ESCANABA — Johnson Distributing Co. has operated in Escanaba for decades, supplying area stores, restaurants and bars with beverages in cans, bottles and kegs. Today, their reach is into Delta, Alger, Schoolcraft, Menominee and Marquette counties — though with different products sold in ...

ESCANABA — A birch bark canoe was assembled last week at the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Escanaba Community Center, the activity serving as a lesson and demonstration of the Native American art for those who had never seen a traditional canoe built before. The project was ...

ESCANABA — The city’s electric department was the focus of multiple agenda items at Thursday's Escanaba City Council meeting, with solar projects moving forward to add power to the grid and offset electric usage. One project will install a solar array on the roof of the electric ...

ESCANABA — Peter Frank is back in the Upper Peninsula. Frank, the man who 477 days ago set off with a canoe and little else, has been on an endeavor to tackle the Great Loop, a route that can take several different forms through a series of waterways in the United States, Canada and along ...

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board on Tuesday approved Operation Green Light for Veterans in Delta County, which will encourage area residents to shine green lights at their homes and businesses from Tuesday, Nov. 4, to Tuesday, Nov. 11, in support of veterans. Operation Green Light was ...