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LAPP looks for help with work bee at Lake Antoine

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lake Antoine Park Partners is calling on community members to help prepare the park for the summer season. The first work bee of the year is slated from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Lake Antoine Park in Iron Mountain. Volunteers will assist with a variety of cleanup ...

MDOT lifting remaining highway restrictions

Remaining seasonal weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways in Michigan will be lifted effective 7 a.m. Friday, the Michigan Department of Transportation said. State routes typically carry I, M or U.S. designations. County road commissions and city public works departments put in ...

Gallows built in Marquette County draw controversy

MARQUETTE — Last week, Tom Pegenau, owner of Pegenau Builders, set up a wooden gallows structure with a noose outside of the Pegenau Builders business on M-28 in Chocolay Township, later painted with the words “bureaucrats,” “justice” and “freedom,” along with a banner reading ...

Outdoor foraging program on Tuesday in Florence

FLORENCE, Wis. — An outdoor education program titled “Northwoods Foraging: Eat Your Weedies,” will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource building, 5628 Forestry Drive, on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence Those who ...

Vinyl record show planned in Marquette

MARQUETTE — A three-day vinyl record show will take place May 29-31 in the sixth-floor Sky Room of the Landmark Inn, 230 N. Front St. in downtown Marquette. The event will be from 5 p.m. to midnight Eastern time Friday, May 29; 11 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, May 30; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

Bay College, NMU create early childhood education transfer pathway

ESCANABA — Bay College and Northern Michigan University have partnered to create a new 3+1 transfer pathway that expands access to high-quality, flexible education options for students pursuing a career in early childhood education. It is now easier for those earning an associate of applied ...