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  • A picture from Eagle Harbor in the Upper Peninsula. The large green ridge you see in the background is the Greenstone Flow, which forms the spine of both the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale. The "fingers" of black rock you see extending into Lake Superior are also lava flows--though much smaller--that were the "last gasps" of the Midcontinent Rift System.
    Stateside
    Why does the U.P. have a volcanic ridge?
    April Van Buren
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula might not be the first spot you think of when someone says "volcano," but maybe it should be! Around 1.1 billion years ago, a rift volcano started producing massive amounts of lava in the region. That volcano (with the help of some glaciers around 10,000 years ago) formed some of the Upper Peninsula's most iconic landscapes — including Lake Superior!
  • Lt. Gov traveling to South America on trade mission
    Steve Carmody
    Lt. Governor Brian Calley is leading a trade delegation to South America this weekend. The intent of the trip is to meet with local leaders and avoid an…