MARQUETTE — The Energy Show, an Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition livestream series, will take place at 7 p.m. today with Mike Furmanski, the superintendent of Escanaba’s electric utility. Furmanski will explain the ins and outs of running the city of Escanaba's utility as well as ...
MARQUETTE — Due to the negative effects smoking causes, from litter to second-hand smoke, the city of Marquette is looking at crafting a non-smoking ban for public beaches and city parks. During Monday’s Marquette City Commission meeting, Commissioner Pete Frazier made the motion to ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...
CURTIS — The Erickson Center for the Arts, Curtis, is hosting the third annual 906 Festival in Erickson Park on Saturday. The schedule: 8 a.m. vendor arrival/set-up 11 a.m. festival opens (free admission) 11 a.m.-5 p.m. artist/retail/non-profit vendors 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. food vendors ...
HOUGHTON — A state-managed off-road vehicle route between the Portage Lift Bridge and Dollar Bay in Houghton County has been reopened after work was completed to create an interim bypass trail route. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the re-opening after a county health ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago HOUGHTON — A tiny sawfly has turned ornamental yard trees ugly this summer in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Earlier reports blamed a small wasp for ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...
MARQUETTE — Authors, poets, songwriters and listeners are invited to an outside edition of Inspired Words, at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 on the Peter White Public Library’s North Front Street steps. Share some of your recent work, be inspired by other writers, and get feedback from the listening ...
ISHPEMING — Historic 2021 calendars featuring the Ishpeming area are now available at several West End locations. The Friends of the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library announce that their most recent calendar may be purchased at Rare Earth Goods and Cafe on Division Street and at the Main ...
MARQUETTE — The public is invited to join the Maritime Museum and Yooper Paranormal for a two-hour paranormal investigation of the Marquette Lighthouse from 8-10 p.m. Saturday. Investigation includes video cameras, portal plus, evp recorder, and an ovilus. This event is a fundraiser for ...
GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced Friday that Allen Michael Foster, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months imprisonment for abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12 years. As part of his sentence, Foster will be on supervised release for six ...
MARQUETTE — M-185 on Mackinac Island has reopened to horse, bicycle and pedestrian traffic after completion of emergency repairs to address the worst areas of erosion damage on the shoreline road, according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Road users are ...
L’ANSE — L’Anse Lakefront Concerts, which take place at 7 p.m. Thursdays, has announced a revised schedule: ≤ July 30 Cathy Bolton + One ≤ Aug. 6 cancellation—no concert ≤ Aug. 13 One Voice ≤ Aug. 20 UP Gumbo ≤ Aug. 27 Keweenaw Brewgrass ≤ Sept. 3 Derrell ...
MARQUETTE — On Aug. 8, a group of area residents led by the Upper Peninsula Libertarian Party, a newly formed affiliate of the Libertarian Party, will come together to protest the Commission on Presidential Debates’ “continued decision to silence third party presidential candidates by ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...
HOUGHTON — About 250 people showed up in support of local police at a Blue Lives Matter march through Houghton and Hancock Friday night. The march was organized by Keith and Kylie Sever. Keith said it had been motivated by the nationwide protests and negative depictions of police officers ...
NAUBINWAY — The Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal vehicle-motorcycle accident that occurred Saturday in Garfield Township. Darrin Christopher Thomas, 43, of Baldwin, Michigan attempted to pass a slower-moving camper trailer while he was traveling eastbound along ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The investigation continues into a single motorcycle crash that resulted in a fatality on West Lakeshore Drive in Sault Ste. Marie. Officials say the 31-year-old, whose name and hometown has not been released, was traveling westbound on West Lakeshore Drive before his ...
GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Rodgers Lee Shealy was sentenced last week to 21 years of imprisonment by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker. Shealy pled guilty in August 2019 to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, officials said ...