ESCANABA — A three-day mixed media painting workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, May 14-16 at the Escanaba Civic Center with award-winning, professional artist Jennifer Stone from Watertown, SD. Jennifer will be teaching her “Wild Women” Workshop. It’s ...
New books for kids “The First State of Being” by Erin Entrada Kelly, winner of the 2025 John Newbery Medal. This is an excellent read. Set in the months before Y2K, this book revolves around an apartment complex and 2 of the kids who live there. Intertwining themes of community, fear of ...
MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library in Marquette has announced it will host the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts event Big Read, inviting Marquette and surrounding communities to join in reading Roz Chast’s graphic memoir, “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” This ...
30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library, in cooperation with the Women’s Center, is presenting a series of three discussions in celebration of Women’s History Month. “Promises to Keep,” on Thursday, focuses on the importance of role models for young people. ...
“A life without love is like a year without spring.” — Octavian Paler The search for love and first signs of spring had both come to the Upper Peninsula this past week. The early part of the week brought some spring-like temperatures welcome to those looking forward to the changing ...
ESCANABA — Reservations for the 53rd Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet are now being taken. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 10th at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris, located 15 miles west of Escanaba. Banquet reservations are $40 per ...