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Ice rink deadline closing in

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ESCANABA -- As of noon on Monday, $34,637 remained to be raised for the accessible, refrigerated, outdoor ice rink that a local nonprofit is aiming to install in Ludington Park. There are two weeks left of the current online fundraiser. "Enhance Escanaba is working hard to ensure our kids ...

Lake Superior copper mines impacted U.S. refining

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By the end of the 19th century, the Lake Superior copper district had already begun its decline in terms of copper production and its percentage of mineral contribution to the United States copper market. While the Copper Country could boast of contributing approximately 90% of the nation’s ...

National Walleye Tour coming to Bay de Noc

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GLADSTONE — The 2026 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s National Walleye Tour (NWT) is coming to Delta County June 18 to 19. The NWT — the premier professional Walleye tournament circuit in North America — will be holding the next in a series of four tournaments on Bay de Noc. The tournament ...

Glo Tanning Studio and Laundromat celebrates 20 years

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ESCANABA — It has been 20 years since Stefanie Boucher, nee Anderson, began operating the joint tanning studio and laundromat at 308 N. Lincoln Rd. Now operating as Glo Tanning Studio and Laundromat in the plaza with Anytime Fitness, Exact Eye Care and Cricket Wireless, the place used to ...

Michigan hopes new program will turn apprenticeships into degrees

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Ten trade unions and 24 community colleges have signed up to participate in Michigan’s new College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, officials said Wednesday in a celebration at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. That includes at least one location in the Upper Peninsula, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa ...