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Over $890,000 in grants will benefit Michigan fish and aquatic systems

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced recipients for the 2025 Fisheries Habitat Grants. Ten conservation projects on lakes and streams throughout the state will share $892,200. The funds are matched by more than $240,000 in partner contributions, for a total conservation value of over $1.1 million. Funded projects are located in the following counties: Allegan, Calhoun, Cheboygan, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Newaygo, Oceana, Shiawassee and Wayne. “Supporting partner organizations with these projects is crucial to create healthier lakes and streams with ...

Sault Ste. Marie sweeps Manistique Invite

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MANISTIQUE — Several area cross country runners gave chase, but it was the leaders from the Eastern Upper Peninsula who occupied the top spots in the Manistique Emerald Invitational here Wednesday. Sault Ste. Marie swept both titles with the girls scoring 45 points, followed by Munising 63, Rudyard 74 and Rapid River and Superior Central 100. The Blue Devils topped the boys’ standings with 58 points. They were followed by Rudyard 68, Munising 84 and Gladstone 92. Second-year Sault senior Asia Jones paced the girls, covering the 3.1-mile course in 20 minutes, 19.2 seconds for ...

Autumn comes again

Outdoors

“The days they pass so quickly now, nights are seldom long, time around me whispers when it’s cold,” – John Denver With the skies gray and chilly, threatening rain, I’m visiting an old hardwood forest I like to frequent in the autumn. This is a place where golden maple leaves reign ...

Prep Schedule Sept. 10

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Today’s games Girls’ tennis Gladstone at Gwinn, 4 p.m. Volleyball Kinross Maplewood Baptist at Big Bay de Noc, 5:30 p.m. Rock Mid Peninsula at Rapid River, 6 p.m. Escanaba at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Bark River-Harris at Iron Mountain, 7 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Carney-Nadeau, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games Soccer Beaver Island at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Volleyball Beaver Island at Hannahville, 6:30 p.m. Football Superior Central at Rock Mid Peninsula, 7 p.m. Felch North Dickinson at Rapid River, 7 p.m. Kingsford at Gladstone, 7 p.m. Alpena at Escanaba, 7 ...

Black Bears defeat Soaring Eagles in soccer action

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GARDEN CORNERS — The Big Bay de Noc soccer team improved to 5-0 as they defeated Hannahville 2-0 in a Northern Lights League contest here Tuesday. The Black Bears had a few big scoring chances early as junior Tanner Peterson had a nice shot that was saved by Hannahville goalie Henry ...

Black Bears victorious in volleyball action

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GARDEN CORNERS — The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears came away with a victory over the Hannahville Soaring Eagles in four sets of a volleyball contest here Tuesday. The Black Bears jumped out to an early 6-2 lead in the first set behind a pair of aces by freshman Ivy Gates and a kill by senior ...