Russell Huhti, 78, of Greenland, MI, passed away on December 19, 2025 in hospice in Green Bay, WI. Russell was born on January 1 1947, to Walter and Ellen Huhti of Greenland. He went to school at Mass High School, graduating in 1965, afterwards honorably serving his country in the US ...
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on what we have, which includes the kind of society that has made countless blessings possible. The warmth, security and generosity that many Americans experience during the holidays are not accidents or pure gifts of nature. In their tangible sense, they are the products of a long and extraordinary period of economic growth — one that has expanded opportunity, reduced hardship and given moral ideals room to breathe. History shows quite clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but ...
DITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. MARQUETTE — In a region where some root for the Green Bay Packers over the Detroit Lions, Wisconsin has often felt closer than Lansing, fostering a centuries-old idea that the U.P. might be better off forming its own state. The question of Michigan secession went before Marquette and Iron Mountain voters in November of 1975, when they ultimately rejected a ballot proposal, ending the latest and last serious attempt at creating ...
"The presidency," former President Franklin Roosevelt observed, "is not merely an administrative office. That is the least part of it. It is preeminently a place of moral leadership." We learn as children to respect the office of the president and to pay attention to the conduct and the words ...
SILVER CITY — A group of volunteers seeking to preserve and connect people with the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park has opened applications for its Artists-in-residence program, offering creatives an opportunity to immerse themselves in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula and ...
IRON RIVER — Even though time is running out, a new business in Iron River may have just what you're looking for on your last-minute Christmas List. CharYooperie offers premium Upper Peninsula themed charcuterie gift boxes, that the owner says are "designed to help people truly get a taste ...
