MARQUETTE — Kids had the chance to take a ride on the Polar Express on Thursday, even if wasn’t the actual train — which is fictional anyway. The popular tale was the focus on the Second Thursday Creativity Series at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, the ...
Hunter Vedder, 12 This past summer I started fishing, like actual fishing, not just me throwing the line out in the water and hoping to catch a fish. I learned how to do the fisherman’s knot, how to put a worm on so it stays, and which kind of artificial bait catches what kind of fish. I remember when my Papa used to take me out to the lake and he would throw a lure in the water for me and give me the pole. I started fishing when my Papa took my cousin, Mason, and me to the fishing derby on the Dead River Basin, where his camp is. Everyone fishes for a couple of hours and then ...
By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library is a fitting home for Hope’s Wall, which celebrates writing by area youths. The wall, which previously was at Westwood Mall, was dedicated in a Wednesday ceremony at the new location in the lower ...
Ana alexander, 11 This past summer I traveled to California to go surfing. I wanted to go surfing because it would be a cool experience that would probably never happen again. I flew to California with my friend and her mom. I went with my friend Katja who is 10, almost 11 and her mother. Katja is a surfer. She used to live in California. Surf camp started at 9:30 a.m. and went until 3 p.m. A wet suit was optional: they had one there if you didn’t have one. We went and bought one. It was pink and black. They are not hard to get into, but they are a little tight when you first get ...
By TRINITY CAREY Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Located on South Lake Street in South Marquette, Drifa Brewing Co. officially opened Oct. 3 and is Michigan’s first brewing cooperative. While the brewery came to fruition with the help of hundreds of partial owners, its doors are open ...
Rachel jenkins, 15 Let me tell you a lovely little anecdote; it may or may not be true, but that is up for you to decide. Once upon a time, there was a humble cobbler. A cobbler, if you didn’t know, is someone who makes shoes. Well, this particular cobbler was quite adept at his art, and was well known all throughout the land. He made all sorts of shoes: work shoes, dance shoes, little girl shoes, little boy shoes, every sort of shoe you could ever wish for. There were shoes for practicality, shoes that pleased the aesthetics, and everything in between. But, more importantly, he ...
