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Escanaba library joins statewide reading initiative

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ESCANABA — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a statewide summer reading initiative in partnership with public libraries, including the Escanaba Public Library, aimed at encouraging children to read, write and stay engaged with literacy activities over the summer months. Michigan ...

Garth Bluff Grocery to reopen

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GARTH — Garth Bluff Grocery, a small retail shop located near the northern end of County 513 T Road, has for decades been an easy stop for people living on and visiting the Stonington Peninsula. The place has been closed for a little over a year, but now, a new owner is prepared to reopen ...

Linking people and pups

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ESCANABA — A man who has a way with dogs and offers sought-after training services was also recently named “Business Person of the Year” by Upper Peninsula Business Today (UPBT). Dave Johnson, current owner and founder of Canine Connection, began professionally working with dogs about ...

UP sees ‘The Ford Boom’ in the 1920s

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IRON MOUNTAIN — For Henry Ford in the early 1900s, the Upper Peninsula wasn’t just a place to vacation, it offered opportunity and resources for his growing Ford Motor Company auto manufacturing operation. Ford, in turn, would put the U.P. — and Iron Mountain area, in particular — ...