Stories tagged: "Upper Penninsula"

Michigan Life A gray wolf pictured during his first day in his enclosure. The gray wolf or grey wolf, also known as the timber wolf or western wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America.
Michigan Life Michigan’s Gray Wolves Have Long Been Protected and Studied. Now They’re at the Center of a Political Battle.

The gray wolf culling in Wisconsin was less a hunt and more of a "killing spree," according to a Fish and Wildlife Services expert. Would Michigan's hunt go the same way?

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 14, 2021 4:34 pm EDT
Michigan Life In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo, provided by the National Park Service, a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerges from her cage as it is released at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species' population at the Lake Superior national park, scientists said Monday, July 12, 2021.
Michigan Life Wolf Populations Rebounding on Michigan’s Isle Royale

Two litters of wolf pups likely raised Isle Royale's population to over a dozen. That's great news for the national park's strained ecosystem.

Associated Press Associated Press July 14, 2021 10:35 am EDT
Environment Mother homeschooling son at laptop (Image via Getty Images)
Environment Thousands of Michigan Households Don’t Have Access to Internet. Here’s Where It’s Worst

There are thousands of households in Michigan that do not have access to basic internet connection.

Yousef Mawry December 21, 2020 5:37 pm EST
Health Students at Marquette University with compete against students from neighboring Upper Peninsula colleges to give the most flu shots this season.
Health Upper Peninsula Universities Race to Give the Most Flu Shots

The winning school gets a trophy, but it’s the bragging rights (and protected health) that these Yooper students covet.

Associated Press Associated Press October 28, 2020 10:33 am EDT
Michigan Life This raging river in northern Michigan looks completely different from above. (Image by Franz Knight)
Michigan Life A Stunning Drone Tour of What Makes Michigan Great

Waterfalls, lakes, cliffs, natural springs, and miles and miles of wild coastline. Welcome to the Great Lakes State.

Franz Knight Franz Knight July 13, 2020 5:43 pm EDT

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Looking down from Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island with a view of rolling grassy hill to the port at the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Environment ‘The Greatest Bass Fishing in the World’: Michigan Plans Historic Investment in Public Parks
Image via Shutterstock Health 1 in 4 Rural Michigan Hospitals Is in Danger of Closing, Even During a Pandemic. Here’s Why.
Michigan Life A 2021 Michigan Beer Lovers Bucket List: Must-Try Beers, Breweries, and Locales
A gray wolf pictured during his first day in his enclosure. The gray wolf or grey wolf, also known as the timber wolf or western wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. Michigan Life Michigan’s Gray Wolves Have Long Been Protected and Studied. Now They’re at the Center of a Political Battle.
Michigan Life Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson initially designed the U-2 around the F-104 Starfighter fuselage. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Michigan Life As Racist Statues Come Down, One UP Town Honors 3 of Its Greatest Residents With a New Memorial

Ishpeming was home to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, aircraft designer, and Michigan Supreme Court justice turned author. New bronze sculptures will celebrate their legacies.

Associated Press Associated Press June 30, 2020 3:45 pm EDT
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Business How Northern Michigan Businesses Are Welcoming Customers Back

Restaurants are operating under a new normal, but cooped-ed up Michiganders are eager to get social again. Even if from a distance.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain May 28, 2020 5:24 pm EDT