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A L’Anse Family of Five Got Stranded on the Rocks in the Middle of Keweenaw Bay, and the DNR Brought Them All Home Safe
Their 31-foot sailboat ran up on the rocks halfway across the bay. Two conservation officers had them back on shore within the hour. A family of five from L'Anse made it home safe this…
For the First Time Ever, Wheelchair Users Can Roll Right Up to the Brink of Tahquamenon Falls
A new 1,100-foot accessible boardwalk has replaced the steep 94-step staircase that kept the U.P.'s most famous waterfall out of reach for…
A Florida Man Torched Four State Police Cruisers in the U.P., Then Shot at the Troopers Who Came for Him.
A Chippewa County judge called it a premeditated, ambush-style attack built to lure officers into a kill zone A Florida man who…
Five Pilots Are Flying U.P. Kids Over Tahquamenon Falls This Sunday — and It Won’t Cost a Dime
This Sunday, five planes are touching down at the Luce County Airport in Newberry on a mission that has nothing to do…
Extreme Fire Danger Has Taken Hold of the U.P. and Crews Are Already Putting Out Flames
If you have been thinking about burning a brush pile, lighting a bonfire, or torching that winter's worth of yard waste this…
A U.P. Family Is Racing to Save the 100-Year-Old Toonerville Trolley Before It’s Scrapped
For nearly a century, the Toonerville Trolley carried families deep into the Tahquamenon wilderness on a narrow-gauge track most people never knew…
Thousands Drive Past This Tiny U.P. Town Every Day — Almost Nobody Knows Its Story
If you've ever driven US-41 between Escanaba and Iron Mountain, you've passed right through it. A bend in the highway, a railroad…
Your Pet Could Be a Calendar Star — And It Helps U.P. Shelter Animals
Got a dog who thinks he's the main character? A cat who poses like she's already famous? This one's for you. The…
A U.P. University Has Been Releasing Atlantic Salmon Into the Same River for 40 Years — and Tomorrow They’re Celebrating
It happens every spring. Thousands of young Atlantic salmon, raised by hand inside a U.P. university's hatchery, make their way into the…
If You Find a Fawn Curled Up Alone This Month, the Kindest Thing You Can Do Is Walk Away
It happens every June. You're out walking the property, or the kids spot something in the tall grass, and there it is…