ESCANABA — This summer at the U.P. State Fair, you can learn the “Watermelon Crawl” when country music artist Tracy Byrd takes the Grandstand stage on Wednesday, Aug. 14, along with special guests The Riflemen. Tracy Byrd and The Riflemen are the first acts announced by the U.P. State ...

HOUGHTON — Don’t be fooled by the button mushrooms at the supermarket. Unlike a lot of produce, most mushroom varieties have a short shelf life. “It’s kind of nice because it kind of protects it from monopolization,” Zack Osborn said during a presentation at the Portage Lake ...

ESCANABA — Plans are being made to grow established city festivals in Escanaba by adding more music. Organizers say it will greatly enhance the community. “Music adds vibrancy to a community,” said Lorne Watson, a member of the Escanaba Recreation Advisory Board who established an ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — It will be more than raking and hauling debris at the Lake Antoine Park Partners’ annual spring cleanup on Saturday, April 27. LAPP will unveil two new art installations on the beach house. The work bee starts at 9 a.m., with a formal dedication of the crafted butterfly ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A retaining wall on West Ludington Street between Forest and South Pine streets will be evaluated for replacement or removal. “It has been patched many times throughout the years but is getting to the point that any additional patches will not be effective,” City Manger ...

ESCANABA — After a happenstantial meeting in the woods out west three-and-a-half years ago, a charity hunting trip for veterans, organized with Colorado-based Heroes’ Harvests, is again coming to the Upper Peninsula. During the last two outings, vets came from downstate, Wisconsin, North ...