By Madeline Bitter Reference Department “My Heart is a Chainsaw” by Stephen Graham Jones: I love emo kids. As a former emo kid myself, I felt an affinity to the main character Jade in Stephan Graham Jones’ new horror novel. Jade is a high school student trapped by her spooky Idaho ...

“December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory.”— John Geddes, “A Familiar Rain” Ice is slowly making its way across most of the medium-sized lakes in the Upper Peninsula. Although many small lakes and ponds have frozen over, ...

MARQUETTE — Dates for two films by Dr. Michael Loukinen were given incorrectly in a story on page 1 Friday. The first film, “Finnish American Wood Chip Carvers,” airs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and the second “Matikka (Burbot): American Finlander Lobster,” begins at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, both on ...

MARQUETTE — The annual holiday parade and tree lighting will take place in downtown Marquette Thursday evening. This year marks the 11th year for the parade, and 46th year for the tree lighting. Both are put on by the Marquette Downtown Development Authority. The parade will begin at 6 ...

After being on lockdown for so long, I’m sure everyone is super excited to get back into the swing of holiday cheer! My family has been super safe and is finally planning big things. Thanksgiving has never been a huge event within my family but even so, we usually get together and have a very ...

Sometimes you have to be grateful for the little things that don’t go your way. In case you didn’t know, I’m an avid birder who’s often dependent on more avid birders to find rare birds in the area and alert amateurs like me. Recently, a common eider was spotted in the Lower Harbor. The ...