Viking style

By TERRI CASTELAZ Daily News NORWAY — Vikings return to Norway on Saturday, as the city celebrates its Scandinavian heritage. The annual Leif Erikson Fall Festival will again feature all its favorite Nordic-themed activities. The planning committee has also made a few changes and ...

Fall color season: a story of survival

By BILL COOK The Daily Press ESCANABA — The annual color change makes autumn the favorite season for many. While gorgeous, it’s part of a much longer physiological and ecological process of tree survival during a harsh season. Hiking through southern Alger County in mid-September revealed the first signs of leaf color change in the maples. Those shallow, rather infertile soils urge the trees to quit the season a bit earlier than other places. Trees along the Lake Superior shore have milder microclimates and often change colors later than anywhere else in the U.P. The balsam ...

Last ship comes in; Company to end Great Lakes cruises

By BRIAN ROWELL Daily Press ESCANABA — The last American Queen Voyages cruise ship docked in Escanaba Monday. According to the company’s schedule, the October 2 arrival of the Ocean Voyager was the last scheduled docking in Escanaba for the 2023 season. The cruise ships won’t be returning in 2024. Earlier this year, American Queen Voyages announced it would be discontinuing its Great Lakes cruise and selling its two Great Lake cruise ships — the Ocean Navigator and Ocean Voyager. The company cited maintenance costs for the ships when they could only be in use for part of ...