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Keweenaw Now: First Friday in Calumet to offer Art Walk, New Chamber Music Concert Aug. 7
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Friday, August 07, 2015. First Friday in Calumet to offer Art Walk, New Chamber Music Concert Aug. 7. Photography by Eric Munch. (Photo © 2015 Eric Munch and courtesy Paige Wiard Gallery). CALUMET - First Friday, Aug. 7, in Calumet will offer both the traditional Art Walk, with exhibits and receptions in several galleries, and a New Chamber Music Concert at the Calumet Art Center. Galerie Bohème: New art by Margo McCafferty. Paige Wiard Gallery: Two photographers. Photography by Mark Gregg. (Photo &#...
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Keweenaw Now: Updated: Lawsuit filed against Kennecott subsidiary for water pollution at Flambeau Mine site
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Updated: Lawsuit filed against Kennecott subsidiary for water pollution at Flambeau Mine site. With information from Wisconsin Resources Protection Council. According to the suit, the mining company is violating federal law by discharging pollutants - including potentially toxic metals like copper, iron and zinc - into the Flambeau River and a tributary known as "Stream C" that flows across the company’s property. For too long, Flambeau Mining Company has ignored its obligation...
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Keweenaw Now: Guest article: The Political Project of MCRC v. EPA, Part 3: Sunlight and Skullduggery
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015. Guest article: The Political Project of MCRC v. EPA, Part 3: Sunlight and Skullduggery. By Louis V. Galdieri. Posted on Louis V. Galdieri's blog on Aug. 3, 2015. Third in a Series. Dill was among those urging that the state should exchange School Trust Lands in the Boundary Waters area for 30,000 acres of Superior National Forest.* Since by law. Dill understood this much: if there is hell to be found in Superior National Forest, there is probably no better way to bring it out.
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Keweenaw Now: Two Keweenaw state parks picked for best campground in Lake Superior Magazine’s 2015 ‘Best of the Lake’ readers' poll
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015. Two Keweenaw state parks picked for best campground in Lake Superior Magazine’s 2015 ‘Best of the Lake’ readers' poll. From Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Cover of September 2015 issue of Lake Superior Magazine. Image courtesy Michigan Department of Natural Resources). We are very proud of our park and our efforts at customer service," said Bonnie Harrer, Michigan Department of Natural Resources' office support at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. Winners were deter...
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Keweenaw Now: Citizens question DEQ's wastewater discharge permit for Eagle Mine's Humboldt Mill; deadline for comments is Aug. 3
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Sunday, August 02, 2015. Citizens question DEQ's wastewater discharge permit for Eagle Mine's Humboldt Mill; deadline for comments is Aug. 3. SWUP is a grassroots environmental nonprofit based in Marquette and dedicated to protecting the wild lands and freshwater resources of the Upper Peninsula. On the modified NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) permit can be received up to Aug. 3, 2015. MDEQ announces NPDES permit modification. SWUP concerned about Outfalls 002 and 003. In a letter...
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Keweenaw Now: 6/21/15 - 6/28/15
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Friday, June 26, 2015. Portage Library to host Summer Reading Program Opening Day family activities, Used Book Sale June 27. Parents and kids enjoy making their own ice cream sundaes during the 2014 Portage Lake District Library Summer Reading Program Opening Day activities. This Saturday, June 27, 2015, the library's community room will again be the scene of ice cream sundaes and craft activities for the whole family. ( Keweenaw Now. The "Every Hero Has a Story" Summer Reading Program will continue thro...
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Keweenaw Now: 7/5/15 - 7/12/15
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Friday, July 10, 2015. Musician Ben Weaver, cycling around Lake Superior, to perform at Portage Lake District Library July 12. Musician Ben Weaver will perform at the Portage Lake District Library Sunday, July 12. (Poster courtesy Portage Lake District Library). HOUGHTON - The Portage Lake District Library, the Friends of the Land of Keweenaw (FOLK), and the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) will sponsor his performance at 7:30 pm on Sunday, July 12. At the Portage Lake District Library.
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Keweenaw Now: 7/12/15 - 7/19/15
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Saturday, July 18, 2015. Calumet Art Center holds Grand Opening of new Heritage Rose Garden. From Calumet Art Center. Photos by Emily Newhouse. Visitors to the Calumet Art Center enjoy the July 3 Grand Opening of the Center's new Heritage Rose Garden. (Photos © and courtesy Emily Newhouse unless otherwise indicated.). Calumet Township Supervisor Paul Lehto and other volunteers helped with tilling and provided the wood-chip mulch, pictured here. In mid-May 24 students from Carroll College in Milwaukee enr...
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Keweenaw Now: Richard Reese's "What Is Sustainable": reviews and reactions
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Thursday, April 05, 2012. Richard Reese's "What Is Sustainable": reviews and reactions. A few months ago. Posted an ad for. A new book by Richard Reese, a former Keweenaw resident now living in Portland, Oregon. A few years ago Reese was a guest writer for our original Keweenaw Now. Web site, keweenawnow.com,. Recently several of our readers read Reese's book. Joanne Thomas. Of Allouez, reader and researcher for. And compiled their comments, along with her own, for this article.]. Not to be confused with...