MARQUETTE — Diana Sundberg has been named the 2026 recipient of the Tom Baldini Award, an annual honor presented by Connect Marquette to recognize community and civic engagement in Marquette County. Sundberg, a lifelong Ishpeming resident, was selected from nominations submitted by members ...
SAULT STE. MARIE – The Upper Peninsula Arts & Culture Alliance will bring artists, cultural organizations, community leaders and advocates together in Sault Ste. Marie for its 2026 Annual Conference on Sept. 25-26. This year’s conference will focus on volunteerism, community building, and the many ways arts and culture can bring people together. Through presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities, participants will explore practical approaches to collaboration, public engagement, arts access and building stronger communities throughout the Upper ...
MARQUETTE — Big Bay is putting its best foot forward with the sixth annual Fall Fest on Saturday morning and afternoon at Draver Park just off Marquette County Road 550 on Hoffman Street in the northern Marquette County community. The event, which runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., is put on by the ...
MARQUETTE — Patricia Micklow and Tom Lakenen will be inducted into the Marquette Area Public Schools Pendill Wall of Excellence during a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Little Theater at Marquette Senior High School. The Pendill Wall of Excellence ...
FORSYTH TOWNSHIP — A missing six-year-old girl was found safe by a multi-agency effort on Wednesday, along with some good old-fashioned luck. At approximately 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, the Forsyth Township Police Department and Emergency Services were dispatched to an area of Marquette County Road 456 and Setter Drive after receiving a report of a missing six-year-old girl. It had been reported that the juvenile had gone outside to play with the family dogs. When she and the dogs had not returned, the family called 911 and immediately reported her missing. A multi-agency search ...
