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Dining on the lake

ESCANABA — Many delicious drinks and refreshing beverages are served on ice. In Upper Michigan, some of the best meals are served on ice! Right now, on the ice-capped Little Bay de Noc, gourmet meals are being gobbled up in fish shacks all around the Bay. Folks who ice fish most often ...

New license plate honoring Michigan’s women veterans now available

LANSING, Mich. — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has unveiled a new license plate that acknowledges the service, sacrifice, and contributions of Michigan’s women veterans.  The new license plate features a vignette of a woman veteran preceding the vehicle’s characters and has “Her ...

Dairy farming tips and networking

ESCANABA — Michigan State University Extension and the Menominee County Farm Bureau are hosting events designed to help dairy producers have a profitable year. The second Friday of each month, MSU Extension organizes a Zoom call with Upper Peninsula dairy farmers. Today’s presenter is ...

Bay College celebrates its latest nursing grads

ESCANABA – Bay College recognized its 2025 Associate Degree in Nursing graduates from the Escanaba Bay College Campus during a traditional pinning ceremony Dec. 16 at the Besse Auditorium. The ceremony marked the successful completion of the academic and clinical program and celebrated the ...

On a cold day in January

I remember on that cold January day the steady rain seemed as though the angels were weeping. That was the day that you returned to us, not stepping off the plane but in a flag-draped coffin accompanied by the Military Honor Guard. All of us stood in stunned disbelief and somewhat silent, ...

Crafting Christmas cheer

GLADSTONE — Students from Mark Cousineau's woodshop class at Gladstone High School brought some cheer this past holiday season to Lakeview Assisted Living and Memory Care through a special Christmas tree project. The students worked side by side with Lakeview residents to create ...