LANSING – Sixteen projects along Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail, including four in the Upper Peninsula, will share $350,000 in grant funding. Each funded project will receive an amount up to $30,000.
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U.P. Scout finds beauty along Lake Superior, affects of fire on North Country Trail
GRAND MARAIS – Matt Knudsen, 16, of Escanaba started out from Taquamonen Falls on August 7 and backpacked to Grand Marais along the North Country Trail in five days. The more than 50 mile backpacking trip with his Boy Scout Troop took him through the burned area of the Duck Lake Fire along Lake Superior.
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Gibson appointed to state Community Corrections Board
LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Judge Beth Gibson of Newberry to the Michigan Community Corrections Board. The 13-member board advises the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections and is charged with approving many components of community corrections programs.
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Grants awarded for Great Lakes projects in U.P.
The cities of Marquette and St. Ignace are receiving Coastal Zone Management grants to help fund their waterfront projects. Other projects in the U.P. are being funded for the Michigan DNR and Michigan Technological University.
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