Emergency repair to cause power outage in and around L'Anse

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published February 16, 2024 at 7:42 AM EST

L'ANSE, MI— A power outage is planned for the L’Anse area Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Village Manager Robert LaFave says the American Transmission Company needs to do an emergency repair on one of its transmission lines.

Power will be out from 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 17^th through 7 a.m. on Sunday, February 18^th. The Village of L’Anse, L’Anse Township, Aura, Skanee, Herman, and other areas will be without electricity, including REA and UPPCO customers.

ATC says if the work isn’t done immediately, it could cause an even longer outage.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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