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Exciting Fourth of July Celebration Announcement: Croatian Chicken & Beer Sales Return! The much-anticipated Fourth of July Celebration is almost here! This year, the 4th of July Committee is thrilled to bring back Croatian Chicken and Beer Sales. Croatian Chicken, known from the U.P.
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Team Red outlasts Team Black in UP Football All Star Game
Ben Murphy Some of the top senior football players in the Upper Peninsula got one final chance to play on Saturday. The annual UP Football All Star Game was held at the Superior Dome at Northern Michigan University and Team Red was able to outlast Team Black in a high scoring battle, 49-25.
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Carter Deatsman Munising golf hole in one story
There are memorable shots and then there’s the shot that Munising High School golfer Carter Deatsman had during his junior season. On May 8, while the team was playing in the Big Bay de Noc Invitational at the Garden Golf Course, he had the shot of his life; getting a hole in one the par four fifth hole.
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Adam Peters: Author of ‘The Blueprint to Happy’ Spreading Happiness, One Page at a Time
A remarkable event is about to unfold at the beloved Falling Rock Café & Bookstore. On Friday, June 21, from 3-6 p.m., the community will have the unique opportunity to meet Adam Peters, author of the highly praised book The Blueprint to Happy: Become a Better Problem Solver, Broaden and Deepen Your Relationships, and Heal Faster. This exclusive book signing event promises to be an engaging and insightful experience, offering attendees the chance to discover the secrets to lasting happiness and personal fulfillment.
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125 years ago - The Alger County Republican - June 17th, 1899 Book on Poultry Containing 100 pages, a beautiful lithographic plate of a group of different fowls in natural colors, engravings of all kinds of land and water poultry. Descriptions of the breeds, plans for poultry houses, how to manage an incubator, about caponizing, the values of the different breeds and where to buy eggs from the best stock at $1.50 per 13, will be mailed to any of our readers for 15 cents, by addressing the Associated Fanciers, Philadelpbia. Pa.
Read MoreThis Week In HistoryUPPCO Announces Energy Plans for the Future
Marquette - Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is announcing ambitious plans and an unwavering commitment to deliver reliable and sustainable energy solutions that meets the needs of its customers. Michigan statutes require electric utilities to achieve an energy mix that delivers 60% renewable energy to their customers by the year 2035 and 100% renewable and clean energy by 2040.
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It’s National Pollinator Week! What’s the buzz?
A black and yellow bumblebee, laden with pollen, lands on a blue lupine. Summer officially rolls in this week, and soon the buzz of insect wings will fill the air.
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U.P. Sailing Company Instructor Receives Top Instructor 2023 Award from American Sailing Association
As the Bermuda Islands are to top-notch sailing schools, so too is Marquette to the U.P. Sailing Company.
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