Brian Rowell Daily Press A crowd gathers to listen to one of the bands perform at Saturday’s Log Jam Festival in downtown Escanaba. The event featured three music stages, lumberjack competitions, vendors and more. Four blocks of downtown Escanaba were closed to stage the event.

RAPID RIVER — The current owner — newest in a long series over about 130 years — of the Rapid River Pub has the goal of streamlining operations without losing the nostalgia and charm of the small town. Thomas Szocinski purchased the local hotspot in June of 2023 and is expanding its ...

GLADSTONE — As part of the City of Gladstone’s Annual 4th of July Festival, the US Log Rolling Open returns to Van Cleve Park for its 9th annual competition. Hosted by the City of Gladstone, the event will take place on Thursday, July 4, with action kicking off at 11 a.m. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate fell to 6.7% in May as the size of the region’s workforce grew and the number of unemployed workers dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. May’s not seasonally adjusted jobless ...

ESCANABA — Near the Gladstone lighthouse, an enormous Sasquatch relaxes with a tropical drink. Next to the beach house on Aronson Island, a similar creature lazily fishes from a small boat. They are entirely sand and clay. The two large sand sculptures on the beaches of Gladstone and ...

ESCANABA — The days of tracking COVID-19 infections are coming to an end due to a series of decisions at the federal and state level. At the beginning of the pandemic, a number of tracking programs were created to monitor COVID-19 infections and the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for them. ...