ESCANABA — The 2026 U.P. State Fair wrapped up on Sunday following a record-setting week celebrating agriculture, entertainment, community and America’s 250th anniversary under the theme “United in Fun.” An estimated 108,500 entries passed through the gates at Michigan’s only state ...
ALGER COUNTY — The Alger County Sheriff’s Office announced an update in the search for Starla Goings, a woman who has been missing for just over one year. According to the agency, a large-scale search effort began Thursday, Aug. 20 and concluded this Thursday in the 16 Mile Lake area, as ...
Twelve years ago, I stepped onto the U.P. State Fairgrounds as a 17-year-old kid preparing to take on his senior year of high school. Growing up in Escanaba, it’s hard to imagine not being overwhelmingly excited about attending the Fair every August. Going on all the rides, eating a ridiculous amount of elephant ears, and donating way too much of my parents’ money to the infamous “Quarter Game” to try and win a few stuffed animals were staples I looked forward to every summer. The Fair was also the time when I saw the vast majority of my classmates for the first time since ...
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) announced today they are now accepting grant applications for its October 2026, grants round. Eligible non-profit organizations and sub-divisions of government are eligible to submit applications to the YAC for grants. Individuals and organizations classified as service clubs do not qualify for grant funds. Grant applications can be obtained at the community foundation office at 2420 1st Avenue South Escanaba, Michigan 49829, by calling the foundation’s office at 1-906-786-6654, emailing a request for a YAC grant application to office@cfup.org or ...
ESCANABA - Bay College is currently displaying an exhibition called "Explorations Near and Far" featuring acrylic painter Jen Grant. An artist talk and reception is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Hartwig Gallery on the Bay College's Escanaba campus. The exhibition will be on ...
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton didn't just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home. She spent her life elevating an often-overlooked region to showcase what long inspired her music and sparked a tourism boom that forever changed those living against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains. And it is because of that deep devotion that Parton's death has been profoundly personal to rural Sevier County. To the world, Parton was one of the world's best-known country music stars. To her neighbors, she was Tennessee's favorite daughter. "It hit me hard. It hit me ...
