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Effective January 1, 2024, the Resident Recreation Passport fee will increase from $13 to $14. This is to satisfy a provision to keep pace with inflation. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources does not set the cost of the fees, it is driven on the basis of the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

125 Years Ago – The Munising Republican – January 7, 1899 Female Employees Discharged On Jan. 1, the women clerks and stenographers employed by the Chicago & Northwestern railroad in all its general offices were discharged, except in cases where long service made retention a matter of justice and necessity. The change was general, covering all branches of the system and men are now employed exclusively in its business departments.

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), a producer of nutrition products, announced today that it has voluntarily chosen to recall from the U.S. market select batches of Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans, due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in product sampled outside the U.S. All product in question went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria. – fda.gov

Knitting at the Munising Public Library The first meeting of the Happy Lamb Yarn Club is January 9th from 4-6pm at the Munising Public Library. All skill levels and all types of fiber artists are welcome! If you’ve already got a project on the needles/crochet hook/ loom*, please feel free to join and bring your project for coffee and chitchats.