Community

DNR needs volunteers to mentor youth in outdoor recreation activities at UP State Fair

ESCANABA — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking local volunteers and community organizations to serve as mentors at the DNR Pocket Park during the upcoming Upper Peninsula State Fair, scheduled for Aug. 17-23. The one-acre park, located within the U.P. State Fairgrounds off U.S. Highway 2, provides hands-on outdoor recreation and skills training for youth. Volunteer duties during the fair include assisting children with catch-and-release fishing in the U.P.-shaped bluegill pond, supervising pellet gun and archery ranges, staffing the fire tower, and greeting ...

Health care-focused simulation workshop at Bay College

ESCANABA — Bay College is co-hosting a mini Simulation User Network event on the Bay College Escanaba campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Friday, July 17 in the Besse Health & Technology building and Joseph Heirman University Center, just off Danforth Road. The Great Lakes Mini SUN will target clinical educators from local hospitals, health care faculty members, surrounding Upper Peninsula colleges, simulation specialists, and high school ISD partners. The event is intended to educate participants about high-quality simulation and the importance it can play in nurse ...

5,000 awarded to Tri-County Safe Harbor

Community Foundation for Delta County Board of Trustee Member, Mr. Bob VanDamme and Mrs. Chris Lundin present a check in the amount of $5,000.00 to Mrs. Liz Reed, Executive Director and Ms. Mary Robus Board Vice-President of the Tri-County Safe Harbor, Inc from the Larry and Chris Lundin ...

Bay de Noc Returns to the National Stage

GLADSTONE — After an almost seven-year hiatus from the national tournament spotlight, Little and Big Bay de Noc have once again become a destination for some of the most prestigious professional walleye circuits in North America. The third leg of the Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops National ...

Rotary Club awards local scholarships

Entertainment schedule for Friday, June 26, 2026

(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday * Northern Sun Winery, 4 p.m. – Failte * The Sandlot in Niagara, Time TBA – Reflections Band * Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Leonore Hall and vocalist Debbie Scheriff * The Church Brewery in Bark River, 6 to 9 p.m. – Tom Edberg’s Sundown * Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6 to 9 p.m. – Jeff McNiven * Escanaba AmVets, 7 to 10 p.m. – Big Al and the Tomatas * Nahma General Store, 7 p.m. – Nahma Music Festival * Rapid River Pub, 7 to 10 p.m. – Roman Around * Fresh ...