“When everything looks like a magical oil painting, you know you are in Autumn.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan Those magical colors are popping up across the Upper Peninsula now. The U.P. is one of those special places where the land’s elevation and the distance away from the Great Lakes both ...

The annual Tribute to Veterans lunch, hosted by EAA Chapter 439, took place Friday at Ford Airport in Kingsford. The event coincides with National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Guest speaker Dennis Lynch talked about efforts to locate and identify the remains of missing veterans using DNA and other ...

MARQUETTE — A person was rescued Saturday at Presque Isle park, the Marquette Fire Department announced. The MFD said in a news release that it was dispatched to 10 Peter White Drive at 2:08 p.m. for a cliff rescue. Dispatch information stated that the individual was uninjured but unable ...

Above, a campsite is decorated in the Halloween spirit on Saturday during Van Riper State Park’s annual Harvest Fest in western Marquette County. The event featured fun, family-friendly activities throughout the weekend. At right, “Sloth” hands out Baby Ruth candy bars to ...

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University opened a landmark exhibition on the 1820 expedition of Lewis Cass on the Great Lakes today. The exhibition, “Claiming Michigan: the 1820 Expedition of Lewis ...