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UPword Staff
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Autonomous vessel to map the Great Lakes
Paula McCambridge
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
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Mackinac Island hosts briefing on upcoming Great Lakes cruising season
Jason M. Karel
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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SS Arlington discovered in Lake Superior
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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New scholarship helps students at Great Lakes Boat Building School
Brice Burge
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Temporary housing created for hundreds of Soo Locks workers
Rosemary Parker
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Kids and Education
Donation supports Great Lakes Boat Building School
Brice Burge
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Transportation
Sault Ste Marie dock recommissioned with state grant
Brice Burge
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Sustainability
Going green: Mackinac Island Ferry Company commits to Green Marine initiative
Richard Jenkins
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Boat-building school partners to promote marine careers
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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On the horizon: The first electric Mackinac Island ferry
Greg Tasker
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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A bold vision for the Straits of Mackinac
Greg Tasker
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Economic Development
New network expands worker education for boat-building industry
Brice Burge
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Great Lakes Boat Building School expands
Rosemary Parker
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Economic Development
Cruise line adds Escanaba as port
Brice Burge
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Economic Development
Sault Ste. Marie enters agreement to find dock space for cruise ships
Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Kids and Education
Great Lakes Boat Building School to expand Cedarville campus, groundbreaking planned
MJ Galbraith
Thursday, September 29, 2022
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MTU to Host Smart Ships Workshop at World’s First Freshwater Test Bed
Cyndi Perkins
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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