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     In June of 1947, Kenneth Arnold, a civilian pilot and businessman, on a business flight from Chehalis to Yakima, Wash., reported seeing nine objects flying at a high rate of speed over Washington’s Mount Rainier.  The...

     Loring Air Force base was originally named Limestone Army Air Field, located in northern Maine in Limestone, not far from the Canadian border.  In 1954, President Eisenhower presented the widow of Major Charles Joseph...

     It’s most likely only a few of our current UMPI students know about our haunted campus.  Where the University of Presque Isle now stands was once known as St. John’s Episcopal Secondary School for Boys.  It was established...

    Following the D-Day invasion, thousands of German troops were captured and taken prisoner in Normandy.  Because of housing shortages in Britain, the United States was asked to assist in with the overflow of POWs.  Due to the...

    A group of Marines, carefully working together, side by side, raising the United States flag as it blows fiercely in the wind, upon a mountain of rumble and rock.  Victory is seen and the strength of unity emerges from the...

    Native Voices is a club that promotes Native American awareness within UMPI and the local community.  The club is open to all students who are interested in the Native American culture.  Native Voices president, Anna...