Paladino’s Cafe Serves It Up Fresh, Local, and Fast
Marquette, MI – What makes a meal superb? Must it be fancy or expensive? Does it need exotic ingredients or a long poetic name? Is it the artful way it sits upon your plate? Sure, these elements all contribute to the experience of fine cuisine but what really makes a meal that will fill you […]
Marquette County Gears Up For U.P. 200 and Midnight Run
Premiere Dog Sled Races in Marquette Michigan
Marquette, MI. February 12th-16th 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the U.P. 200 and Midnight Run Sled Dog Races. The U.P. 200 is one of America’s premier 12-dog, mid-distance sled dog races drawing mushers from around the United States and Canada and is also an Iditarod qualifying race. In this year’s race we’ll see two […]
Huge Increases in Wastewater Threaten Escanaba River
Citizens Speak Out Against Permit That Will Allow For More Wastewater Dumping By The Humboldt Mill and Lowering of Water Quality in Escanaba River.
“It is profitable to let the world go to hell… the tyranny of the short term will prevail over the decades to come.” – Jørgen Randers There’s a battle brewing behind the scenes here in the Upper Peninsula, threatening wild rivers, fish habitat, our ‘pure’ Michigan water supply and ultimately, the health of our communities. […]
Call for 2015 Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival Logo Entries
Calling All Artists Inspired By The Spirit of Hiawatha
The Hiawatha Music Co-op is looking for artwork submissions for their 2015 Festival Logo Contest. All submissions are due by February 6, 2015, at 5 p.m. The winning design will appear in some form on all promotional materials for the 2015 Festival. This includes posters, mugs, programs and performer and worker T-shirts.In exchange for the […]
How To Make The Workplace Green
It’s easy to make your work space more friendly to humans and the environment and it can help save on expenses for everyone! Have you ever wondered how to make the workplace green? You can create a greener environment at home and the office with just a few small lifestyle changes. You’ve made adjustments […]
How To Ditch The Plastic Bags
Here are some easy things we can all do to cut the usage of plastic bags Get ideas on how to ditch the plastic bags from your life with a few small changes that are easy to adapt to every lifestyle. How to start? Here are some user-friendly suggestions that you can try in your […]
NMU Students Raise Awareness About Ethical Hunting
LOCAL HUNTERS PLEDGE TO ETHICAL PRACTICES THIS SEASON written by Trisha Larkin, Molly Rinckey, & Reggie Bowden of the NMU Environmental Campaigns Class PR432 Marquette, MI – Northern Michigan University Student sportsman and women are pledging to act ethically in the outdoors. They are pledging to protect and preserve the streams, lakes woods and fields […]
Hoop Houses Extend Growing Season
NMU Hoop House and MQT Food Co-op Partner to Teach Others About Growing Food in the U.P. written by Savannah Mallo Marquette, MI – The sound of blenders filled the Northern Michigan University Jacobetti Building Lobby Tuesday, Nov. 18 during a green smoothie and hoop house workshop. The workshop titled, “What the Kale Do I […]
Open Letter To The DNR: Will They Listen?
CITIZENS SPEAK OUT AS EAGLE MINE REQUESTS ANOTHER MINERAL LEASE TO DIG UP MORE LAND ON THE YELLOW DOG PLAINS Marquette, MI – As the mineral hungry Eagle Mine asks for additional privileges to dig up more land in the Yellow Dog Wilderness, the DNR has an opportunity to show local citizens who they are […]
What the Kale do I do with all these Vegetables?
NMU HOOP HOUSE TO HOST WORKSHOP ON GREEN SMOOTHIE MAKING written by students of the NMU Environmental Campaigns class, PR432 Marquette, Mich – With winter setting in, memories of summertime sunshine and lush green gardens may begin to fade, but students in an Environmental Campaigns class at NMU are keeping those green dreams alive by […]
