KINGSFORD -- The Kingsford Public Safety Department has a new exercise/training area for its K-9, “Scout,” thanks to the efforts of a local Boy Scout. Sixteen-year-old Jacob Marotz, a member of Troop 510, completed the Eagle Scout project this past weekend. The exercise area is ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup's Link spacecraft rocketed away ...
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 ...
1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans. 1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA golf tournament with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar. 1931 — Babe Ruth of New York hits his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7. 1932 — Helen Hull Jacobs beats Carolyn Babcock to win the women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. 1982 — Mystic Park becomes the first 3-year-old trotter to win the ...
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 ...
MANISTIQUE -- With wildflowers at the peak of their summer glory, Wild Ones Central U.P. chapter has a featured event coming up this Saturday, Aug. 22 - a multi-site tour of naturalized yards and gardens in the Manistique area. This year’s yard tour features the gardens of Rita Walsh and Jim Ridgway at their home in Manistique Township and two pollinator gardens in the city of Manistique sponsored by the Schoolcraft Conservation District. When Rita Walsh and Jim Ridgway bought their 10-acre property in 2017 on Lake Michigan near Manistique, there were few flower plantings although a ...
