CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP — The person who was swept off Blackrocks in Marquette by a wave during intense conditions on Thursday was found deceased Friday morning. The 62-year-old man from the Calumet area was knocked down and pulled out into the lake shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday in what the ...
ESCANABA — Four people ran for three full-term seats on the Bay de Noc Community College Board of Trustees, while a partial term had two certified write-in candidates. One of the write-in candidates for the partial term was also on the ballot for a full term. Cory Kuchenberg, Nicholas ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Hundreds of people turned out on a cold and rainy Thursday to watch the official state Christmas tree be taken down on Iron Mountain’s North Side. The 60-foot spruce, which weighs 12,000 pounds, was cut by Quintin Olson, the son of Denny Olson, who was responsible for helping pick out the tree on Vulcan Street. Denny is a member of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget search and harvest crew, Michigan Association of Timbermen and the GLPTA. It was selected from among three large spruce trees in the yard of the Larry Riccio family, who ...
If you own a plumbing company, machine shop, construction business or another small business in the Upper Peninsula, you may be approaching a time when you are asking an important question: What will happen to my business when I retire? After spending 20, 30 or 40 years building your company, ...
ESCANABA -- Two events that began Friday are again open to guests at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday. One, the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo, occupies the Ruth Butler Building and serves to provide people who love the outdoors with equipment and ...
ESCANABA — A group of local volunteers received official city approval of their efforts to restore and repaint Escanaba's street markers. Last summer, Monte Morrison and the late Kevin Chown began restoring the street markers that remained from the original 660 placed in town as part of ...
