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MARQUETTE — A fun summer night isn’t complete without the twinkling of fireflies in the sky. It’s always exciting when the first few fireflies start to appear. It means summer has officially arrived and good days are coming.  They are the mascots of joy filled summer nights filled with laughter and love. Sitting outside as the campfire crackles on a breezy summer night in the backyard while the sun finally starts to set. Seeing fireflies start to take their place among the trees.  As you watch them gather on the trunks, their flickering lights up the space around them. ...

‘Building the hope’: NMU charter school recognized for academic progress

ByJournal Staff MARQUETTE — One of Northern Michigan University’s charter schools, Walton Charter Academy in downstate Pontiac, is among five 2022 Building the Hope Schools in Michigan recognized by the Education Trust-Midwest for outstanding pre-pandemic academic progress and growth among underserved student groups, NMU announced. All offer strategies that can be leveraged to help students recover from learning loss attributed to COVID-19. According to a news release, the majority of students at the 2022 Building the Hope Schools come from low-income backgrounds, and at 80% of ...

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with a bright orange throat fan, ...

Take a side trip with ‘The SideRoad Kids’

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — “The SideRoad Kids: Tales of Chippewa County” definitely has an Upper Peninsula feel, so it fits in with the purpose of the U.P. Notable Book Club: promoting regional writers. The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association, sets up author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List as part of the club’s mission. The 25th event is with Sharon M. Kennedy, “SideRoad Kids’ author. The Kennedy question-and-answer session will betin at 7 ...

Ulysses S. Grant, president and general, gets a day in Ohio

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day of his own. Beginning next year, April 27 will be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in the iconic Civil War general’s home state ...

LANSING — Few Michigan schools follow a balanced – or year-round – calendar, even though students, teachers and families say they benefit from it.  According to the Washington Post, only 4% of students nationwide go to schools where they have a shorter six- to eight- week summer break and more frequent, longer breaks throughout the school year. Students following a balanced calendar start school in mid-August and end in mid-June.  Few Michigan schools have adopted the balanced calendar because of the community pushback. One of the main issues associated with having a ...