GWINN — Forsyth Forward invites the community and visitors from across the Upper Peninsula and beyond to gather for the first-ever Bigfoot and Bluegrass Festival, set for Friday and Saturday at Peter Nordeen Park in Gwinn. The two-day festival blends outdoor adventure, environmentalism, ...

ESCANABA — Scout Troop 411 did a cleanup Monday on U.S. 2 west of Escanaba as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program. Six youths and five adults participated in the cleanup. Assistant Scoutmaster Stacy Bingham introduced the Adopt-a-Highway program to ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp will celebrate the season with its Fall Fest and Quilt Auction taking place Saturday, Oct. 4. Participants can choose from two formats: onsite in person Oct. 4 or online in a virtual auction starting Wednesday through Oct. 4. The “live” Fall ...

HOUGHTON — The annual Parade of Nations takes place today in downtown Houghton. Now in its 36th year, the parade is set to start at 11 a.m. This year’s parade will feature Michigan Technological University students from 57 countries as they make their way from the J. Robert Van Pelt and ...

ESCANABA - A foghorn bellows somewhere on the placid Bay. Darkness and dampness hug the space around the steamer trunk. Travel worn and weary from many decades of development, growth and change, the sturdy trunk protected family treasures. A faded Christening gown, a hand-stitched quilt, ...

CHAMPION — Snowville Farms will have its annual Pumpkin Fest event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. This free event will offer kids games, hot cocoa and cider provided by the Westwood High School BPA, and will have pumpkins for sale — “From large to small, we have ’em all,” ...