Gaylord, a favorite place for Dutch couple Oct 28, 2009
Their stops have included Florida s Everglades, the Kennedy Space Center, New Orleans, the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, an attempt to visit Yellowstone National Park ( too much snow, the roads were impassable, said Schneider), Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and the Upper Peninsula before the last leg of their journey which brought them to the Heska s tidy ranch-style home on West Street. I have been very impressed with the friendliness of the people here, Jeenendaal said of their tour of... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Same old thrill for Pirates, Raiders Oct 28, 2009
I thought they might send us north to Big Rapids, but with Fremont getting grouped with the teams from the upper peninsula we were fortunate enough to play at home. In the Vikings of Swan Valley, the Raiders will be taking on a team that looks very much like themselves. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Orvana Completes 2009 Drill Program at Copperwood Project in Michigan Oct 27, 2009
Mr. Anderson, Project Coordinator, has 18 years of natural resource and environmental management as well as economic development experience in the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin, and will manage community relationships, public policy, and environmental issues, among other things. The addition of these professionals will greatly facilitate project advancement. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Death Notices Oct 24, 2009
formerly of Southwest Michigan, died Sept. 29 in the Upper Peninsula. Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L'Anse, Mich. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Protecting Great Lakes water from harm Oct 24, 2009
Mining companies are actively exploring an ore body that extends throughout the Upper Great Lakes from Minnesota to Wisconsin to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and down into the mitten of Michigan's Lower Peninsula ... Mining companies have been buying up thousands of acres of mineral rights and are actively exploring dozens of mining sites across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Stephen Luke Street Oct 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009. He graduated from Michigan Lutheran High School in 2000, moved to Seattle and then to Marquette. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Creation of new orthopedic research alliance announced Oct 22, 2009
During the third- and fourth-years of the program, students complete a series of required and elective clerkships at one of MSU's seven community-based program sites located in Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, Traverse City and the Upper Peninsula. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Bob Davis remembered for dedication to district Oct 21, 2009
And as several who knew and worked with Davis note, the results of his legislative efforts could be seen in many parts of that sprawling territory, stretching over the entire Upper Peninsula and much of Northern Lower Michigan ... An Upper Peninsula native, he lived in Gaylord for much of the time he served in Congress ... G.T. Long, a Horton Bay resident and senior field organizer for the Michigan Democratic Party, noted that Davis would sometimes join forces with Democrats if hot issues in the... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Lawyer's first deer was driving force Oct 21, 2009
Growing up in the town of Menominee in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he began hunting at age 5, following his father through oak and spruce thickets on grouse hunts. When he was 12, he shouldered his first shotgun, a. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Former Wyo. governor, US Sen. Clifford Hansen dies Oct 21, 2009
Former Michigan congressman Bob Davis, who represented northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula for seven terms in Congress, has died. He was 77. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Blind radio broadcaster preaches to rural villages Oct 21, 2009
"I was doing some traveling and what surprised me is that in Ohio there are several Christian radio stations, but if you go north to the Upper Peninsula or Vermont, that's not the case," he said. "I felt the desire to get involved in a place where they're not so much competing, but a station really meant something.". (Juneau Empire)
Visiting Mackinac Bridge Oct 20, 2009
The Mackinac Bridge, a 5-mile feat of engineering that connects the larger Lower Peninsula of Michigan to the Upper Peninsula, is more than just a passage across the Straits of Mackinac (pronounced Mack-in-awe) it is a destination in and of itself ... Michigan is the only state in the United States that consists of two complete peninsulas-- the Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula, or the U.P., as it is nicknamed by locals ... In the meantime, the only way to accommodate an increasing flow of... (Suite101.com)
Bob Davis; served 7 terms as Michigan congressman Oct 19, 2009
DETROIT - Bob Davis, who represented northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula for seven terms in the US House of Representatives, has died. He was 77. (Boston Globe)
Emerald ash borer detected in Alger County Oct 19, 2009
MUNISING (AP) Alger has become the latest county in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where the tree-killing emerald ash borer has been detected. " /> Current Petoskey Weather Edition - - Search the : : lect> Search : lect> Search : Search : Make: lect> Zip: Search : lect> Stocks Emerald ash borer detected in Alger County No comments posted. Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:16 AM EDT MUNISING (AP) Alger has become the latest county in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where the tree-killing emerald ash borer has... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
U-M to review policies on returning Indian remains Oct 18, 2009
Marie in the eastern Upper Peninsula sent separate letters to the university earlier this week protesting its continued holding of Indian remains. "To the University of Michigan, the contemporary identification, cataloging and examination of the human remains and cultural artifacts of indigenous people may constitute an academic exercise," Bay Mills executive council President Jeffrey D. Parker wrote to Forrest. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Touring U.S.Return to Hemingway Country Oct 17, 2009
Crossing the Mackinac Bridge to Michigan's Upper Peninsula takes visitors to a true North Country outdoor adventure land. BLOG. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Former US Rep. Bob Davis dies at 77 Oct 17, 2009
By Mike Householder, Associated Press Writer Friday, October 16, 2009 12:28 PM EDT DETROIT -- Former Michigan congressman Bob Davis, who represented northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula for seven terms in Congress, has died. He was 77. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
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The group escorted Griffin along the 15-mile stretch between the Upper Peninsula Kinross Airbase and the Pickford Funeral Home. The procession was five miles long, at least, Craycroft said. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Laker Women's Basketball Picked 13th in Preseason Poll Oct 8, 2009
GVSU will head to the Upper Peninsula on Feb. 13 to complete the season series. Franklin Pierce is ranked second in the poll, while Delta State, Indianapolis, and California (PA) round out the top five schools. (Gvsulakers.com)
CNNF considering new plan to combat ash borer Oct 8, 2009
EAB is also present in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in Minnesota. While federal and state agencies are doing what they can to prevent new infestation sites and slow the spread, the insect continues to be discovered in new locations. (Forest Republican, WI)
5 nuggets of knowledge about harvests Oct 7, 2009
The majority of animals are taken in Southern Lower Michigan; while about 85,000-90,000 are taken in Northern Lower Michigan; and about 30,000-40,000 in the Upper Peninsula. Archery deer season started last week. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Story » Oct 7, 2009
After the last Elite event on Oneida, Kerry and I spent some fun time touring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and ventured over into the Northwoods of northern Wisconsin. While in Wisconsin, we hooked up with a couple of the guys from St. Croix Rods, Rich Belanger and Al Mohr, for an afternoon of musky fishing. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Mpls Fed names new president Oct 1, 2009
The Minneapolis Fed is responsible for the Fed s ninth district, which includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The bank helps set national monetary policy, regulates commercial banks, and provides payment services to financial institutions and the U.S. government. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Boeing ends workers' free ride on tuition Sep 26, 2009
Finlandia University in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will receive an athletic field and a classroom building that's no longer needed by the public schools in Hancock, a former mining town of 4,900. In exchange, for at least the next 12 years graduates of Hancock Central High School who qualify for admission to Finlandia will get free tuition. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Lakers Earn Road Victory With 3-1 Win at Northern Michigan Sep 19, 2009
The Lakers continue the trip through the Upper Peninsula at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday against MTU.. Grand Valley State received equal production throughout the match, as six players recorded six or more kills and three players tallied double-digits in digs. (Gvsulakers.com)
Researchers To Probe Whether Lyme Disease Will Follow Spread Of Ticks Across U.S. Sep 18, 2009
And although ticks also are found in the forests of the Upper Peninsula and eastern Lake Michigan shoreline, the disease has yet to make serious inroads in Michigan beyond Menominee County in the southwestern U.P.. That might not be the case for long, Tsao said, as infected ticks ride deer, mice, birds and other hosts into new areas. (Science Daily)
New Program Pays Biomass Plant Suppliers Sep 17, 2009
New federal program provides subsidy to suppliers of Upper Peninsula biomass electric plant ... Suppliers of wood fuel for a biomass electric plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will get a federal subsidy under an agreement signed Wednesday. (ABC News -- Wire)
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Launches H1N1 Prevention Campaign Geared Toward Children Sep 17, 2009
Private, independent and not-for-profit, the hospital serves children and families from Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northern Illinois and beyond. For more information, visit the Web site at and read the blog at chhsblog. (PR Newswire)
5 nuggets of knowledge about game(s) Sep 16, 2009
As you read this thoroughly entertaining nugget of knowledge three teams of runners are taking part in the grueling 750-mile Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) nonstop relay -- making their way from the far reaches of Copper Harbor in the western Upper Peninsula to Sterling Heights in the southeastern Lower Peninsula. The relay run, with teams made up of different law enforcement agencies, is one of several fundraising events held by LETR each year to raise money to benefit the athletes who... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
15 vivid North American road trips Sep 16, 2009
Meanwhile, Michigans secluded Upper Peninsula, surrounded by three different Great Lakes, is still one of the wildest parts of the Lower 48. With more than seven million acres of forest, the U.P. is a natural when it comes to fall colors. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lakers Prevail in Five-Set Thriller at Ferris State Sep 16, 2009
18-19) in the Upper Peninsula. The Lakers face Northern Michigan on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and Michigan Tech on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.. (Gvsulakers.com)
College, public schools swap tuition for property in Michigan Sep 16, 2009
The school, founded in 1896 by Finnish immigrants during the copper mining boom in the western Upper Peninsula, wants to boost enrollment from 550 to about 700 ... Sanregret suggested the university instead offer tuition-free education to graduates from Hancock, a community that like most of the Upper Peninsula has languished economically since the mining industry faded decades ago ... Being a good neighbor makes sense particularly when nearly 70% of its students hail from the Upper Peninsula... (USA Today -- News)
September Auto Sales Crash as 'Clunker' Hangover Hits Sep 15, 2009
The clunker sales, though, will help the Upper Peninsula dealership network to keep going if times get even worse. "Because the CFC program was there, we were able to squirrel away a nut for winter," Mahan said. (Fox News)
Growing Mich. college swaps tuition for property Sep 14, 2009
Finlandia University in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will receive an athletic field and a classroom building that's no longer needed by the public schools in Hancock, a former mining town of 4,900 ... The school, founded in 1896 by Finnish immigrants during the copper mining boom in the western Upper Peninsula, wants to boost enrollment from 550 to about 700 ... Sanregret suggested the university instead offer tuition-free education to graduates from Hancock, a community that - like most of the... (Anchorage Daily News)
Great Perennials to Plant in the Fa... Sep 13, 2009
Similarly California poppies are not the wildflower of choice in Maine or Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Wildflowers are hardy only for those areas where the climate and soil are natural for them. (Suite101.com)
Creamer in red, white and blue to mark Sept. 11 Sep 12, 2009
And in Michigans Upper Peninsula, at the U.S. short track national speedskating championships in Marquette, competitors and fans observed a moment of silence. Also on NBCSports. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Broadband stimulus process may change Sep 12, 2009
Packerland Broadband asked for approximately $11 million to supply broadband infrastructure to northeastern Wisconsin and Michigans Upper Peninsula. Nsighttel Wireless LLC of Green Bay, operator of Cellcom, requested just under $14 million to provide fixed and mobile wireless to six counties in northern Wisconsin and three in Michigans upper peninsula. (Forest Republican, WI)
New store to dish up Upper Peninsula staple Sep 10, 2009
IONIA Saranac resident Tony Baumgartner is bringing a uniquely Upper Peninsula food item across the Mackinac Bridge and down state to Saranac, where he plans on opening his own business selling pasties ... Nobody down here makes (pasties), said Baumgartner, who is a native of the Upper Peninsula ... As the mining industry emerged in the Upper Peninsula and people immigrated to the Upper Peninsula from England, the pasty soon followed. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
King Solid in His Commitment to CMU Sep 10, 2009
By Chippewas Insider Special WriterDate: Sep 9, 2009 The Central Michigan football program has recruited some great players from Michigan's Upper Peninsula over the years, including Mike Hirn, Max Glowacki and Jeff Jenerou. The Chippewas have another talented "UPer" on the way in Gladstone High School offensive lineman Kent King. (ChippewasInsider.com)
Golden wedding anniversary: Frank and Myrna Jasinski Sep 9, 2009
The party was hosted by their children, and a family reunion was held the following day at their cabin in the Upper Peninsula. Myrna White and Frank Jasinski were married in 1959 while both were serving in the United States Marine Corps at MCAB El Toro, Calif. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Celski outduels Ohno twice at nationals Sep 9, 2009
Celski scooted through nine laps around a hockey rink in Michigans Upper Peninsula in a personal-best time of 1:23. 981. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mich. college offers tuition in swap for building Sep 9, 2009
A bargain hatched by two administrators over lunch will give Finlandia University, a private school in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, space to grow while more local youths get a college education ... Johnson said the 73,000-foot structure next to the university would be ideal for Finlandia, which was founded in 1896 by Finnish immigrants during the copper mining boom in the western Upper Peninsula ... Sanregret suggested the university instead offer tuition-free education to graduates from Hancock,... (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Surprising Spots To See Great Fall Foliage Sep 8, 2009
In the colorful Upper Peninsula, leaves start turning early, around mid- to late-September, and peaks around the first week of October into the middle of the month ... The Upper Peninsula has some of the best trails in the country ... Also, Ottowa National Forest covers nearly 1 million acres in western Upper Peninsula. (CBS News -- US)
Ohno ready to zip toward Olympic gold again Sep 8, 2009
He's easily the most famous person in this Upper Peninsula town on the shores of Lake Superior, with nonsports fans recognizing him from his 2007 victory on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Almanac: Parts of U.S. in for bitterly cold winter Sep 2, 2009
"A large area of numbingly cold temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to west of the Appalachians. The coldest temperatures will be over the northern Great Lakes and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. "But acting almost like the bread of a sandwich, to this swath of unseasonable cold will be two regions with temperatures that will average closer to normal -- the West Coast and the East Coast. " But don't let your guard down if you live along the East or West... (CNN -- US)
Northern Michigan Regional Hospital opens first cardiac observation unit Sep 2, 2009
Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is a 243-bed regional referral center located in Petoskey, serving residents in 22 counties across northern Lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. A medical staff of nearly 200 physicians represents nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on heart, cancer, orthopedics, and neuroscience services. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Look to the past for solutions in the future Aug 30, 2009
But there were no fakes in a bingo tent recently at "Veterans Day" at the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba, Mich. The men and women who served America turned out en masse; many had been in battles, some physically and/or mentally scarred. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A folklorists tale Aug 21, 2009
There are various regions in this country that are known for tall tales, such as Michigan s Upper Peninsula, she says. The element of surprise or being tricked is what I find enjoyable in such stories. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
California: No prisoners headed to Mich. Aug 20, 2009
The state shuttered a prison in Kincheloe in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula and five prison camps two weeks ago to save money, but has kept the Standish and Muskegon prisons open as it pursued other inmates. Granholm said her administration has sent letters to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the other 49 states offering to house their prisoners. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Scenic drives from National Geographic Traveler Aug 19, 2009
Shipwreck Coast, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula between Marquette and Whitefish Point, about 175 miles along the shores of Lake Superior, past sandstone cliffs at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the shifting sands of Grand Sable Dunes. Navajo and Hopi lands, Arizona, a 425-mile loop from Tuba City northeast to Kayenta, southeast to Canyon de Chelly, south to Ganado and back west to Tuba City. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Kennecott Eagle Minerals Announces Favorable Proposed Decision in Michigan Environmental Permit Case Aug 19, 2009
Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A Michigan administrative law judge today affirmed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) decision to issue two permits to the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company for its proposed Eagle nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula ... "This determination is very important to the Upper Peninsula and its families, in that it assures investment and good-paying job creation by natural resource industries, a longstanding pillar of the region's economy,"... (PR Newswire)
Riptide tragedies: Grandfather dies in unsuccessful attempt to rescue his grandson in Lake Michigan Aug 19, 2009
The two died in a tragic drowning accident at a Lake Michigan beach along US-2 Saturday in the Upper Peninsula while returning from a week of camping in Grand Marais ... Mroz also joined his grandparents on numerous camping trips to the Upper Peninsula and out west, and they were planning a trip to the Rocky Mountains next year ... Toni Brown said the Gaylord couple s grandson drowned July 28, 1998, along the same stretch of sandy beach on US-2 west of St. Ignace where 66-year-old Patrick... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
The Herald Times' View: Tough lessons driven home by summer tragedies Aug 19, 2009
She lost a grandson in a drowning accident in the Upper Peninsula 11 years ago and took it upon herself to help set up the Mackinac County Water Safety Review Team. - Advertisement - She has helped raise private money to buy and install safety stations along US-2, one of which came into play during an attempted rescue over the weekend. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Children's Hospital preps bond offering Aug 18, 2009
Children s Hospital is the flagship member of Children s Hospital and Health System in Wisconsin, the upper peninsula of Michigan and northern Illinois. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
The Single Wing switch: Gaylord will feature one of football's oldest offenses Aug 15, 2009
The single wing has come to define the Upper Peninsula community, and is a source of pride from grade school hopefuls all the way up. It s unique in the fact that very few teams run it, Mendolia said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Secretary of State to visit Gaylord office Aug 15, 2009
In addition to the Gaylord office, she will be stopping by a number of Upper Peninsula branch offices as part of her annual U.P. summer tour and visit to the U.P. State Fair. - Advertisement. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Deer-motorcycle collision kills 60-year-old Harrison man Aug 15, 2009
A 60-year-old Upper Peninsula man died July 8 of injuries suffered in a collision near Menominee, 55 miles northeast of Green Bay, Wis. Michigan State Police say there were no witnesses to the crash involving James Rajala of Rock, but an off-duty emergency medical technician, came upon the scene and notified authorities. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Both sides prepare for final push on ORV debate Aug 14, 2009
In the Upper Peninsula, James Brettner is the president of Educating to Control Off Road Damage in Luce County. He has drafted his own survey for riders asking them various questions about where they are from, where they are staying and what local purchases they have made. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Nate Silver on health care Aug 12, 2009
Well then maybe you should visit the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, eh. Seriously, it is very unfortunate that people mock Canada and Canadians. (Harper's Magazine)
Budget cuts cloud future of Michigan State Fair Aug 9, 2009
But there have been rumblings in Detroit and surrounding communities about finding an outside entity to take over the event, similar to what's happening to the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba, Brown said. Businesses along Woodward Avenue say the loss of the state fair would hurt. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Schmidt goes where the wild things roam Aug 8, 2009
Racine-native LeRoy Schmidt, 71, poses with a his four-horn ram that he took while on a hunting trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in August 2008 ... on Michigan s Upper Peninsula. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
NMU seeks to draw Indian youth into health careers Aug 8, 2009
The Upper Peninsula is launching The College Prep Medicine Wheel by bringing groups of Native American high school students to the Marquette campus this fall ... Participants will come from the Upper Peninsula's five federally recognized tribes as well as from tribes in the Lower Peninsula, Minnesota and Wisconsin. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results Aug 6, 2009
Integrys Energy Group is a diversified holding company with regulated utility operations operating through six wholly owned subsidiaries, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, North Shore Gas Company, Upper Peninsula Power Company, Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation, and Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation; nonregulated operations serving the competitive energy markets in the United States and Canada through its wholly owned nonregulated subsidiary,... (PR Newswire)
NC woman is 3rd death in apparent UP hit-and-run Aug 4, 2009
A third woman has died after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. . (Herald Sun)
STAPLES:Ranking the nation's 15 best high school nicknames Aug 4, 2009
This Upper Peninsula public school won national fame in 2004 for its part in an ESPN advertising campaign. While most of America considers a nimrod a silly or foolish person, the folks in Watersmeet celebrate the Biblical figure Nimrod, who was described as "a mighty hunter before the lord.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
