MARQUETTE – The Queen City Seed Library will host its annual community seed swap from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern time today at the Peter White Public Library community room in Marquette. The event is an opportunity for gardeners and seed savers to share knowledge and seeds in preparation for the ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association has announced the ninth-annual Dandelion Cottage Award winners. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers for excellence in fifth through 12th grades. The Dandelion Cottage Award is funded entirely by ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A free community meal will be served at 5 p.m. Thursday at First Global Methodist Church, 106 Fourth St., which is behind the Hardee’s restaurant in Iron Mountain.
CRIVITZ, Wis. — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has named John J. Deschane of Crivitz as one of 49 recipients of its inaugural Service Beyond Service Award, honoring Vietnam veterans for continued service to their communities after their military careers. “Vietnam veterans are ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association, has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List. The 57th event will be with author Ellen Lord of Ontonagon County, whose poetry is alive ...
ESCANABA — International electroacoustic composer and sound artist Ina Thomann will appear at 2 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday in the Besse Theatre on the Bay College Escanaba Campus. The performance and lecture are free and open to the public. Thomann has emerged as a distinctive voice at the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Mr. Black Presents is sponsoring “The Goonies” on Saturday at The Braumart in Iron Mountain. Two showings will be available of the 1985 PG film, the first at 2 p.m. and the evening feature at 7 p.m. A group of misfit kids, the “Goonies,” discover an ancient pirate ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Due to the historic snowstorm, the Crystal Theatre has rescheduled the Knockabouts concert for 7 p.m. Saturday. The Marquette-based trio specializes in Celtic and traditional music and plays contemporary and original tunes from around the world. Barb Rhyneer on violin, ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — You may recognize the question asked in today’s headline as the one whose answer indicates whether you are an optimist or pessimist. Humans are complex creatures so most of us are a blend; we have our good days when we can be an optimist and cloudier days when we feel more ...
KINGSFORD — Monday mornings hold several feelings for young and old alike. The Golden K seniors prepare for their usual meeting looking forward to beginning their week, as younger people approach it with apprehension to start another work week or school days full of unknowns. Chair Candy ...
KINGSFORD — There are many things that we can be thankful for. Snowplows, snowblowers and helpful neighbors with a shovel are some of the treasures we all appreciated this past snowfall. Plows were working almost around the clock clearing roads last week, as we all worked together to help ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — The month of March is just about over. I don’t know how the rest of you feel about that, but it makes me happy. I suspect that most of you have mixed feelings about this month so I decided to take a closer look at it in today’s column. On the one hand, I find March to be ...
KINGSFORD — Tina and Jerome Pickett of Kingsford are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Abygail Nan Pickett, to Kevin Christopher Evosevich, son of Chris Evosevich and Sue Bolden. Kevin and Abygail were united in the sacrament of holy matrimony at 1 p.m. Jan. 3, 2026, at ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Connie (LaFleur) and Mike Doughman, formerly of Iron Mountain, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today. The couple married on Aug. 2, 1975, at American Martyrs Catholic Church in Kingsford, by the Rev. John Hughes. Attendants were the bride’s sisters, Karen Burrell ...
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westcott of Vulcan announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie, to Mark Hutton of Carlow, Ireland. A July 2025 wedding is planned.
Together with their parents, Joseph Crosson and Kristen Gendron are excited to announce their engagement. Kristen is the daughter of Dr. Toby and Karen Gendron and the granddaughter of late Frank and Barbara Schinderle and late Frank and Dean Gendron. She is a 2014 graduate of Iron Mountain ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The monthly meeting of the Northwoods Philatelic Society stamp club is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 in the fellowship room of First Lutheran Church, 1210 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain. A short business meeting and educational program will be followed by the ...
NORWAY — Dickinson County 4-H Club had its annual recognition and awards banquet at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Norway. The banquet provides an opportunity for 4-H Club members, volunteers and community supporters to be recognized for their contributions to the Dickinson County 4-H ...
KINGSFORD — Monday presented a crisp cold day for the Golden K. The sun added a promise of warmth and the seniors braved the chill and found their way to the First Presbyterian Church. They were ready to share weekend adventures and thoughts of spring. Chairperson Kathy Jo Anderson opened ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The American Association of University Women Iron Mountain/Kingsford Branch has announced they are accepting applications for its non-traditional student scholarship. AAUW is an organization whose mission is to promote equality for all women and girls, lifelong education and ...
KINGSFORD — The Dickinson County Community Chorus and the Iron Mountain Area Clergy Association will have the annual Holy Tuesday service beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, at American Martyrs Catholic Church, 908 W. Sagola Ave. in Kingsford. The ecumenical service consists of ...
IRON RIVER — The Community Christian Women organization invites women of all ages to a March Meals Madness Brunch from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Grace Covenant Church in Iron River. The brunch is free, and women are asked to bring nonperishable food items that will be donated to the local ...
KINGSFORD — The Iron Mountain-Kingsford Knights of Columbus Bishop Baraga Council 1585 will host its Friday night Lenten fish bakes on Friday and April 3 at the hall, 520 W. Breitung Ave. in Kingsford. Dinners will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Carryout is available. The menu includes baked ...
Zoologist Bill Schutt and archaeologist J. R. Finch have written the final chapter in their trilogy, beginning with “The Himalayan Codex” and “Hell’s Gate” closing with the exciting finale “The Darwin Strain.” (William Morrow, 412 pages) Set in the post-World War II era, ...
Gabriel Allon, Israel’s own version of master spy James Bond, has another daring mission in Daniel Silva’s latest spy thriller “The New Girl.” (Harper/475 pages) A young girl who had been attending the exclusive International School of Geneva is kidnapped. But the 12-year-old child is ...
Edgar Award-nominated author Alison Gaylin has a twisted tale of deadly family secrets in “Never Look Back.” (William Morrow, 339 pages) In the 1970s, a teenage couple, April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy, went on a killing spree in Southern California similar to the murders committed by ...
The team of Margaret Murphy and Helen Pepper, writing as Ashley Dyer, have their second crime novel - “The Cutting Room.” (William Morrow, 436 pages). Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver are back after their debut in "Splinter in the Blood." British television viewers are captivated ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see — and smell — one of the world’s premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless ...
PESHTIGO, Wis. — The Northern Lights Master Gardeners Association will sponsor an Ask the Gardner event at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31. Attendees can learn how to successfully manage their gardens through propagation. They should meet at Northern Perennials, W5254 Loucks Road in ...
Backyards are ideal places to spend warm afternoons soaking up some sun. But those afternoons can quickly go off the rails when an unwelcome visitor makes its presence known. Ticks can be found throughout the world, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that only a select ...
New growth is a hallmark of spring, whether it plays out in the birth of birds and bunnies or with the returned buds on trees and plant stalks. While most greenery rebounds naturally, lawns may need a little extra TLC in order to return to their once-lush, green glory. Revitalizing a lawn ...