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The Ann Arbor News

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Fall color exploding across Michigan’s U.P., starting to change in northern Lower Michigan

The images and reports on fall color across Michigan show the U.P. needs to be visited fast. Here’s a look at fall color and how to plan your drives to not miss fall color peaks across Michigan. The fall color is reportedly exploding across all of the U.P. in...

Michigan · 10-02
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Michigan’s drought expanded last week, especially across the U.P.

The area of Michigan affected by at least abnormally dry conditions spread some last week. The Upper Peninsula is pictured in the drought map as being in a significant drought region. One thing to remember, sometimes unfortunately, is the drought status can become outdated very quickly, within two days. This...

Michigan · 10-02
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Marquette locks in $26.8M budget: Utility rates to rise as city funds major infrastructure projects

The City of Marquette has officially adopted its $26.8 million general fund budget for the upcoming year, as detailed by WZMQ 19 News, bringing a slight utility rate hike of roughly $8 per month for local residents. City Manager Karen Kovacs presented the final spending plan, which prioritizes $11 million for major capital improvements including repairs to Division Street, a new summer dog park, and the reconstruction of the Cinder Pond Marina. While Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Ottaway praised the fiscally conservative approach to balancing the budget amid inflation, officials warned the city is still facing a potential $60 million backlog in future capital needs.

Marquette, MI · 09-30
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My UP Now

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2026 Catalyst Award Recipients Announced

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — The Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC) has announced the recipients of their 2026 Catalyst Awards. During its annual celebration on September 9, the CFMC recognized individuals, businesses and service organizations who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in their communities and inspire others to do the same. The awards are given in different categories based on nominations that have been made to the CFMC’s Board of Trustees. According to a news release from CFMC, Catalyst Award recipients have demonstrated a commitment to their community through their gifts of time, talent and treasure to help make life better for the people of Marquette County. Recipients have had a positive impact over a period of time, demonstrate humility in their efforts to improve Marquette County, and serve to inspire others by their example. Community Foundation of Marquette County’s 2026 Catalyst Honorees Posthumous Individual Award: Audrey Kaufman (Audrey Kaufman Family, courtesy of the Community Foundation of Marquette County.) In honor and memory of Audrey Kaufman, a lifelong champion for children. Audrey began her career as an elementary school teacher, reflecting an early calling to help children learn, grow, and succeed. She served as a board

Marquette County, MI · 10-01

The Holland Sentinel

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Michigan's mining debate reveals a bigger problem: Who do we trust? | Opinion

The Eagle Mine in Marquette County and the proposed Copperwood Mine in Gogebic County matter enormously to the communities around them. Mines can bring jobs, investment and economic opportunity to places where all three can be difficult to come by. They can also raise concerns about environmental damage that could remain long after the economic benefits are gone. As I have tried to educate myself about these projects and the arguments surrounding them, however, I keep coming back to one word: trust. Whom do we trust to determine whether the risks are acceptable? Mining companies? Scientists? State regulators? Local elected leaders? And what happens when we no longer trust the institutions responsible for answering those questions? Distrust itself isn't necessarily unhealthy. The nation's founders built skepticism of concentrated power into the constitutional system, giving branches of government ways to check one another and protecting citizens' right to petition their government. Democracy doesn't require unquestioning trust. The problem comes when skepticism becomes so pervasive that people lose confidence in the institutions and processes meant to resolve disagreements. There is considerable evidence that we are living through such a moment. Only 17% of Americans say they trust the federal government to do

Marquette County, MI · 10-01

The Grand Rapids Press

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Michigan’s drought expanded last week, especially across the U.P.

The area of Michigan affected by at least abnormally dry conditions spread some last week. The Upper Peninsula is pictured in the drought map as being in a significant drought region. One thing to remember, sometimes unfortunately, is the drought status can become outdated very quickly, within two days. This...

Michigan · 10-02

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1st Annual Veterans Build set for October 12 at McClellan Meadows

Marquette County Habitat for Humanity is preparing for its inaugural Veterans Build on Monday, October 12, at McClellan Meadows, located at the intersection of Center Street and North McClellan Avenue in Marquette. The initiative aims to bring together military veterans, their families, and residents to tackle regional housing affordability by working on early-stage foundation and utility infrastructure. As ReStore Director Bob Howe recently explained, everyday activity at the Habitat ReStore directly fuels projects like this, as store sales and donations are converted directly into funding for local home construction.

Marquette County, MI · 10-01

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Gov. Whitmer appoints 2 UP residents to state commissions, task forces

UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed a number of people to various state boards and commissions, including two people from the U.P. George Lindquist of Negaunee will be appointed to Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission. The NRC has exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game and sportfish and is authorized to designate game species and authorize the establishment of the first open season for animals through the issuance of orders.

Michigan · 10-01

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Marquette Has Fewer Than 22,000 People—Remote Workers Arrived Before the Housing Supply Could Catch Up

Marquette Has Fewer Than 22,000 Residents. That claim is more useful when it is treated as a reporting question rather...

Marquette, MI · 09-28

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Marquette City adopts FY 2027 budget, higher utility costs expected for residents

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – The City of Marquette has adopted its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, with higher utility rates anticipated for residents in the near future. At a meeting Monday evening, city commissioners voted 7-0 to pass the $26.8 million general fund plan, under a total city budget of around $97 million dollars. This year for Marquette city residents, it’s expected that the average total utility bill will increase around $99 annually.

Marquette, MI · 09-28

MLive

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Michigan DNR offers tours of $50M conservation easement lands in Upper Peninsula

MUNISING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering public tours of privately owned land being considered for a new $50 million conservation easement in the central Upper Peninsula. The proposed Great Lakes Basin project covers a sprawling 152,000 acres of working forest, including extensive white-tailed deer...

Michigan · 09-30

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Marquette’s St. Peter Cathedral announces completion of bell tower restoration

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Construction workers put the finishing touches on Marquette’s St. Peter Cathedral on Tuesday. After a two-year restoration project, the scaffolding will finally come down next week. Father Brandon Oman, the pastor of St. Peter Cathedral, says it’s not just about preserving a building but also...

Marquette, MI · 09-29

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LSCP receives $100K for Central UP outdoor recreation website project

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A developing website will connect outdoor recreation in the Central U.P. It’s part of a greater goal the Lake Superior Community Partnership has to bolster economic development in Marquette and Delta Counties. The U.P. economic development hub is one of 10 Michigan organizations to receive funding for outdoor recreation projects from the state’s Community and Worker Economic Transition Office.

Marquette County, MI · 09-28

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Ishpeming City DDA provides update on new strategic plan

ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - The Ishpeming DDA and City Council discussed their plans and projects Monday evening. The joint meeting shared goals from formalizing trail preservation to building on blighted land. The DDA also offered an update on its new strategic plan. Community Planner Mark Miller says he finished gathering...

Ishpeming, MI · 09-28

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Delta County Nonmotorized Trails launches fundraiser to build Gladstone Community Bike Park

GLADSTONE, Mich. (WZMQ) – Last winter, the City of Gladstone approved a proposal for a new multi-use trail at the John & Melissa Besse Sports Park. Work is now underway, and the nonprofit responsible for the project is raising money to see it through to completion. Along the perimeter...

Gladstone, MI · 09-29

MLive

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Michigan pursuing new $50M conservation project for 152K acres in the U.P.

MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is pursuing a $50 million conservation easement covering more than 152,000 acres of working forest across the central Upper Peninsula, a project more than twice the size of the state’s recently completed Michigamme Highlands easement. This new Great Lakes...

Michigan · 09-28

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New Oktoberfest fundraiser aims to become annual fall tradition

MARQUETTE, Mich, (WZMQ) – Ore Dock Brewing Company had a little extra community spirit Sunday afternoon. United Way of Marquette County and Ore Dock teamed up for the inaugural Steins for Good, an Oktoberfest-inspired fundraiser that drew in community members for live music from The Knockabouts, a Stein holding contest, frozen shirt contest, pretzel eating contest, and locally brewed beer. Proceeds from the event support United Way’s work addressing food security, housing, youth opportunity, and other community needs across Marquette.

Marquette, MI · 09-27

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NMU volunteers clean veterans’ gravestones at Ishpeming Cemetery

People scrubbed gravestones clean at the Ishpeming Cemetery Saturday morning.

Ishpeming, MI · 09-27

WOWO News

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Rural Michigan Townships Face Growing Financial Pressure as Costs Rise and Revenue Falls Short

WATERSMEET, Mich. (WOWO) — Rural communities across Michigan are facing growing financial pressure as rising costs, limits on property-tax revenue, staffing shortages and complicated grant requirements leave some townships struggling to maintain roads, public safety and other basic services. In Watersmeet Township in the western Upper Peninsula, Supervisor Yvonne...

Michigan · 09-25