“If it could only be like this always — always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe. — Evelyn Waugh The middle of July is pure summer — lazy summer days with a warm sun and a cool breeze coming in off Lake Superior. Canadian wildfire smoke is still a consideration on many of ...
By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Two outdoor attractions in the eastern Upper Peninsula have been recognized for what they have to offer to visitors. Mackinac Island earned high marks in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, which were announced on Tuesday. The ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE - Northern Michigan University has received a state grant for specialized police training in the Upper Peninsula. The U.P. Law Enforcement Development Center will use the $82,530 grant from the Michigan Office of Criminal Justice to provide training formerly available only downstate. Programs include basic radar operation, firearms and legal updates, specialized accident investigation, evidence processing, precision driving and high-risk felony traffic ...
MARQUETTE — The Second Thursday Creativity Series at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum presents “Beach Party!” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. Experience hands-on craft activities, creative snacks, and free Culver’s frozen custard. It’s free to participate.
MARQUETTE — The Presque Isle Park walking hours on Monday and Wednesday evenings have been changed to 6 p.m. to the close of the park. This is an extension from the current walking hours of 6 to 8 p.m. on those days.
MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Band, conducted by Stephen Grugin and assisted by Gordon Erickson, will feature a special youth trumpet soloist on its upcoming Children’s Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Presque Isle Band Shell. Ryo Morita, a recent graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School who will be attending the Julliard School of Music in New York this fall, will perform the “Fantasie Brillante” by Jean Baptiste Arban. She will also join city Band trumpeters Madeline Gabka and Niana Hughey on Leroy Anderson’s “Bugler’s Holiday.” Other selections on the program ...
