U.S. Geological Survey installs sensor on Chocolay River
HARVEY — If you’ve driven through a residential section of Harvey in the last few…
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National Geographic’s “Adventurers of the Year” paddle through the U.P.
National Geographic has named them adventurers of the year, and they’re in Marquette. They spoke…
U of M receives grant to help study algal blooms in the Great Lakes
Courtesy: Senator Carl Levin’s Office
WASHINGTON — Researchers at the University of Michigan will receive a federal grant of $653,097 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop tools to predict water quality and forecast harmful algal blooms (HABS) in the Great Lakes, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced Tuesday.
Rules of the road on an ORV
MARQUETTE COUNTY — The Upper Peninsula is full of trails for ORV and ATV riders…
DNR awarded grant to help fight white-nose syndrome in bats
Courtesy: Michigan DNR
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that it has been awarded a grant of $52,500 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for work on white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by an invasive fungus that only afflicts bats.
Marquette beach usage plunged in 2014
With bright sun in the Marquette area today and temperatures in the low 80s, many…
Celebrating 50 years of the Wilderness Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law 50 years ago, establishing the…
Marquette honored for mountain biking excellence
MARQUETTE — Two areas of the Upper Peninsula are now attracting attention from mountain biking…
DNR offers Labor Day weekend campfire safety tips
HARVEY — With the Labor Day holiday weekend now here, many Michiganders head camping. The…
Camping yurt style
If you are looking to get away from it all this weekend, you might want…