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LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the winner of the 2022 State of the State art contest is Grace Murtha of Hemlock Middle School. The governor selected the winner from five student finalists out of nearly 800 students who submitted their artwork from around the state. The winning art piece will be featured on the 2022…

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Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for 2022 spring, summer and fall and winter 2022-2023 residencies. The program is open to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the unique northern wilderness setting of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park – also known as…

The post Artists sought for Artist-in-Residence program at Porcupine Mountains January 12, 2022 first appeared on Broadcast-everywhere.net.

LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Natural Resources Commission, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board, and the Michigan Craft Beverage Council.   Natural Resources Commission   M. David Anthony, of Bark River, is currently retired after owning and operating the Northern Sun Winery and serving as the director of community development and government affairs for…

The post Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions January 7, 2022 first appeared on Broadcast-everywhere.net.

Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA board member Mikel Classen (Sault Ste. Marie) initiated the effort as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. writers in other Michigan state literary circles. Classen said, “Traditionally, recognition of…

The post U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List January 4, 2022 first appeared on Broadcast-everywhere.net.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Straits Area Snowmobile Club have reached a grant agreement for trail grooming over 101 miles of state-managed trails in the southeastern Upper Peninsula. Recently, the DNR alerted snowmobilers to avoid the area as trails would not be groomed indefinitely while an agreement…

The post DNR reaches snowmobile trail-grooming agreement for eastern UP trails December 22, 2021 first appeared on Broadcast-everywhere.net.