ESCANABA — A ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted Wednesday to celebrate the recently constructed facilities at the DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba. Attendees at the ribbon cutting included members of Cross General Contracting, the construction company that built the project; representatives ...
ESCANABA — The winners for the Agriculture, Floriculture and Photography departments at the 98th annual Upper Peninsula State Fair have been announced. Agriculture Division one: Grain sheaves Barley: Jessica Porath Oats: Jessica Porath Division two: Forage ...
ESCANABA — Fairgoers may have noticed a certain Revolutionary War soldier look-alike in the Miracle of Life Building at the Upper Peninsula State Fair this week. While Thursday marked Honored Citizens Day, this particular “soldier” has been honoring America’s history — and his ...
ESCANABA -- Local resident Steven Kwarciany, retired Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, was honored at the Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year for 2026 at a ceremony at the U.P. State Fair yesterday. Since the first fair in Escanaba in 1928, there has been a "Governor's Day" or ...
ESCANABA — Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, the Democratic candidate for Michigan Secretary of State in the upcoming November election, spoke at a special luncheon on Thursday. The event was hosted as part of the Upper Peninsula State Fair’s Honored Citizens Day events in Escanaba. ...
