July 20th is Lake Superior Day! This years theme is "Let's Go Fly a Kite" to symbolize clean energy sources like wind power. Last year communities participated in Lake Superior Day with dragon boat races, beach clean ups, musical concerts, library displays, church services, and signed proclamations. Visit www.superiorforum.info or call (715)682.1489 for more information.
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By JOHN PEPIN, Journal Munising Bureau
POSTED: July 1, 2008
Email: "Kennecott permit hearing to continue"
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A 5-mile walk from Brighton Beach to Leif Erikson Park with rally and music at Leif Erikson
10:00 a.m. Gather at Brighton Beach-63rd Ave. & Congdon Blvd., just past Lester River
11:00 a.m. Walk Started
1:30 p.m. Walk finishes at Leif Erikson Park
2:00 p.m. Rally & Music at Leif Erikson Park
Speakers
Rick Defore, Dultuh American Indian Commission Wis. State [...]
When: July 24, 2008 4:30pm-7:30pm
Where: American Legion Post 43 5554 River Rd., Stephenson
Cost: Adults $7 Children $5
The Front 40 is a grassroots environmental organization working to keep the Menominee River clean for us and generations to come. Join us for supper and a chance to talk about plans to save the Menominee River from a [...]
LANSING (AP) — Key lawmakers reached a deal Monday to strengthen the state’s regulation of large-scale water withdrawals, paving the way for Michigan to approve a regional agreement preventing Great Lakes water from being sent elsewhere.
The legislation may reach Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s desk by the end of the week, with votes coming as early as [...]
School: Leland Public School
Introduced By: Kenyon McFarlane and Sarah Jane Crimmins
Grade: 9
A bill to place a ban on metallic sulfide mining throughout the state of Michigan.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Section 1: This bill shall apply to all persons/companies in the state of Michigan.
Section 2: Persons/companies shall be defined as all businesses, corporations, [...]
EPA outlines plan for Gilt Edge cleanup
By Journal staff
The federal caretakers of the former Gilt Edge Mine south of Deadwood are seeking public comment on a $58 million plan to treat water and remove or seal pollution sources at the defunct open-pit gold mine.
The Gilt Edge Mine was part of a mining district that bore [...]
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Mining company surveys Marquette County by air
Associated Press
10:49 AM CDT, June 17, 2008
MARQUETTE, Mich.
A company hoping to operate a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula already is looking for other possible mining sites in the area.
Kennecott Minerals Co. is conducting an aerial survey of western Marquette County. A plane is flying a grid [...]
Press Release: National Native Day of Prayer,
Friday, June 20th, 2008:
Aztalan to Koshkonong Mounds Run
Observances and ceremonies will be held across the country on Friday, June 20, to mark the 2008 National Day of Prayer to Protect Native American Sacred Places. The events serve to emphasize the need for Congress to enact a cause [...]
