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Kelly's Harbour is part of a 1,800-hectare parcel for sale near Terrace Bay, Ontario.

Upper Peninsula Power Plant to Remain Open

WE Energies and Wolverine Power Collective have joined forces to clean up, modernize and keep open a Marquette coal plant, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Wolverine will become a minority owner of WE Energies’ Presque Isle Power Plant and invest “$130 million to $140 million in environmental controls that will enable the power plant to meet federal environmental rules aimed to protect air quality and public health,” the Journal Sentinel reports. The deal will preserve 170 jobs at the plant and create 100 construction jobs.

For Sale

The city of Duluth has put the Park Point fire hall on the auction block, reports the Duluth News Tribune. Built in 1930, the building has fallen into disrepair of late and was shuttered last summer. Some city council members have raised concerns about the auction of the building, but it is still scheduled for now. The city will sell the beachfront property to the highest bidder at a live auction on Dec. 14. The minimum bid? $175,000.

Here’s another for sale parcel: A 1,800-hectare parcel (that’s roughly 4,500 acres), which includes more than 30 kilometres (or 18.6 miles) of shoreline, is for sale near Terrace Bay, Ontario. The property has already drawn the interest of developers, environmental groups and public entities, reports CBC News.

Pictured Rocks’ Chris Case Retires

Chris Case, the longtime facility manager at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, will retire Dec. 1 after 38 years with the National Parks Service. He’s worked at Pictured Rocks since 1989.

Chris graduated from Northland College in 1974 with an environmental studies degree. He spent more than 20 years implementing green technologies at the lakeshore, including solar energy and environmentally friendly bio-fluids/lubricants, and taught more than 60 classes on environmental leadership during his tenure at Pictured Rocks. He also recently received the Superior Service Award of the Department of the Interior.

A TOP COLLEGE COMMUNITY: The Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior is one of the best metropolitan areas for college students, ranking 14th this year in the small metros category of the American Institute for Economic Research’s annual index. More from the Duluth News Tribune.

STUDENT PAPERS HONORED: The University of Minnesota Duluth’s student newspaper, the UMD Statesman, won two Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show awards this year: top-10 finishes for both its website and weekly print edition. Also: Northern Michigan University’s The North Wind took third place for its website.

VIDEO: Via MinnPost, the “sights and sounds of Minnesota’s North Shore in November,” by photographer Altamish Osman.

‘TIS THE SEASON: The 6^th annual “Christmas by the Lake” CD, featuring top regional musicians, is on sale now. All of the profits will benefit the Northern Lights Foundation and Flood Homes with Hope. Pick one up at Super One stores in the Twin Ports, Pam’s Hallmark in the Miller Hill Mall or LundeenProductions.com.

+ Twin Ports Super Ones will also sell calendars to raise money for the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center. The “Celebrating Their Service” calendar recreates famous WWII movie scenes and historical images using well-known Duluth-Superior individuals.

A SPEEDY SALUTE: Jim Thompson of Ashland, Wisconsin, walked into the local Quicken Loans office merely for some financing. A few weeks later, the Vietnam veteran’s photo, along with those of 249 other veterans, adorned the car of NASCAR driver Ryan Newman. The Ashland Daily Press has the story.

A Look at the Week Ahead

Saturday, Dec. 1: The Poor Artists Sale in Calumet, Michigan.

Through Dec. 2: “Disney on Ice” at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

Tuesday, Dec. 4: The Northland College Winds kick off their holiday series with “Christmas in the Wind.”