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Editorial

Take care to be safe when out on ATVs

Summer in the Upper Peninsula can mean breaking out the UTVs or ATVs for some off-road adventures in the north woods. The region is rich with ORV trails in counties on both sides of the Michigan-Wisconsin border. It offers hours of recreational riding through some of the best scenery to be ...

Keep your car on road during holiday weekend

What are your plans for the upcoming holiday weekend? Are you planning a camping trip somewhere in the Upper Peninsula? Maybe you are planning to visit friends of relatives downstate? Perhaps you have just planning to drive to some of the nearby celebrations. One of the things that can ruin ...

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month

Most people we know aren't adverse to reasonable gun control laws. There is nothing wrong with trying to keep innocent people safe while giving people access to firearms. It's with that in mind that we underscore that June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness ...

Fireworks and animals just don’t work

We suspect more than a handful of Superiorland residents and people everywhere are in the process of laying in a supply of very noisy fireworks to help commemorate the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. And why not? Michigan law, changed a few years back, opened the door — with some reasonable ...

Unwanted visitors seen

Do you remember back when there were no invasive species in the waters off Delta County. In those years, beaches were not littered with the shells of zebra mussels — the first invasive species to arrive here. Today, they are a common site on beaches throughout the area. It’s not uncommon ...

School’s out! Slow down and watch for kids

With the arrival of summer break in Delta County, children will be out and about more often. Bicycles, the beach and summer fun will be taking the place of the classroom. That’s why drivers need to remain vigilant as children spend more time outdoors. Statistics show that the risk of traffic ...