By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com CALUMET — Nature provided a beautiful sunny afternoon for Pasty Fest 2023, which included musicians at several locations providing a variety of live music all along Fifth Street. Dozens of vendors set their tents up offering everything from ...

ESCANABA — The midway at the U.P. State Fair bustles in the afternoon and evening. Well into night, food vendors experience queues of fairgoers, many of whom visit purely for the food Some of the trucks — like Wildman’s and Grateful Cheese — have been participating in other events ...

KINGSFORD — In today’s technology-centered world, sitting down to read an actual book can easily be pushed aside. But a local retired day care owner hopes her Blessed By Books project can help change that. Sally Karttunen opened a Little Free Library in May in front of her home at 900 ...

HANCOCK — The Hancock School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday evening to address two vacant board seats as well as to consider three resignations and approve four new hires. During the half-hour meeting, the board welcomed Taylor Paul and Emilie Lancour, as well as new teachers and ...

By BRIAN ROWELL Daily News ESCANABA — U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich. rolled into Escanaba as part of his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. He visited Bay College’s Water Lab, part of the school’s Water Resource Management Program and Water Technology Program, and talked about ...

EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Board received a letter from Pasty.net General Manager Charlie Hopper at the regular August meeting on Wednesday. The letter thanked the Board for approving Pasty.net’s July 2022 request for approval of upgrades to the tower located between the County ...