The other day a friend of mine was in tears in my living room; her son, who had married, was refusing to baptize the new baby. The person I was talking with was distraught, for she was certain that her new grandchild was never going to be allowed into heaven. I sat there and listened as a ...
LANSING – The Michigan Craft Beverage Council (MCBC) announced it will accept proposals for the 2027 research and education grant program until Friday, October 9, 2026, at 3 p.m. (EdT). The MCBC awards individual research grants of up to $40,000. While any research topic will be considered, ...
For the last 20 years of my life, I always looked forward to the fall and the start of a new school year. This fall is different. I recently turned 24 and am done with school, possibly forever. The bittersweet feeling of summer ending and school starting up again is gone. How am I supposed to ...
ISHPEMING -- Writer Sidney Sheldon once said, "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life." One West Ishpeming teen has sought to provide that fuel to her ...
In the past couple of weeks it really seems that the tourism traffic has intensified here in Houghton and the Keweenaw in general. One indication was when my wife, Maryann, and I went out to dinner mid-week at a local restaurant recently and realized that we didn't know a soul in the place. I ...
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 ...
