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 ...

I've heard it said that the most exciting thing about living in a small town, is watching the grass grow. Well, I grew up in a small Upper Peninsula town, and for entertainment, we didn't watch grass grow ... we liked to watch it burn! I grew up in Rock Michigan, pretty much smack dad in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 had ...

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 ...