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Summer welcomes the new generations

It's July, which for the northwoods seems like summer already is halfway over. We're far enough north that most breeding seasons get crammed into June, yet far enough south that the warmer conditions should last into September, allowing young animals time to mature. Conditions so far seem ...

Mobile food pantry Wednesday in Kingsford

IRON MOUNTAIN — Feeding America West Michigan will bring a mobile food pantry to Kingsford on Wednesday. This is a drive-thru food distribution at Redemption Hill Church, 332 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. Distribution starts promptly at 10 a.m., with registration beginning no later than 9 ...

Body recovered from Lake Superior in Pictured Rocks area

MUNISING — Authorities on Thursday recovered a body from Lake Superior within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in what is being described as a suicide. Park visitors reported seeing a person face down in the water about 2:30 p.m. near Chapel Beach, according to a news release from the ...

What’s open and closed on July Fourth

The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. A year later, according to the Library of Congress, a spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia marked the anniversary ...