Eagle Mine part of new Guinness World Record

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published January 25, 2022 at 9:40 AM EST

The Eagle Mine in Marquette County recently teamed up with Porsche to break a Guinness World Record.

Porsche’s team accomplished the greatest altitude change ever achieved by an electric car – 4,842.967 meters, or just over three miles, and traveled more than 1,398 miles to do it.

Here’s how they did it: Journey to Pikes Peak: Guinness World Record set in Taycan Cross Turismo - YouTube

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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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