Editor’s note: This story on the Poverty Island Lighthouse is the sixth in a series on the area’s lighthouses and lightships. GARDEN — Surrounded by the waters of Lake Michigan and separated from the mainland by miles of open water, the Poverty Island Lighthouse has stood as a silent ...
ROCK — After 25 years of business, a local farm and corn maze is preparing to enter the 2026 season under new ownership. Larry’s Corn Maze — with Larry being the name of the anthropomorphic, sunglass-wearing corn cob mascot — is the new title of what had previously been Hayes Corn ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, joined fellow representatives John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar in addressing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand "immediate action" on wildfires in Ontario which are causing hazardous air quality across the state of Michigan. "Our constituents in Michigan are once again under air quality alerts," reads the letter. "Our hospitals are once again treating children, dialysis patients and older residents for the effects of smoke that did not originate anywhere near them. This is the third consecutive year we have ...
ESCANABA — After reaching hazardous extremes last week, the air quality in the area is improving but remains unhealthy. On Sunday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued an Air Quality Alert for July 19 and July 20, “for elevated levels of fine ...
FORD RIVER TOWNSHIP — A recent collision proved that the dangers on the highway south of Escanaba are real. Residents in Ford River Township have been trying to ask for change and are taking what little steps they can. In May, representatives from the Michigan Department of ...
