HOUGHTON — Wild Ones Keweenaw (WOK) has planted its first free native plant garden in front of Canterbury House Episcopal Campus Ministry on the Michigan Tech campus. WOK is donating five free native plant gardens to area residents in honor of Houghton's designation as a Bird City. The ...

Summer days in the 1980's were especially a blessed time. It was an everyday occurrence to have an exciting day. Adventures were always awaiting. We lived in the country and the experiences we would have were exciting. Between the outdoors, the garden, and a few more memorable events. Each ...

PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Former Marquette resident Douglas Grossa published an historical fiction novel, “When Living Becomes Forever” in April. It follows the story of a Marquette woman who falls in love with 2,000-year old Newberry State Hospital Doctor, Matthew Falcone. Grossa, who ...

MARQUETTE — Anyone who’s paged through old notebooks or tried to maintain the integrity of a physical photo knows it can be difficult. And time-consuming. For a detective working to restart a decades-old unsolved case, it’s inefficient as well. But detectives are problem solvers and ...

A week from today we will celebrate the Fourth of July. We celebrate an event 250 years ago when 56 men met in Philadelphia and decreed that America should be its own country, separate from Great Britain. A little over a week ago, I was in Philadelphia. I didn't sign any declaration, but I did ...

The City of Hancock’s annual Juhannus (Midsummer Festival) is the largest Finnish heritage celebration in the Upper Peninsula. Its popularity has attracted international attention to the point that Hancock was selected as the 2026 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture. Hancock is the first city in ...