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Upper Wisconsin River Legacy Forest expands in Vilas County

The Upper Wisconsin River Legacy Forest was established in 2015 with 1,042 acres of forestland southeast of Land O’Lakes along the Wisconsin River. It’s privately owned with a conservation easement through the state of Wisconsin. Now, 191 acres along Highway 45 and County Road E is ...

NMU PRSSA to host 8th annual Coffee Crawl

MARQUETTE — From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, April 18, the Northern Michigan University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will be hosting the eighth annual Coffee Crawl. The event will occur in three time slots: 8 to 10 a.m., 10 a.m. to noon and noon 2 ...

Lunchtime Live special edition hints at spring

ESCANABA — Bay College has hosted Lunchtime Live, a midday music-and-food event that takes place weekly on campus during the warmer seasons, since 2019. This year, a total of six Lunchtime Live events will be hosted at both locations of the community college — three at the campus in ...

Norway third grader in running for ‘America’s Most Artistic Kid’

NORWAY — A Norway Elementary School third grader is inching closer to being named “America’s Most Artistic Kid” in a national competition tied to the late Bob Ross and his “The Joy of Painting” television show. Odin Plourde is in the top 1% of all competitors moving into the ...

Docks-N-Moor in Florence offers landscaping as well

FLORENCE, Wis. — Since taking over Docks-N-Moor of Florence in 2019, Anthony Krans and Andy Anderson have expanded the business to include everything to do with landscaping. The company was founded by Anthony's parents, Tom and Kathi Krans, in 1999. Tom had been working in the construction ...

Chorus, clergy to have Holy Tuesday service

KINGSFORD — The Dickinson County Community Chorus and the Iron Mountain Area Clergy Association will have the annual Holy Tuesday service beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday at American Martyrs Catholic Church, 908 W. Sagola Ave. in Kingsford. The ecumenical service consists of scripture readings ...