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Rising star

ANN ARBOR — Annika Siegel never forgot her roots in the Keweenaw. A Houghton native who performs under the moniker Ani Mari is preparing to release her sophomore studio album, “The Masquerade,” Aug. 28. The 23-year old artist said she incorporates the Keweenaw winters into her ...

Free early education pilot program coming to Delta County

ESCANABA — A new partnership is bringing Strong Beginnings, a state-funded pilot program offering free, play-based early education, to three-year-olds in Delta County for the 2026-28 school years. The Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) and Menominee Delta Schoolcraft ...

Honoring Annie

CALUMET — A statue honoring Anna Klobuchar Clemenc, known colloquially as “Big Annie," will be unveiled and showcased Saturday, Aug. 22 in Calumet. A prominent figure in local mine union history, Big Annie’s legacy has been recognized by the residents of the Copper Country for more than ...

Walking the Gordie Howe Bridge

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. WINDSOR, ONT. — The two-lane pedestrian path on the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now open, allowing walkers, runners and ...

Faith and Family

We are in that wonderful but fleeting place we call mid-summer. The weather has been problematical and precarious throughout the world over. But here in the UP, wind and rain and a few days of very hot weather have treated us better than most places. I just had some of my grandchildren with me ...

QUALMS

HANCOCK — Al Lynch’s speaking voice can be described as gritty, composed and deep. But when singing, the 33-year old U.P. native is animated and lively. His downtempo, soulful, electronic r&b moves those who listen to it. A veteran of the music industry, Lynch has worked in Grand Rapids, ...