MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula State Bank is pleased to announce their plans to expand their presence in the greater Houghton area. The Bank recently purchased property at 908 and 912 College Ave. in Houghton and has plans to build a full-service banking office to further serve the Copper ...
MARQUETTE — What’s considered an authorative book on Michigan black bears is even better with the publication of the third edition of Understanding Michigan Black Bear. The new book has 78 more pages than the second edition and many more photographs. Four chapters have been added and all ...
MARQUETTE — The recent 29th annual U.P Boat, Sport and RV Show has come and gone and has seen thousands come to the Superior Dome in Marquette to enjoy the annual spring event. This show was the largest yet, and had over 65 vendors, four new power sports companies, food vendors, multiple ...
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Evolve Healing, host of the first eating disorder program in the Midwest, has officially closed as of Dec. 1. A representative from Evolve Healing’s parent Company, Optum, said Evolve healing was shut down “in response to local market conditions.” The statement also ...
America is aging, with more people becoming “senior citizens” than ever before. The U.S population is older today than it has ever been. And with these years come certain inevitable concerns, illness and disease being chief among them. Thoughts will typically turn to osteoporosis and the ...
The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears to ...
What can we learn from one person’s story? In medicine, a story such as this is called a case report in which the patient is the main protagonist and the narrative is a detailed description of the experience of that single patient. When doctors are called upon to provide their opinion, they ...
Bunions are part of the American lexicon, a term used with great comic effect in numerous shows and movies. Exactly what it is may be unclear to many, but most Americans at least realize it is some kind of foot deformity. Various misconceptions exist as to the specifics of a bunion, but it is ...
MARQUETTE — Many people get their weekdays started by listening to the familiar voice of Nicole Walton, longtime local host for NPR’s “Morning Edition” and news director at WNMU-FM, Public Radio 90. She has more than two decades of professional experience with the station, but the NMU ...
Fifteen miles off the shores of Marquette lies a 2.5-acre island with just one building: the Granite Island Lighthouse. I spent four nights on the privately owned Granite Island for my EN495 Special Topics class at Northern Michigan University. Our class focuses on learning how to analyze the ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Criminal Justice Department will double the number of students working directly with the Michigan State Police to analyze Upper Peninsula homicide or missing persons cold cases in the hope of generating new leads. The recently approved state ...
LANSING — A Detroit-built sailing ship that sank in Lake Michigan during an 1864 storm has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The three-masted Mojave, only 1 year old at the time, went down in heavy weather while northbound on route from Chicago to Buffalo with a load ...
More than four out of ten senior citizens who have never retired, are now considering side hustles or temporary work to make ends meet. One out of three current retirees in America are considering going back to work, according to a report from Indeed Flex. Inflation and the rising cost of ...
MARQUETTE — My Dad recently celebrated his 90th birthday. It was also an occasion for him to surrender his driving privileges and not renew his license. This was a privilege that he had since he was 12 years old. He grew up on a farm and driving at a very young age was a necessity more ...
MARQUETTE — For 25-plus years, Terry Weigold from Upper Peninsula Whitetails of Marquette County has helped to coordinate and guide MVH D.J. Jacobetti’s Annual Boar Hunt. This year, U.S. Army veteran and MVHDJJ member, Rodney Runion, successfully bagged a 250# wild boar Special thanks to ...
HOUGHTON — State Employee Retirees Association members from the Upper Peninsula plan a noon luncheon July 15 at Kestner Park in Houghton. The group of State of Michigan retirees will share Roy’s Pasties and sandwiches for lunch before a business session. The meeting will feature a ...
Hikers are seeking not just the most scenic trails anymore but ones lingering with spirits and paranormal activity. Increase the stakes this summer and find out whether you’re brave enough to join thrill-seekers on a chilling adventure. From the ghosts that roam the Appalachians to creepy ...
“I got shot off my horse. So what? I’m up again playing in one of these big saloons on main,” – Mark Knopfler I found a warm place to sit down where the sun covered the weathered face of a massive and granitic streamside boulder. From here, I could see and hear the water moving from ...
When was the last time you went on an adventure by yourself? While doing things alone can seem daunting at first, the experience is like no other — especially when it comes to traveling. Discover the intricacies of solo travel, including factors to consider during planning and how to make the ...
MARQUETTE — A small group hiked into a wooded area in Marquette County early this week, straining their necks to gaze upward in search of the desired nest perched near the top of a towering white pine. Within it were two larger-than expected bald eaglets, about nine weeks old and on the verge ...
By Ty Koski Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Chamber of Commerce Our first spotlight is Campfire Coffee, located in downtown Negaunee! We sat down with General Manager Allison Carpenter to talk about Iron Street construction and what’s coming soon to Campfire Coffee. “The campfire is a ...
By Virginia Paulson Negaunee Historical Society There hasn’t been a hotel in Negaunee for a number of years, but it wasn’t always that way. When. the founding of Negaunee came through the operations of the Jackson Iron Company and their discoveries of iron ore in the Teal Lake region. ...
By Journal Staff ESCANABA — The largest trapping event in North America, the National Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Show, will be July 27-29 at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Many legendary trappers from around the U.S. will sell their wares, giving ...
Twenty five years ago, a group of Marquette residents decided to make a boathouse on Lake Superior into a theater. The first show to debut on that stage was an original musical written by Northern Michigan University professor and playwright Shelley Russell called ‘Beacon on the Rock.’ ...
By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the Sixth Annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 through 12. The Dandelion Cottage ...
By LILY DIXON 8-18 Media MARQUETTE — Zoë Buckman was wearing a blue page boy cap along with a red and green top and a dozen necklaces. She somehow made it all work, and she absolutely rocked it. I had seen her nontraditional artwork online, but I never imagined I would meet her or tour ...
By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK — The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there's been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids. The data seems to show more high school students vaping, with 14% saying they had done so ...
MARQUETTE — Chloe Hale of Marquette has been awarded the $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship. A University of Michigan double major in political science and social theory in practice, Hale will spend a year in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital and largest city, to explore the theory that health ...
With much of the U.S. sweltering through heat waves, gardeners are seeing some dramatic changes. I’ve noticed them in my suburban New York garden, where the temperature this week has been exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with a “feels like” rating of nearly 10 degrees hotter, thanks to ...
The typical backyard food grower is familiar with planting greens, tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, berries and other staples, plus perhaps a few exotic crops that are difficult to find at the grocery store. Beverages, however, aren’t usually at the top of their lists. I’ve written about ...
In lawn care, as in politics, an extreme, black-or-white approach can be impractical and turn off the masses. But in the garden, at least, gray can be the perfect shade of green. Take, for instance, the No Mow May movement. Is it necessary to allow your entire property to turn into a weedy ...
If you like to cook, odds are you’re painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell packet, you can buy a plant that will produce aromatic herbs for your kitchen all summer long – and even year after year. Perennial herbs ...
Serving as gateway communities on either side of the Marquette-Baraga county line, Michigamme and Three Lakes are places tied indelibly to the waters of peaceful and picturesque inland lakes. This is a land of shoreline cottages, pontoon and fishing boats, swimmers, anglers, campers, ...
Houghton and Keweenaw counties exhibit a vast historical mining heritage and unmistakable exquisite beauty fanned out from the west to the northeast over what is commonly referred to as the “Copper Country.” The copper mining tradition here is displayed prominently in the holdings of the ...
Across southern portions of Schoolcraft and Delta counties, U.S. 2 skirts the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, providing access to a range of places to explore for everyone from campers and birdwatchers to boaters, history buffs and anglers. The city of Manistique, the county seat in ...
If you’ve ever pictured yourself riding up a highway along some beautiful windswept coastline, to the top of a mountain with a commanding view, then you may well enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Keweenaw Peninsula. From just outside Mass City in Ontonagon County, M-26 winds north through ...
Tomatoes are non-negotiable in Americanized versions of chicken alla cacciatora, but it’s a different story in Umbria, a region in central Italy. Instead of tomatoes, the rustic chicken braise gets its flavor from lemon, olives, garlic and herbs. Capers also are customary, but for this ...
DEERBROOK, Wis. (AP) — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails already hang beneath spiles in the trunks that have started dripping sap. And the ground is ...
With labor-intensive holiday meals out of the way, this week calls for ease — without sacrificing flavor. Which is why traybakes are the perfect antidote. Only 15 minutes of active work and just one pan to clean are all you need to transform simple chicken and potatoes into a satisfying ...
SAYRE, Pennsylvania (AP) — In 2020, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics found that the average United States household wasted more than a third of all the food they purchased. That adds up to an annual estimated cost of $240 billion. Large gatherings with too many leftovers ...
LOS ANGELES — When Nicolas Cage first read the script for “Longlegs” and considered playing the titular serial killer, he knew exactly where he’d draw his inspiration from: his mother. “Not that she was Satanic,” Cage clarified in a recent interview, but said witnessing her ...
Not all successful movies need to be franchises. Most really shouldn’t be. That’s not how Hollywood works, of course, but it’s worth repeating. Because in the case of “ A Quiet Place,” now on its third movie with a prequel about a few new characters in New York on the first day of the ...
Death has taken many forms in cinema. It’s been Bengt Ekerot. Ian McKellen. John Cleese. Even Brad Pitt with blonde highlights. But in “Tuesday,” filmmaker Daina O. Pusic’s bold, fantastical and affecting debut, death looks like a lot like a macaw that’s seen better days. Covered in ...
LOS ANGELES — It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid, hindering them from being taken seriously in Hollywood as adults. But at 30, Dakota Fanning is feeling better than ever about her creative voice and agency. “At this point in my life, ...