HANCOCK — Hancock is aiming to open its new historical museum in mid-July, City Manager Mary Babcock said at Monday night’s Downtown Development Authority meeting. The museum will be on the ground floor garage at city hall, in what was once the city’s fire hall. The city’s museum ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council approved a solar and wind ordinance for the coming year Wednesday. The ordinance allows for small accessory solar or wind systems throughout the city, which provide power for on-site consumption. Restrictions cover setback, height, decibel level and other ...

ESCANABA — There’s no place like home — truer words were never spoken! Upper Michigan provides healthy homes for almost every living thing. All around the woodlands, shorelines and gardens houses are spring up Birdhouses, duck nesting boxes, bat houses, bee houses and butterfly houses ...

ESCANABA — Shockwaves originating from the resignation of Delta County Airport Manager Andrea Nummilien, who left her post last Friday, continued to reverberate during Tuesday’s meeting of the Delta County Board of Commissioners. “I am going to miss Andrea, by the way, but that being ...

HOUGHTON — With temperatures finally warming up, the summer farmers market season is nearly underway, with more vendors than ever to choose from. The From the Ground Farmers Market Collective is now in its second year managing the farmers markets in Hancock, Houghton and Calumet. The ...

By Journal Staff ISHPEMING — The Northern Michigan University Student Veterans of America organization recently partnered with the UP Together with Veterans suicide prevention initiative on the second annual tombstone cleaning event. This year’s location was the Ishpeming cemetery. ...