“I want to fly like an eagle to the sea, fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me,” – Steve Miller When twilight fades and the darkness falls, the movements of heavenly bodies and grandeur of the incredible nighttime skies come into their own. Way beyond midnight, it’s in those ...
ESCANABA- Friend or foe, cute or crazy, ground squirrels are a part of summertime in the north woods. Upper Michigan is home to two separate species of these fury little friends. Everybody is familiar with the eastern chipmunk. This busy little body thrives in the wilderness, in parks, campgrounds, and in backyards all over the U.P. If you feed the birds, you know the striped chipmunk who invites himself over for a free meal. Chipmunks are born in May in a tunnel well below ground. They are naked, blind and not much bigger than a bumble bee at birth. They grow fast on their ...
Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2026. There are 146 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, more than 1,300 feet above the ground; the event was chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary “Man on Wire.” Also on this date: In 1789, the U.S. Department of War was established by Congress. In 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, after the Supreme Court rejected his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship. The president said he was signing ...
Just two years ago, the United Nations secretary general announced, “Global warming has ended ... The era of global boiling has arrived!” “(We were) warned about this,” said a “Daily Show” host, “by every scientist for the last 50 years!” His audience applauded. Wow. Every ...
Though seeing the summer days slip by carries a little sadness, one of the prime benefits of August is fresh produce and other products that can be purchased — often only a short time after being picked — at the farmers markets that set up in area communities. Most gardens or farms that cultivate fruits and vegetables are now far enough along in the season to have a wide variety available for sale. And many area communities, even in the Upper Peninsula, have regular days of the week or month when vendors gather with what they’ve grown this year. Locally, the Escanaba Farmers ...
