ESCANABA — The public-determined contest to select the Pet Idol for the next year in a fundraiser for the Delta Animal Shelter and Newspapers in Education (NIE) closes its final voting period on Monday. This year’s contest brought in a record number of pets, with 58 entries of 54 ...
STONINGTON — It’s that time of year again. Hundreds to thousands of monarch butterflies from the Upper Peninsula and Canada annually migrate to roost in the cedars on the Stonington Peninsula, which serves as a gathering place before they continue their journey south. From mid-August ...
ESCANABA — North Shore Marine Terminal & Logistics, Inc. is one of 45 shipyards nationwide to receive grant funds as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) 2026 Small Shipyard Grant Program. This round of grants, announced Aug. 13, included ...
ESCANABA -- Steamrollers and assorted trucks made their way through Escanaba's downtown on Wednesday to begin the much-awaited paving of Ludington Street. By mid-autumn, the main street should be open to traffic for the first time since spring. The reason for such major construction was ...
ESCANABA -- The community is again preparing for the annual Senior Expo, an event organized by the Daily Press as a means to provide information and a meal to senior citizens for only the cost of one canned food item each. The event is scheduled to occur on Sept. 29, a Tuesday, from 9:30 ...
GLADSTONE — A 10-acre parcel of property the City of Gladstone owned in Escanaba Township will be sold to the neighbor, the City Commission decided this week’s meeting. The commission’s regular meeting also featured citizen comments and a few items of administrative business. The property, located off of N.3 Road, had previously been used for gravel production, but the city hasn’t had a use for it in years. In late July, the city hired Key Realty to broker a sale. “I asked if (Key) would approach the neighboring property owner, because at one time he had expressed that he ...
