Manistique to host annual car and motorcycle show

August 31, 2026

MANISTIQUE — The 29th-annual Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show will take place Friday and Saturday in downtown Manistique. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Team Chevy and the Manistique Merchants. Car registration is $25 and includes a shirt. The Friday night cruise will line up at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ahead of the 7 p.m. cruise. This will be followed by a free screening of “American Graffiti” at the Highway 2 Community Drive-in Theater at dusk. The event is sponsored by Larson Automotive. The car show will be on Saturday, beginning with an 8 a.m. Eastern ...

Wisconsin anticipates increase for 2026 wild rice harvest

August 31, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — The wild rice crop is showing improvements in 2026 compared to the past few years of low production, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Spring began with heavy rainfall across northern Wisconsin in April, followed by a pattern of drought through the ...

El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue

August 30, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for comments he made after an attack on a synagogue in March, which he tied to Israel's actions in the Middle East. "My comments may have been misconstrued to ...

Three-peat in market steer show at Iron County Fair

August 29, 2026

IRON RIVER — Veteran competitors Ava Bortolini and Chevy Carlson came out on top again in the market steer competition at the Iron County Fair on Friday. Bortolini won her third straight grand championship steer trophy with her 1,500-pound black Angus steer, Ozzie, and Carlson was reserve ...

Enbridge still working on Line 5 leak in Wisconsin

August 29, 2026

Enbridge says it’s working around the clock to safely remove remaining vapors from a stretch of its Line 5 pipeline after a gas leak in Wisconsin’s Iron County. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner said specialized equipment is being brought in to conduct work on an isolated section of ...

Thousands of monarchs gather in Stonington before journey south

August 29, 2026

STONINGTON — It’s that time of year again. Hundreds to thousands of monarch butterflies from the Upper Peninsula and Canada annually migrate to roost in the cedars on the Stonington Peninsula, which serves as a gathering place before they continue their journey south. From mid-August ...