If you own a plumbing company, machine shop, construction business or another small business in the Upper Peninsula, you may be approaching a time when you are asking an important question: What will happen to my business when I retire? After spending 20, 30 or 40 years building your company, ...
ESCANABA -- Two events that began Friday are again open to guests at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday. One, the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo, occupies the Ruth Butler Building and serves to provide people who love the outdoors with equipment and ...
ESCANABA — A group of local volunteers received official city approval of their efforts to restore and repaint Escanaba's street markers. Last summer, Monte Morrison and the late Kevin Chown began restoring the street markers that remained from the original 660 placed in town as part of ...
Opening a new business takes vision, determination and optimism. Opening one just as the street in front of your store closes for reconstruction? That takes an extra measure of all three! That was the challenge facing Brandy Torvinen when she opened Water Lily Gifts & Gather at 1113 Ludington Street in downtown Escanaba this spring. Rather than letting construction define her business's beginning, Brandy embraced the opportunity to introduce something special to the community. Her enthusiasm, creativity and welcoming spirit earned Water Lily Gifts & Gather the 2026 Delta County ...
ESCANABA — On Monday, Escanaba Jr/Sr High School's eighth graders had the opportunity to interview a member of the US military during the school day. 26 veterans and current soldiers visited the school for "Coffee, Cookies and Chat" with the students. Each military member was assigned ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump led a transformation of the Supreme Court that ushered in a conservative supermajority but soon he will confront an emboldened Democratic-led Senate that is preparing to play hardball on his judicial nominations. Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
