Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed this month as Veterans and Military Families Month to honor veterans and military families throughout Michigan by recognizing their sacrifices and celebrating their successes. “This month, we thank Michigan’s brave service members and veterans for ...

It was with pleasure recently that we noted 92-acres of old-growth forest in the Marquette area was added to the nationwide Old-Growth Forest Network, an organization that seeks to protect forests and preserve its natural beauty. The forest is part of Saux Head Lake and is located around 14 ...

It’s called Project Jade, but the name doesn’t reveal what the program is all about. Few would guess, we’d imagine, that Project Jade is an effort help kids with special needs to communicate by installing communication boards that allow nonverbal kids to express themselves. A recent ...

If nothing else, it was thorough. That’s what at least some people are saying about a 100-plus page report released late this week from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel concerning allegations of sexual abuse that took place in the Catholic Diocese of Marquette. The report was ...

We learned with a degree of sadness this week that a one of the Upper Peninsula’s notable historical structures was destroyed in a fire. According to an account in The Mining Journal’s sister publication, The Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, the former home was located in Central Mine ...

Here’s a scary statistic: According to the National Safety Council, trick or treating kids are almost twice as likely to get hit by a passing vehicle on Halloween as any other day of the year. With the annual event scheduled in most area communities in the next week, we’d like to pass on ...