Upper Peninsula

An Upper Peninsula town is battling retail giant Walmart over property taxes.

An Upper Peninsula university is closing its doors after this semester.

Michigan’s longest dog sled race has been canceled for the first time in history.The Upper Peninsula Dog Sled Association announced today the UP200 - along with its Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30 - are all canceled due to poor weather conditions.Association President Darlene Walch said days of warm weather and rain showers last night melted too much snow on sections of the 220-mile track.

Gray wolves have been a source of tension between farmers, hunters, and conservationists in the Upper Peninsula. But a recent state survey shows wolf populations have been stable at around 600 for the last decade, and advocates hope support for wolves continues to grow.

The wolf population in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has now been stable for over a decade.The Department of Natural Resources released the findings of its 2022 wolf survey on Tuesday.

Residents in Luce, Mackinac, Alger, and Schoolcraft counties can now submit tests for COVID-19, RSV, and influenza via drop box at no cost.

Parts of eastern Chippewa County, including Detour and Drummond Island, will likely not gain internet access or working landlines for another 24-36 hours.

MARQUETTE, MI— Upper Peninsula leaders told Governor Gretchen Whitmer what they need from the state’s new Office of Rural Development at a roundtable at NMU Wednesday.Housing and childcare continue to be the biggest obstacles to drawing people to less populated regions. Whitmer noted there’s still money on the table after the latest budget was passed, and input from rural areas on how those dollars should be employed is critical.

A ski jump in the western Upper Peninsula is getting $20 million dollars for upgrades.

Visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will have to pay to enter the park next year.