MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula State Bank is pleased to announce their plans to expand their presence in the greater Houghton area. The Bank recently purchased property at 908 and 912 College Ave. in Houghton and has plans to build a full-service banking office to further serve the Copper ...
MARQUETTE — What’s considered an authorative book on Michigan black bears is even better with the publication of the third edition of Understanding Michigan Black Bear. The new book has 78 more pages than the second edition and many more photographs. Four chapters have been added and all ...
MARQUETTE — The recent 29th annual U.P Boat, Sport and RV Show has come and gone and has seen thousands come to the Superior Dome in Marquette to enjoy the annual spring event. This show was the largest yet, and had over 65 vendors, four new power sports companies, food vendors, multiple ...
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Evolve Healing, host of the first eating disorder program in the Midwest, has officially closed as of Dec. 1. A representative from Evolve Healing’s parent Company, Optum, said Evolve healing was shut down “in response to local market conditions.” The statement also ...
Following is a list of all eleven of our United States Holidays, as designated by our federal government. New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 Martin Luther King’s Birthday, 3rd Monday in January President’s Day, 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day, Last Monday in May Juneteenth National ...
NEWBERRY — Last year, someone called Upper Peninsula support group director Robin Spindlow, threatening suicide. After the person refused help, Spindlow filed paperwork for police to assist with the emergency. The person was taken to the local hospital and held in protective custody by ...
I don’t like causing pain. Maybe it’s a psychological thing…..but, regardless, I dislike hurting people. And yet, as a physician, there are some situations where it is unavoidable. (I’m hoping this sentiment is true for most healthcare providers but I’ve read no survey on the topic.) ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats. The agency said it was taking the action because studies ...
LANSING — Sparks of fear have arisen across Michigan after the Department of Homeland Security rescinded protections that barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from enforcement actions like raids at previously designated “sensitive” areas such as schools and churches. The ...
A top aide to President Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, promised the new Trump administration would launch mass deportations immediately, at “light speed.” As a candidate, Trump pitched mass deportation as a much-needed redo of a post-World War II roundup authorized by President Dwight D. ...
ISHPEMING — Recently, a man and woman were charged with financially exploiting an 87-year-old Rochester Hills man by fraudulently gaining his legal power of attorney. Kirk Lanam of Hartland is accused by the state Attorney General’s Office of embezzling over $400,000 for himself and ...
WASHINGTON — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. ...
MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA — Ray Curtis was born on Feb. 11, 1917, about two months before the United States entered World War I and a year before what became known as the Spanish Flu ravaged the nation. Automobiles had not yet become common in the states and air travel was in its infancy. The Great ...
Medicare is a government program that provides health insurance coverage for senior citizens age 65 years and older, the disabled of any age, and to anyone suffering from end-stage renal disease. Medicare is divided into four parts, which are known as Medicare Part-A, B, C, and D. ≤ What ...
MARQUETTE — According to the website A Senior Connection, here are the top 10 issues that worry senior citizens the most: 1. Health Care Costs — The older we get, the more healthcare we need. It is important to get screenings for disease and natural aging conditions to catch any health ...
NEGAUNEE — Many women can recount in vivid detail the moment they first realized that others might view them as having become “older.” I am one of those many women. For me, it happened a dozen years ago near the entrance of a corporate owned service station in northern Maine. I had ...
MARQUETTE — When deer season ends and before bird season begins there is a way for sportsmen to still enjoy the thrill of hunting in the northern Michigan woods. Predator hunting, the taking of animal predators such as coyotes and foxes, is legal year-round in the state. There is no bag ...
We stood in the summer sunshine on that thin ribbon of beach sand. Behind us, the beautiful blue of the big lake was rolling, rising and falling as it gasped, rushing toward us, tumbling and crashing into a sputtering foam of white water. The cold drink rushed over our feet giving us that ...
“No regrets, Coyote. We just come from such different sets of circumstance. I’m up all night in the studios and you’re up early on your ranch,” – Joni Mitchell I spotted him as he walked slowly toward me down a snow-covered road, the rusty and tawny colors of his coat glowing warmly ...
It’s either time -- or nearly time -- to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping winds and, perhaps, snow cover? I’m gearing up to sow tomatoes, beets, herbs and zinnias, ...
By Ty Koski Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Chamber of Commerce Our first spotlight is Campfire Coffee, located in downtown Negaunee! We sat down with General Manager Allison Carpenter to talk about Iron Street construction and what’s coming soon to Campfire Coffee. “The campfire is a ...
By Virginia Paulson Negaunee Historical Society There hasn’t been a hotel in Negaunee for a number of years, but it wasn’t always that way. When. the founding of Negaunee came through the operations of the Jackson Iron Company and their discoveries of iron ore in the Teal Lake region. ...
By Journal Staff ESCANABA — The largest trapping event in North America, the National Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Show, will be July 27-29 at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Many legendary trappers from around the U.S. will sell their wares, giving ...
Twenty five years ago, a group of Marquette residents decided to make a boathouse on Lake Superior into a theater. The first show to debut on that stage was an original musical written by Northern Michigan University professor and playwright Shelley Russell called ‘Beacon on the Rock.’ ...
By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the Sixth Annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 through 12. The Dandelion Cottage ...
By LILY DIXON 8-18 Media MARQUETTE — Zoë Buckman was wearing a blue page boy cap along with a red and green top and a dozen necklaces. She somehow made it all work, and she absolutely rocked it. I had seen her nontraditional artwork online, but I never imagined I would meet her or tour ...
By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK — The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there's been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids. The data seems to show more high school students vaping, with 14% saying they had done so ...
MARQUETTE — Chloe Hale of Marquette has been awarded the $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship. A University of Michigan double major in political science and social theory in practice, Hale will spend a year in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital and largest city, to explore the theory that health ...
Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree -- it’s an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice. Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by Japanese growers who further developed it into the bonsai we know today. Translated to “plant ...
BUTTE, Montana — Contemporary and traditional home furnishings are always in style, but Rad Popovich, merchandise manager at Steele’s in Butte, said that some non-traditional woods, new colors and furniture styles are interesting. When it comes to wood, people are looking for something ...
January is traditionally a month for fresh starts and resolutions, many of which center around self-care. And if you’ve spent any time watching television or scrolling social media this month, you’ve likely been bombarded with diet and exercise pitches. But there’s another route to ...
(AP) — The Pantheon. The Panama Canal. The Hoover Dam. When you think of concrete, you might imagine great feats of engineering, or at least highway overpasses and other sturdy, stolid structures. But concrete has become a stylish medium in the home, thanks to interior designers and ...
Serving as gateway communities on either side of the Marquette-Baraga county line, Michigamme and Three Lakes are places tied indelibly to the waters of peaceful and picturesque inland lakes. This is a land of shoreline cottages, pontoon and fishing boats, swimmers, anglers, campers, ...
Houghton and Keweenaw counties exhibit a vast historical mining heritage and unmistakable exquisite beauty fanned out from the west to the northeast over what is commonly referred to as the “Copper Country.” The copper mining tradition here is displayed prominently in the holdings of the ...
Across southern portions of Schoolcraft and Delta counties, U.S. 2 skirts the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, providing access to a range of places to explore for everyone from campers and birdwatchers to boaters, history buffs and anglers. The city of Manistique, the county seat in ...
If you’ve ever pictured yourself riding up a highway along some beautiful windswept coastline, to the top of a mountain with a commanding view, then you may well enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Keweenaw Peninsula. From just outside Mass City in Ontonagon County, M-26 winds north through ...
Robust tomato flavor is key to tomato rice, a popular southern Indian dish typically prepared when there is an abundance of ripe, red tomatoes and leftover basmati rice. It’s a versatile but intensely savory dish that can be eaten as a light meal with a dollop of yogurt or paired with ...
Tomatoes are non-negotiable in Americanized versions of chicken alla cacciatora, but it’s a different story in Umbria, a region in central Italy. Instead of tomatoes, the rustic chicken braise gets its flavor from lemon, olives, garlic and herbs. Capers also are customary, but for this ...
DEERBROOK, Wis. (AP) — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails already hang beneath spiles in the trunks that have started dripping sap. And the ground is ...
With labor-intensive holiday meals out of the way, this week calls for ease — without sacrificing flavor. Which is why traybakes are the perfect antidote. Only 15 minutes of active work and just one pan to clean are all you need to transform simple chicken and potatoes into a satisfying ...
We have by now become accustomed to the lengths some movie characters will go to keep a good comedy lie going. But it’s still a special kind of feat when Amy Schumer, playing a baby-mad single woman who fakes a baby bump in “Kinda Pregnant,” is so desperate to maintain the fiction that ...
“Iris, wake up!” Early in “Companion,” lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All ...
In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity “Emilia Perez” in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez,” a Spanish ...
WASHINGTON — As movie theaters worked to entice Americans back into seats after COVID-19 lockdowns and labor strikes, the industry marketed blockbuster films like “Wicked” and the dueling releases of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” as no less than cultural events. But when certain ...