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🌱 What did EPA testing reveal at a former L’Anse gas station?
And check out Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the L'Anse Patch calendar

Good morning L'Anse! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What did EPA testing reveal at a former L'Anse gas station?
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: A steady morning breeze, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
- Saturday: Mainly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EPA Changes Approach to Leaking Underground Tanks in Midwest (thedriller.com) — EPA's newer approach to investigating leaking underground tanks was recently used at a former gas station site in L'Anse, where tests showed no contamination had reached Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. That clean bill of health lets the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community move the property into protected trust while EPA continues similar work on Tribal lands across the region.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in L'Anse
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- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
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Saturday October 3
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- PAINT & SIP AUTUMN ART EVENT →
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Wednesday October 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Chad Borgen and The Collective at Keweenaw Brewing Company →
Keweenaw Brewing Company, Houghton
7:30 pm - 2026 Keweenaw Color Run →
600 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton
10:00 am - Legal Name Change Workshop - Keweenaw →
Hancock Community Hub, 417 Quincy St, Hancock
6:00 pm - Bob Zanotti - "Bring the Story of Your Ancestors to Life" →
Hancock History Hall, 399 Quincy Street, Hancock
6:30 pm - Houghton Business Association Meeting →
Houghton MI - Family Math Night
Dollar Baytamarack City Area k12 School Dollar Bay, MI 49922
6:00 pm - LGBTQ+ History and Trivia - Keweenaw →
Portage Lake District Library, 58 Huron St, Houghton
6:00 pm - Keweenaw Time Bank Orientation #2 →
Hancock Community Hub - Room 306, 417 Quincy Street, Hancock
5:30 pm - Keweenaw Time Bank Orientation #2 - October 2026 →
Hancock Community Hub - Room 306, 417 Quincy Street, Hancock
5:30 pm - Chad Borgen and The Collective →
The Bonfire, Houghton
7:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Baraga
- Marquette's St. Peter Cathedral announces completion of bell tower restoration (uppermichiganssource.com)
Houghton
- Canal colors attract residents and visitors to Houghton for some autumn fun (keweenawreport.com)
- Neoliberal Loops (mininggazette.com)
- Feet in the Waves: Poems of Lake Superior anthology launches (mtulode.com)
Calumet
- Dwane Jay Maki (keweenawreport.com)
Ok L'Anse! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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