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ABJ found alive in dramatic summer for world’s oldest loon

A recent spotting of the world’s oldest loon has calmed concerns over the health and safety of the bird after he split from his longtime mate and lost his preferred nesting location. According to Damon McCormick of Common Coast Research & Conservation: ABJ, who turns 36 this month, was last seen over a month ago, idling alone on H Pool after breaking the tip of his upper mandible. But on Sunday a visitor to the Refuge, Louis Good of Northern Michigan University, spotted him along the Marshland Wildlife Drive, superficially looking none the worse for wear, and suggesting that in his foraging strategies he has adapted to life with a damaged bill. Surprisingly, he was observed with a second loon, and in a location - the western end of E Pool that this spring was the established territory of another color-marked Seney male, a 16-year-old known as Blue Nevada. It is possible that, against expectation, ABJ has designs on more than just solitary feeding this season; we hope to know more soon.
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State Champs

The Munising Mustangs boys track and field team is the 2023 MHSAA U.P. Division 3 Champions after defeating roughly 30 schools in Kingsford on Saturday, June 3.
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DNR asks anglers to share details of muskellunge fishing trips

Don’t forget to participate in the muskellunge angler survey to help Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologists obtain valuable data on this important sport fish. “Muskellunge are difficult to survey, so biologists are dependent upon information provided by anglers to help us manage this species, says DNR fisheries biologist Neal Godby in Gaylord.
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How High is Too High?

Many crops thrive in high-humidity settings, both in growth and storage. It’s no surprise that many produce growers intentionally create high-humidity environments on their farms for growing or storing produce, such as in storage rooms for apples or indoor growing rooms for mushrooms.
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Munising Marketplace, Fire Hall projects continue

The Munising City Commission approved two economic development zones to further the progress of two downtown developments. Conducting public hearings at the start of the regular bimonthly meeting on Wednesday, June 7 at Munising City Hall, the city commission voted in favor of creating an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the old city fire hall at the corner of Munising Avenue and Lynn Street and a Commercial Redevelopment District for the Munising Marketplace project on Superior Street between Birch and Maple Streets.
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Briefs

The annual Pictured Rocks Days, or also known asYoopers Ride Free Days, will be in Munising this Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. The event is one of the largest festivals of the year in Alger County and will feature over 100 vendors near Bayshore Park. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.
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Child victim cases hit circuit court

Three cases regarding child victims were on the docket for 11th Circuit Court motion day on Tuesday, June 6 in Munising. Matthew Cooley, the second man caught in a cybersting organized by the Alger County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement groups in the Upper Peninsula, was arraigned on two counts relating to the sting.
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