Western Region

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Art culture adds to a sense of place in Marquette

The internet is making it easier for artists in the Upper Peninsula to thrive in such a rural area. Writer Lucy Hough finds out what art culture looks like here in the U.P. and how it builds community.

A look at the future of iron mining as an industry

Source: The Northwestern

Ice biking video shows a new side of winter sports

Source: Adventure Journal

Brockway Mountain acquired by township

Source: The Republic of Columbus

Statewide trail system to be discussed

Source: Detroit Free Press

Author spurs tongue-in-cheek effort to name a state slug

Source: News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri

Invasive species may be to blame for loon deaths

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle

Jackson National Life Insurance Company hires MTU students to work IT department
New approach to business: Apps that help in everyday tasks

Remember the days of stacks of business cards and landlines? Smartphone and tablet technology has ushered in a new era of doing business and here are a few apps that help make day-to-day tasks just a little bit easier and more efficient.

Eagle Harbor lighthouse, March 2013
Malone’s Lens: Frozen in time

There's been plenty of snowfall this winter, and the lakeshores across the Upper Peninsula have seen the brunt of it. Managing photographer Shawn Malone captured this photo of a lighthouse--a moment frozen in time.

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