Above and below, Father Marquette Catholic Academy 6th through 8th grade students took a ride down the Iron Ore Heritage trail on Oct. 16. The kids started in Ishpeming, got to explore a few areas along the way and ended their trip with lunch at Border Grill in Marquette. “They put some ...

MARQUETTE — What is more fitting for a book reading in November than a book with November in the title? Craig A. Brockman’s dark fantasy novel, “Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior,” is the subject of the next program of the U.P. Notable Book Club at 7 p.m. Thursday. The ...

“O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being. Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing.” — Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind” Finally, at least for some time here and there, Nature is acting as it is ...

Did you ever miss ear-splitting caterwauling? Or waking up in the wee hours of the morning for an outdoors bathroom break? (We’re not talking about me here; I need indoor plumbing.) Or sacrificing a tasty bit of beef for the culinary pleasure of another living thing? I check “yes” to ...

Tom Williams of Tom Williams Rallying speaks about his car and the experience of racing with Father Marquette Catholic Academy students on Oct. 15. “The kids loved learning about his car and how it's different than operating your everyday vehicle,” school staff said in an email. Williams ...

“You don’t waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets, and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow.” — Katherine Arden, Small Spaces The month of October seem to be rocketing through time changing the face of woods and ...