MOHAWK — The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC) will host a public candidates forum ahead of an election that will establish the first locally managed public community forest authority in Michigan history. The forum is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Public Service Commission will make its way up to Michigan Technological University to hold a regular meeting at 11 a.m., Oct. 15 in the MUB Ballroom. The commission aims to give U.P. residents a chance to voice their concerns over the region’s energy needs — one ...
MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Marquette Township Board Wednesday voted to designate the Westwood Mall as a blighted property. The mall experienced a partial roof cave-in in late February due to snow accumulation. By designating the property as blighted, the board has opened up the property to ...
LANSING — On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Invasive Species Program announced a new firewood quarantine to protect Michigan’s agriculture, forests and natural resources from invasive insects and plant diseases. Beginning January 1, ...
Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons on our coats, blowing through the letters that we wrote, blowing through the books upon our shelves, it’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves,” – Bob Dylan Walking along an old dirt road, I feel the winds of autumn swirling around the tree trunks, ...
One of my favorite stores is St. Vincent de Paul's. Almost every small town in the UP has one. I am sure you have either shopped or visited one in your travels. What I find interesting is that many people don't know how the concept of thrift stores started. Or why it's named after a Catholic ...
