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Gas prices on the rise
Posted: 02.20.2012 at 5:22 PM
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BARAGA COUNTY -- Temperatures aren't the only number rising lately.  Gas prices went up two cents so far this week.

This brings the current state average to $3.45 a gallon.  That's nearly 30 cents more than this time last year.

In Baraga County the price of gas is $3.42 a gallon on average, but The Pines has gas almost 20 cents cheaper.  Motorists say in this economy, it's not unusual to go out of the way to find a bargain.

"We all travel a lot and some of it is necessary. We always kind of plan a trip that we can stop here and fill up; having a lower price is very appealing," said motorist Herb Grenke.

Marquette comes in the highest in the state at $3.49 a gallon.  Ann Arbor has the lowest price at $3.45.

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