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Michigan lawmakers try to get funding for U.P. copper mine – again

Wed, 2025-09-03 14:22

Michigan lawmakers are trying a different route to secure funding for a controversial copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula after grant dollars did not get approved last year. Read […]

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Two remote Great Lakes islands called some of the most underrated spots in U.S.

Wed, 2025-08-20 12:42

Great Lakes Commission

The Great Lakes are filled with around 35,000 islands. Two of them have just been named among the top 11 most underrated islands in the country: Drummond Island in Michigan’s […]

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U.P. tech company makes beaches safer

Wed, 2025-08-13 10:28

Great Lakes Commission

Nearly 100 people drown in the Great Lakes each year – an Upper Peninsula start-up called SwimSmart is working to address that. Read the full story by Second Wave Michigan.

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Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Manistique Harbor

Fri, 2025-08-01 13:13

Great Lakes Commission

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project […]

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