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Frank returns to Escanaba to finish Great Loop canoe journey

Local News

ESCANABA — The frost had just melted in the morning sun when the shape of the young man in the canoe came into view for the dozens who waited with anticipation on Aronson Island in Escanaba on Monday morning. Minutes later, cheers burst forth from those who had rushed to the sandy beach to ...

Spartan Bus Tour visits local MSU forestry center

Local News

ESCANABA – The third-annual Michigan State University Spartan Bus Tour made a visit Monday to the university's MSU Forestry Innovation Center in Escanaba. The center at 6005 J Road was its sixth stop of the tour through northern lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, with the bus ...

Forum for Gladstone commission candidates on Wednesday

Local News

GLADSTONE - The League of Women Voters of Delta County will partner with the American Association of University Women to host a forum for Gladstone City Commission candidates at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gladstone City Hall, 1100 Delta Ave. Four candidates are running for three seats in ...

Local group marks National Friends of Libraries Week

Community

ESCANABA — National Friends of Libraries Week promotes groups who support libraries across the country. Focusing on the third week in October each year, the observance provides the opportunity for groups to increase awareness about membership opportunities, their goals, projects and ...

DNR: Vehicle collisions have killed 60 moose in UP in four years

Local News

Sixty moose have been killed in vehicle collisions over the past four years in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with most of the crashes occurring on stretches of highway in the western U.P. The fall and summer months, when moose are particularly active, are the most common times for ...

Johnson Distributing has grown in trends, changes

Local News

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 ...