By DAN YOUNG Daily Press ESCANABA — On Saturday, October 14 if skies are clear, a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible in Escanaba. Beginning at 11:40 am EDT the moon will pass between the Earth and sun covering about 35% of the solar disc at maximum at 12:56 p.m. This partial ...
By ALEXANDRIA BOURNONVILLE Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s new WellBeing Center has officially opened its doors to a holistic idea of health for all students. NMU Board of Trustees Chairperson Steve Young said, “When the board and the ...
“Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.” — Carol Bishop Hipps The shift from the start of Autumn to October always seems too abrupt, too short. October in the Upper Peninsula can mean snow in the first ten ...
“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 ...
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 trick-or-treaters during the event. Van Riper is set to hold another Harvest Fest full of fun events this weekend. (Journal photos by Justin Marietti)
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 to climb back up. The first personnel on the scene made contact with the individual, who was hanging onto the rocks approximately halfway down the cliff face. After secondary units arrived, it was determined that a rope rescue had to be initiated. MFD personnel set up main and belay lines as ...
