IT’S OPEN
The Escanaba High School marching band performed before the ribbon-cutting to open Ludington Street yesterday. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People watch the historic reopening of a newly-replaced old road from the Escanaba Upper Elementary. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People applaud after the ribbon has been cut to officially reopen Ludington Street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People stand behind the ribbon waiting for the big moment. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Radio Results Network's Mike Daniels speaks. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Craig Woerpel, Downtown Development Authority director, gestures to Tony Lambert in his 2022 Corvette. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Escanaba City Council members Mark Ammel and Tyler Dubord ride on a fire truck in yesterday's parade. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Recreation Assistant Eric LaPalm and Lineman / Crew Lead Andrew Kolich grin out the window of a City of Escanaba Electric Department vehicle in the parade yesterday afternoon. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Brittany and Josh Hoogerhyde, along with six-month-old Australian Shepherd pup Sonny and Murray, cruise down Ludington Street in the golf cart that carried restaurant-goers between Swedish Pantry and city parking lots during downtown construction. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
An Escanaba Public Safety officer operates a drone. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Jon Harris bicycles slowly down Ludington Street as part of the ceremonial parade down the newly-completed road. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Highlighted businesses were The Beaten Path, Water Lily Gifts and Gather, Swedish Pantry and CK Downtown Martini Lounge. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The parade lineup began with a 1979 Trans Am and a 2022 Chevrolet Corvette -- after the Public Safety vehicles, or course. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A gentleman waits for the start of the downtown parade from one of the new benches. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A 1979 Trans Am approaches the parade start. The classic car was featured to recognize Curt and Kelly Spaulding's opening of CK Downtown Martini Lounge. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A woman watches the parade from a new bench on the sixth block of Ludington Street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A stage in the street in front of the Escanaba Marketplace, facing east, offered media a slightly elevated view of the ribbon-cutting. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Delta County Chamber of Commerce Director Vickie Micheau speaks at the ceremony to open Escanaba's main street to traffic for the first time since April. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
City council members, business owners, the former city manger and many more attended yesterday's ribbon-cutting. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The greater Escanaba community prepares to unveil a new main street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Citizens gather at the Escanaba Martketplace for a celebration to re-open Ludington Street following a massive two-year project. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Near the front of the crowd just prior to the ribbon-cutting are Lisa LaLonde, Josh and Brittany Hoogerhyde, Tyler Dubord and Jim McNeil. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The marching band from Escanaba High School played during yesterday's ceremony to welcome people back to downtown. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The Escanaba High School marching band performed before the ribbon-cutting to open Ludington Street yesterday. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People watch the historic reopening of a newly-replaced old road from the Escanaba Upper Elementary. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People applaud after the ribbon has been cut to officially reopen Ludington Street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
People stand behind the ribbon waiting for the big moment. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Radio Results Network's Mike Daniels speaks. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Craig Woerpel, Downtown Development Authority director, gestures to Tony Lambert in his 2022 Corvette. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Escanaba City Council members Mark Ammel and Tyler Dubord ride on a fire truck in yesterday's parade. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Recreation Assistant Eric LaPalm and Lineman / Crew Lead Andrew Kolich grin out the window of a City of Escanaba Electric Department vehicle in the parade yesterday afternoon. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Brittany and Josh Hoogerhyde, along with six-month-old Australian Shepherd pup Sonny and Murray, cruise down Ludington Street in the golf cart that carried restaurant-goers between Swedish Pantry and city parking lots during downtown construction. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
An Escanaba Public Safety officer operates a drone. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Jon Harris bicycles slowly down Ludington Street as part of the ceremonial parade down the newly-completed road. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Highlighted businesses were The Beaten Path, Water Lily Gifts and Gather, Swedish Pantry and CK Downtown Martini Lounge. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The parade lineup began with a 1979 Trans Am and a 2022 Chevrolet Corvette -- after the Public Safety vehicles, or course. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A gentleman waits for the start of the downtown parade from one of the new benches. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A 1979 Trans Am approaches the parade start. The classic car was featured to recognize Curt and Kelly Spaulding's opening of CK Downtown Martini Lounge. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A woman watches the parade from a new bench on the sixth block of Ludington Street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A stage in the street in front of the Escanaba Marketplace, facing east, offered media a slightly elevated view of the ribbon-cutting. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Delta County Chamber of Commerce Director Vickie Micheau speaks at the ceremony to open Escanaba's main street to traffic for the first time since April. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
City council members, business owners, the former city manger and many more attended yesterday's ribbon-cutting. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The greater Escanaba community prepares to unveil a new main street. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Citizens gather at the Escanaba Martketplace for a celebration to re-open Ludington Street following a massive two-year project. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Near the front of the crowd just prior to the ribbon-cutting are Lisa LaLonde, Josh and Brittany Hoogerhyde, Tyler Dubord and Jim McNeil. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
The marching band from Escanaba High School played during yesterday's ceremony to welcome people back to downtown. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
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ESCANABA — With the multi-part, two-year construction project to replace sewers, lead lines and water mains on Ludington Street finally complete, the full length of the town’s main drag is now reopened to traffic.
The City of Escanaba, the Downtown Development Authority, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce, business owners and more celebrated the re-opening of the town’s main drag yesterday with a parade, ribbon-cutting and music.