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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
BARAGA COUNTY – The Upper Peninsula Muzzle Loading Association (UPMLA) conducted its 49th Annual Rendezvous & Black Powder Shoot at the Ottawa Sportsmen’s Club last week. The three-day event ran from Thursday, July 16 through Saturday. The rendezvous is an annual living history event and ...
EAGLE HARBOR — It is not often someone says they made their dreams come true. Buzz Johnson, who has been in the construction business for most of his life, is one of those lucky ones. Johnson built a 38-foot steel-hulled trawler boat in his backyard. Every inch of the boat had to be nailed, ...
