Michigamme, MI

MICHIGAMME, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) - Back in October 2025, My UP News reported that Camp Michigamme is set to close its doors for good. Supporters of the c...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said that more than 73,000 acres of the Michigamme Highlands in the Upper Peninsula is now protected thanks to grant funding.

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Tuesday met with project partners at Presque Isle Park in Marquette to celebrate the recent acquisition of a conservation easement in the Michigamme Highlands area over Marquette, Baraga and Iron counties. The easement is over 73,000 acres and includes Mount Arvon, 96 lakes and ponds, 37 miles […]

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KERRY HECKMAN, DNR   Among the wildest of Michigan's wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has so...

MARQUETTE — Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly spectacular. Now, thanks entirely to grant funding, more than 73,000 acres of […]

By BRENDA MOSELEY news@yourdailyglobe.com MICHIGAMME - During evening campfires at Camp New Day U.P., 11-year-old Lane Walker picks up the talking stick to share his thoughts with fellow campers. "It's hard using the talking stick during the last days," Lane said of the week-long camp at Presbytery Point in Michigamme. "I wait all year for this camp and know it's ending....