They’re your forests! Share ideas on state forest planning.
Every year, the Department of Natural Resources manages the forests to keep them healthy and help prevent wildfires. This includes cutting and thinning trees, prescribed burning and planting new trees. These actions are planned two years in advance. Now is the public's chance to provide input for actions that will be taken in 2028 at the Escanaba Management Unit Open House. The DNR’s Forest Resources Division is asking for public input online or at our public Open House. Go to the MI State Forest Map Application at Michigan.gov/ForestInput and click on your area of interest to find ...
Escanaba RoboMos to host competition in the spring
The Escanaba District FIRST Robotics Competition is proud to announce that Michigan Technological University has committed to serving as the Presenting Sponsor of the Escanaba District FIRST Robotics Competition being held March 25-27, 2027 at the Escanaba High School. Michigan Tech’s ...
Driver arraigned after crash on Mackinac Bridge
MACKINAC COUNTY – The 28-year-old man arrested after a two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge Wednesday morning has been arraigned. Redane Smith, a seasonal worker from Jamaica, was arraigned Thursday in the Mackinac County 92nd District Court, on one count of reckless driving causing ...
Eleven 10: some old, some new
ESCANABA — Sara Papaik’s vision for an unpretentious yet quality dining experience in downtown Escanaba is unfolding at Eleven 10 Bistro. After working in restaurants throughout her adolescent and adult life, Papaik began to toy with the idea of owning her own. For over a decade after ...