HOUGHTON — The excitement of snow and the holidays is upon us. Enjoy the holidays while protecting our beloved forests from balsam woolly adelgid (BWA; Adelges piceae). The BWA is an invasive insect that was discovered in Missaukee and Clare Counties, MI, in the northern lower peninsula in ...

AHMEEK — The Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club will hold its December membership meeting and annual raffle drawing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ahmeek Fire Hall, 13 Vivian Street, Ahmeek, Michigan. The meeting will begin with a period of social interaction and a meal. Following the meal and ...

ONTONAGON — Storms that hit the Upper Peninsula over the past week have left snowmobile trails impassable across portions of six U.P. counties, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Some snowmobile clubs are out clearing trails, others are continuing to assess the ...

“Now it’s past my bed I know, I’d really like to go, soon it will be the break of day, sitting here in Blue Jay Way,” – George Harrison When I was a young boy, my sister and I slept in twin beds that were given to us as a gift from our aunt, Gertrude. The headboards of the beds each ...

MASON – This week, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) joined the Michigan Christmas Tree Association for a Trees for Troops event at Tannenbaum Farms. Employees from MDARD and the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) who ...

"Hey, little one, so far from home and so alone,” – Dorsey Burnette and Barry De Vorzon In the fading daylight of a late winter’s afternoon, the cross atop the mine’s towering headframe, though unlit, was clearly visible, high above the Egyptian revival-style obelisks capping the A ...