MARQUETTE — Although there are early signs of fall foliage scattered across the Upper Peninsula right now, it may be a while before peak color season arrives. As of Friday, predictions place the 2026 fall color season right on its historical schedule. “Generally, the leaf show begins in ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter has announced the date for its 21st annual Strut Your Mutt fundraiser. The walk will be held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 3 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. The cost to register is $20 per ...
MANISTIQUE — The 29th annual Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show will be held on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5, in downtown Manistique. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Team Chevy and the Manistique Merchants. Car registration is $25 and includes a shirt. The Friday ...
IRONWOOD — The advocacy group Protect the Porkies has made a statement regarding the $50 million grant Highland Copper recently received from the Michigan Strategic Fund: “On (Tuesday), the Michigan Strategic Fund — a board of unelected businesspeople — voted to approve the use of 50 million taxpayer dollars to advance the Copperwood Mine,” read their statement. “The funding had been three times denied through plain old democracy, so this fourth time the MSF employed a deceptive backdoor strategy to bypass votes from elected officials by allocating left-over funds from ...
MARQUETTE — A Room at the Inn official in Marquette has responded to a Wednesday arrest by the Marquette Police Department which occurred in response to an assault on one of their guests. “We are grateful to the Marquette Police Department, Marquette City Fire Department, UPHS-Marquette ...
MENOMINEE — A pair of Menominee men have been arrested and charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The cases are separate and were handled by separate press releases from the Michigan State Police. Allen Kerby, 45 and Alexander Aikman, 28, appeared for arraignment in 95A Judicial District Court of Menominee County on Wednesday. Kerby faces two counts of child sexually abusive material – aggravated possession and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Aikman is charged with seven counts of child ...
