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Esky hotel honored

ESCANABA – Bay College is proud to recognize Terrace Bay Hotel as the 2026 Hospitality Sponsor of Strings on the Bay, the college’s annual summer chamber music concert series, according to a college press release. By providing accommodations for visiting artists throughout the concert season, Terrace Bay Hotel helps continue the longstanding tradition of bringing exceptional musical performances and cultural experiences to the Upper Peninsula community. Strings on the Bay has served the community for decades by presenting professional chamber music performances in an intimate ...

Father’s Day brunch set

MARQUETTE — Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet this Father's Day, from 10 a.m.-noon. at the Marquette Elks Lodge, 127 N. Front St. Brunch includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, country fried potatoes, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit, coffee, tea and orange juice.

LWV session on primary coming up

MARQUETTE — The League of Women Voters of Marquette County, a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed, active participation in government while working to increase understanding of policy issues and public policy through education and advocacy, invites all citizens to a free event at 6:30 p.m. July 25 at the Women’s Federated Clubhouse, 104 W. Ridge St., in Marquette. Mark Brewer, a long-time election consultant and lawyer, will speak on Challenges in Michigan Elections 2026.  Brewer has been the litigator for the League of Women Voters of Michigan in the past and ...

NAMI Alger Marquette final picnic

MARQUETTE — After 39 years of providing mental health support and education to our local communities, NAMI Alger Marquette has concluded its affiliation with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It invites those who have participated in or benefited from its affiliate's efforts to join them for a goodbye celebration picnic at the Presque Isle Pavilion at noon Tuesday, June 23. Please bring your lunch if you're so inclined. Organizers look forward to sharing NAMI stories and appreciate your support over the years.

DSISD students complete Escanaba home through Build U.P. partnership

ESCANABA — Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District Building Trades students have completed a new home at 820 Willow Creek Road, in Escanaba, through a program that connects interactive learning with real housing impact in the community. The roughly 1,600 square-foot home was built by students in the district’s Career and Technical Education program with funding support from InvestUP’s Build U.P. program, which provided $200,000 toward the project cost. Beyond creating a new home for the market, the work gave students direct exposure to framing, electrical, roofing, HVAC, ...

New Enviroweather app helps Michigan farmers make faster field decisions

MARQUETTE — A new mobile app from Michigan State University is giving farmers easier access to real-time weather, field, and crop modeling data right from their phones, helping them make faster and more precise decisions while working in the field. The free Enviroweather Mobile app builds on a long-running desktop system and connects growers to data from 119 automated stations across Michigan that track conditions like temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity and soil moisture. In the Upper Peninsula, the tool is already being used by growers monitoring potato seed fields in McMillan and ...