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Escanaba Pop-UP Market every Thursday

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has organized a local Pop-UP Market to turn weekday shopping into a lively social event. The Pop-UP Market takes place every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Escanaba Marketplace, located at 1501 Ludington Street. The weekly events will run through the end of August. The Pop-UP Market has been set up to assist businesses downtown with difficulties resulting from the Ludington Street construction project. The market provides an opportunity for these businesses to sell their products in a location that is easier for ...

Menominee County Fair begins tomorrow

STEPHENSON — The Menominee County Fair is just about ready to begin at Shakey Lakes County Park in Stephenson. The four-day event is set for July 16 to 19. First known as the Cloverland Farmers Fair and later as Dairy Days, the tradition began in 1913 and has brought generations together ...

Fire station turns into water park

Air quality in Delta County worsens to “hazardous” levels

ESCANABA — According to AirNow — an official U.S. government program that provides real-time and forecast air quality data — particle pollution reached "hazardous" levels in several areas of Delta County today and is forecast to remain at such levels through Thursday. An Air Quality ...

St. Martin Island Lighthouse: A remote relic of Great Lakes maritime history

Editor's note: This story on the St. Martin Island Lighthouse is the fifth in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP — Remote, rugged and largely inaccessible to the public, St. Martin Island is home to one of the Great Lakes' most distinctive navigational ...

Loose horses returned to owner

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Horses that roamed loose in the area for nearly two weeks have been returned to their owner, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). MSP confirmed Monday that the horses had been returned to the owner’s farm. A trooper from the MSP Gladstone Post visited the property Monday and checked on the animals, finding that they appeared to be adequately cared for, according to the agency. Although MSP did not release the owner's name, the Daily Press received a phone call from a man identifying himself as Arnold Proehl, who said he owns the horses. The Press was ...