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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore postpones prescribed fire

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MUNISING — The National Park Service has determined that prescribed fire activities within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will be postponed until spring 2027. This decision was made after careful evaluation of conditions and personnel limitations. Updates regarding prescribed fire plans ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — The official count of people preregistered for FinnFest USA ’96 has now passed the 4,000 mark. The benchmark comes just one month after the count had’ passed 3,000 —and still two months before the national ethnic festival set to take place in Marquette, from ...

Westwood graduate attends mission trip in Ghana

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ISHPEMING — Anna Hytinen, a graduate of Westwood High School and a current nursing student at Northern Michigan University, spent part of last summer in Ghana as part of a mission trip affiliated with Michigan Tech Catholic Campus Ministry and FOCUS Catholic Ministries. “Both (Northern ...

Wells Lioness Club continues support for Bay College students


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ESCANABA – The Bay College Foundation has announced the renewal of the Wells Lioness Club Scholarship for the 2026–2027 academic year. The Wells Lioness Club has generously donated $500 to continue supporting students from Wells Township pursuing higher education at Bay College. “We are ...

Today in History: June 11, University of Alabama desegregated

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Today in History: June 11, University of Alabama desegregated By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2026. There are 203 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became ...