“I could never in a hundred summers get tired of this.” — Susan Branch Summer in the Upper Peninsula is a truly incredible time. While much of the Lower 48 swelters in 90-100 degree temperatures, the U.P. is a place where walks through the woods or along the beach lift walkers gently off ...

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.” —John Lubbock This now can be a time to find a moment of relaxation for some. Those moments to pause and ...

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 ...

Do you enjoy reading mysteries, or stories about shipwrecks and/or ghosts? Michigan has plenty of these type of happenings and, if you want to read about them, check out the “new” nonfiction shelves on the first floor near the circulation desk. Here are some new books that have been added ...

When I read an email that starts off with “You’ve been selected,” I don’t get too excited. Usually it’s for applying for something I didn’t want anyway. Besides, applying doesn’t mean getting. If so, I would have started my career in Indianapolis. I also suspect that many people ...

“I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket.” — Kellie Elmore Summer did not have to wait to wrap the Upper Peninsula in total warmth on Monday as it went all out hitting temperatures across the 90-degree mark. Summer brings warm temperatures, but it also brings ...