ESCANABA -- The cruise ship American Patriot, one of the vessels belonging to American Cruise Lines (ACL), tied up at the Municipal Dock in Escanaba earlier this week. ACL is one of three cruise lines that has made port in Escanaba this year. The others, Pearl Seas Cruises and Victory ...
ESCANABA -- Music Mondays, a weekday evening highlight that many Escanaba residents and live music fans look forward to, are almost over. One last show is on the schedule: Marrier Orchestra Revival, whose performance intended for July 13 was cancelled due to extreme heat. The weekly summer ...
DELTA COUNTY -- Saturday might be last day of National Farmers Market Week, but gatherings of outdoor vendors continue as summer chugs along. In Rapid River, a farmers market is held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Masonville Township Park. Hosted under a covered pavilion, the ...
1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2. 1952 — Bion Shively, 74, drives Sharp Note to victory in the third heat of the Hambletonian Stakes. 1982 — Speed Bowl wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats with 25-year-old Tom Haughton in the sulky, the youngest to win the Hambletonian. 1983 — Norway’s Grete Waitz takes the women’s marathon in the first world track and field championships at Helsinki, Finland. 1992 — Sergei Bubka, the world record-holder and defending Olympic champion, ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees of three decades ago was disinclined to indulge fantasies of becoming a pro football star, believing instead that baseball was the sport he'd play in college. “Look, I was 6-foot, 170 pounds,” the New Orleans Saints’ career passing leader said in an ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay's Micah Parsons doesn't know exactly when he will be cleared to play in an NFL game this season, but the All-Pro edge rusher is warning opponents to be ready for him to unleash the frustration that's built while he's been sidelined. Speaking with reporters ...
