Baraga, Michigan

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• Find out more about the Canathon.
  

  The TV6 Canathon has had an enormous impact on the community since the event began back in 1982.A At that time, the Marquette County Food pantries found an increased need for assistance due to lay-offs in the ...

• Less deer and fewer hunters
  

  Fewer deer harvested andA fewer hunters in the woods, that's the story so far for Upper Michigan's 2008 firearm deer season.

• Gas prices drop again
  

  Michigan's gas prices are now at their lowest level since 2005. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is $1.76, down 20 cents from just a week ago.

• Four injured in Baraga crash
  

  Four people are recovering after a car crash Sunday evening in Baraga. According to the State Police, 38-year-old Cathy Labeau of Baraga was driving on Bayshore Road around 6:00 in the evening.

• As bees die, Keweena Bay Indian Community adults, teens actively protect pollinators
  

  Tribal youth build butterfly houses; adults restore beauty, native plants to Sand Point on Lake Superior L'Anse, Mich.

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  Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 6:54 a.m. 1431st National Guard unit to deploy The 1431st Michigan Army National Guard unit out of Calumet is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in less than a month.

• Tonight on TV6 Sunday
  

  Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 5:34 p.m. These are your stories for Sunday October 26, 2008.

• MPSC Opens 41 Dockets to Assist in Orderly Implementation of New...
  

  The Michigan Public Service Commission today issued 41 orders to assist in the orderly implementation of Michigan's new energy laws for the state's municipally-owned electric utilities.

• DNR Offers Sale of State-Owned Land from Land Review Project
  

  State-owned land in 28 counties is being offered for sale as a result of the Department of Natural Resources' review of state-owned property.

• Unemployment Insurance Agency to Hold Free Ui Seminar for U.P. Employers on November 13 in Baraga
  

  OCTOBER 16, 2008 - Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency will be holding a free seminar in November for Upper Peninsula employers about the state's unemployment insurance tax and benefit programs.

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  Pioneer Surgical in Marquette will soon infiltrate one of the fastest growing markets for spine products Sometimes we report on our own posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 10:02 AM The following is an ...

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  One citizena s kindness helps heal the Kingsford community. Co-op kicks off open house, fall fest posted on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 4:00 PM Marquette Food Co-op hosted first ever Baraga Neighborhood Fall ...

• Mother moose's slaying has U.P. town angry
  

  Some residents of the Upper Peninsula town of Ishpeming are furious at police officers and a state biologist who killed a female moose that wandered into town, leaving its twin calves to fend for themselves ...

• Frost Advisory: Michigan
  

  CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 30S INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN FROST FORMATION.

• Baraga State Park Hosts a 'GO-Get Outdoors' Halloween Harvest Festival
  

  Baraga State Park will host its third annual "Fall Harvest Festival" event on Friday and Saturday, Sept.12-13. On Friday, visitors can enjoy an "Owls, Bats and Other Creatures of the Night" program beginning at ...

• DNR Seeks Input Into Upper Peninsula Forest Planning Process
  

  The Department of Natural Resources today announced a series of meetings in September to provide information and receive public comment on proposed management areas for a Regional State Forest Management Plan ...

• DNR Hosts Open House in Baraga Forest Management Unit Sept. 9
  

  The Department of Natural Resources will host an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 9, to provide information and receive public comment on proposed forest management treatments for 2010 in the Baraga management ...

• Sturgeon River Gorge added to national forest
  

  The 2,000-acre Sturgeon River Gorge near Baraga in the Upper Peninsula has been added to the Ottawa National Forest.

• MDOT offers free engineering curriculum to U.P. schools
  

  WHAT: The Michigan Department of Transportation is offering a new program, Transportation and Civil Engineering , designed to interest middle and high school students in transportation and civil engineering ...

City Description

Baraga is a village in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga. The village is located in Baraga Township on the L'Anse Bay on Lake Superior at the junction of US-41 and M-38. The Baraga ZIP code 49908 also serves areas of northern and northwestern Baraga Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.32%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 544 households, and 326 families residing in the village. The population density was 569.6 per square mile (219.5/km²). There were 605 housing units at an average density of 268.2/sq mi (103.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 68.79% White, 0.16% African American, 23.97% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 6.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. 25.5% were of Finnish, 9.9% French, 9.2% German and 6.3% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 544 households out of

City Contained By:

• Baraga County
• Michigan

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 5.95697265377 km squared

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