IRON MOUNTAIN — An annual antique and craft event has helped area pieces of history such as the World War II Glider and Military Museum get off the ground. For the past 15 years, the Friends of the Museum has used its Spring Antique, Craft and Gift Sale to build on what the Menominee Range ...

MARQUETTE — The Superior Watershed Partnership will hire over 25 young adults ages 18-25 for the Great Lakes Conservation Corps and the Climate Conservation Corps for the summer field season. The SWP also will hire experienced crew leaders. The SWP Great Lakes Conservation Corps has been ...

MARQUETTE — Spring is here, bringing warmer temperatures and the next generation of wildlife. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds those who are outside, enjoying the experience of seeing wildlife raise its young, to view animals from a distance so they are not disturbed. ...

MARQUETTE — Olympians are few and far between, so it was a big deal when a former member of the Austrian women’s luge team visited the Upper Peninsula Luge Club to help the young lugers train. Of course, Veronika Halder, who finished fifth in singles in 2006 in Turino, Italy, and 12th in ...

MARQUETTE — Applications are being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for the 2017 spring, summer and fall and 2018 winter residencies. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique northern ...

HOUGHTON — Students from the Copper Country went to Lansing recently to compete against students across the state in the annual Poetry Out Loud competition. In the nationwide program, students memorize and recite classic poems. The state winner receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip ...