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Singing songs of praise

ESCANABA — An Escanaba women has advanced to the second round of the “You, God’s Music Showcase” — an international competition for Christian singers that will culminate in a concert in Texas and a record deal for the first-place winner. Voting in the second round has begun. One of the 224 contestants remaining is Anna Trent of Escanaba. She performs under the stage name Ana Shaydze and has been singing for much of her life. “I think my first performance was at church during a Christmas program when I was nine — so about 28 years (ago),” Trent said. Now, as a ...

A Maze-ing artist

CALUMET — Marquette-based artist, Laura Maze is coming to Calumet, hosted by the Copper Country Associated Artists for its gallery season opening, May 23. Maze was selected by the CCAA through her work in the 2025 Bonifas Northern Exposure Exhibition in Escanaba. This marks the first time ...

Looking back: Graham Jaehnig

I wanted to build Fort Wilkins when I was a kid, but I didn’t have enough Lincoln Logs. There were only enough in the cardboard can for building something like a one-room box with a green slatted roof. That was okay, because my favorite construction toys were American Plastic Bricks, which ...

Half Full: Mark Wilcox

While I had my doubts if would ever happen, the snow has left my yard (for the most part). It seems that it was only a week or so that there was at least two feet of the white stuff (OK, it was pretty much gray stuff by then), covering our big yard in west Houghton. But by last Saturday it ...

Keweenaw Clean-Up

COPPER HARBOR — The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC) is announced the seventh annual Keweenaw Clean-Up and Community Picnic. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, on May 16. Participants may start at their preferred location or check in at the KORC tent in Copper Harbor ...

The play’s the thing

ESCANABA — The Delft, a downtown Escanaba icon, is once again a theater. This weekend, up to 100 audience members will attend an interactive murder mystery play accompanied by a four-course dinner. For the last several weeks, cast and crew have been preparing for “Slain at the ...