By Sterling McGinn Are you ready for Independence Day—parades and fireworks? The communities of Newberry, Curtis, Naubinway, Hulbert, Grand Marais and Paradise are ready to help you celebrate with four days worth of fun and activities beginning this weekend. Hulbert...
June 29 is Turtle Day in Curtis. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., turtles will be all over town! Curtis is the former home of the World Championship Turtle Races. Turtles will be back, not to race, but to provide fun and games throughout Curtis. Come to Curtis for the turtle...
By Jim Dwyer After a local run of historic photo shows on Independence Day, from 2003 through 2019, a COVID-induced hiatus brought it to a halt for the past three years. This year, the show will be held on July 3 and 4 and will be sponsored by the Tahquamenon...
By Pete Wurdock A new tourist destination just 13 miles north of Newberry on M-123 has quickly become one of the greatest “feel good” attractions in the entire Upper Peninsula. It is called MI Dog, Michigan’s Summer Sled Dog Center and it is home to some of the...
By Carol Stiffler ABJ is back, and better than expected. Much better. The world’s oldest known male loon, ABJ, was located last week by Louis Good, a student at Northern Michigan University. Good found the bird on a spontaneous, first-ever trip on the Seney Wildlife...
The Erickson Center for the Arts has been awarded a Dementia mini grant through the Michigan Public Health Institute. The grant funds will assist the ECA in providing arts and cultural programs at no charge to those affected with dementia and their caregivers. This...
