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YooperFest to feature 14 bands

ESCANABA — A music festival known as Yooperfest is coming to the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds this weekend. A full docket of popular area musicians are scheduled to perform Friday and Saturday. In order of appearance, Dust Bunnies, Doozy, Pickstop, Peltier Brothers, Bad Timing and Stonewall will appear today, split between two stages. Saturday’s shows include Black Ice Diamonds, The Grand Design Band, Heat Map, Sore on Sunday, Drednot, Sit Down Francis, Borrowed Time and Sky Pilots. Camping sites at the fairground all offer include water and electric hookups. Access begins ...

Seeking information

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — The Houghton County Jail Committee's open meeting Industry Day, at the Franklin Township Hall Wednesday, generated information for the committee to consider in its search for ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost estimates for building a new jail. The Houghton County Board of Commissioners, through the Jail Committee, is seeking ROM estimates from construction experts for a new, safer, and more effective jail and sheriff's office to be built on the County’s Sharon Avenue property. The ROM estimates, which are due by July 29, will influence a potential millage ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Two Amendments attached to “renaissance zone” legislation signed into law Wednesday may increase the chances for tax-relief zone in the Upper Peninsula. The legislation signed by Gov. John Engler calls for a maximum of six urban and four rural zones for up to 15 years. The zones eliminate most state and local taxes, except the state sales tax and local bonds. 90 YEARS AGO MARQUETTE – Marquette county crops, as a whole, although not a total loss, will bring the smallest return in many years as a result of the prolonged drought and accompanying intense ...

Between the Columns

Here are some recommendations from the Youth Services Staff at Peter White Public Library. Ms. Holli’s Read: 
The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey (JFIC SIL). A sweet and funny story about a girl and her dog. Annie Shearer lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt. The Shearer's family farm is having a hard time; they need to pay the overdraft on the overdraft! Annie and Runt enter a prestigious dog show to win enough money to save the farm... BUT Runt will only obey Annie's commands if nobody else is watching. The ...

Art on the Rocks, Outback coming up

MARQUETTE — A pair of popular Marquette-based art fairs are coming up in late July. The 66th Annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show and the OutBack Art Fair, in its 32st year, are scheduled for July 25-26. Art on the Rocks takes place in the Mattson Lower Harbor Park while Outback is ...

Subject in custody for alleged operating while intoxicated causing death

BAY MILLS — A subject is in custody following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Bay Mills Township. On July 13, 2026, at approximately 10:48 a.m., a trooper from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie post responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on W. Lakeshore Drive near West Lake Street in Bay Mills Township. The preliminary investigation indicates a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling westbound on West Lakeshore Drive when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on with an eastbound Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 62-year-old woman from Lake, ...