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Team Red outlasts Team Black in UP Football All Star Game

June 28, 2024

Ben Murphy Some of the top senior football players in the Upper Peninsula got one final chance to play on Saturday. The annual UP Football All Star Game was held at the Superior Dome at Northern Michigan University and Team Red was able to outlast Team Black in a high scoring battle, 49-25.

Carter Deatsman Munising golf hole in one story

June 21, 2024

There are memorable shots and then there’s the shot that Munising High School golfer Carter Deatsman had during his junior season. On May 8, while the team was playing in the Big Bay de Noc Invitational at the Garden Golf Course, he had the shot of his life; getting a hole in one the par four fifth hole.

June 21, 2024

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a federal search warrant in the residential area of Munising. In response to an email inquiry from The Munising Beacon, a spokesperson from the FBI’s Detroit Field Office confirmed, “The FBI executed a federal search warrant near the Varnum Road location last week.” When asked if the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church was also included in the search warrant, the spokesperson added, “There was law enforcement activity near the second location, but I cannot confirm if it was related to the search warrant.

Adam Peters: Author of ‘The Blueprint to Happy’ Spreading Happiness, One Page at a Time

June 21, 2024

A remarkable event is about to unfold at the beloved Falling Rock Café & Bookstore. On Friday, June 21, from 3-6 p.m., the community will have the unique opportunity to meet Adam Peters, author of the highly praised book The Blueprint to Happy: Become a Better Problem Solver, Broaden and Deepen Your Relationships, and Heal Faster. This exclusive book signing event promises to be an engaging and insightful experience, offering attendees the chance to discover the secrets to lasting happiness and personal fulfillment.

June 21, 2024

125 years ago - The Alger County Republican - June 17th, 1899 Book on Poultry Containing 100 pages, a beautiful lithographic plate of a group of different fowls in natural colors, engravings of all kinds of land and water poultry. Descriptions of the breeds, plans for poultry houses, how to manage an incubator, about caponizing, the values of the different breeds and where to buy eggs from the best stock at $1.50 per 13, will be mailed to any of our readers for 15 cents, by addressing the Associated Fanciers, Philadelpbia. Pa.

June 21, 2024

Marquette - Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is announcing ambitious plans and an unwavering commitment to deliver reliable and sustainable energy solutions that meets the needs of its customers. Michigan statutes require electric utilities to achieve an energy mix that delivers 60% renewable energy to their customers by the year 2035 and 100% renewable and clean energy by 2040.

It’s National Pollinator Week! What’s the buzz?

June 21, 2024

A black and yellow bumblebee, laden with pollen, lands on a blue lupine. Summer officially rolls in this week, and soon the buzz of insect wings will fill the air.

LAST WEEK IN ALGER CO

June 21, 2024

Photos by Claudia VanLandschoot .

U.P. Sailing Company Instructor Receives Top Instructor 2023 Award from American Sailing Association

June 21, 2024

As the Bermuda Islands are to top-notch sailing schools, so too is Marquette to the U.P. Sailing Company.

Bringing the Upper Peninsula together; Pictured Rock Days

June 14, 2024

Pictured Rock Days is the first weekend of June with cruises free to Upper Peninsula residents and plenty of activities for everyone. This year’s Pictured Rock Days event was held June 8 and 9 at the Munising Binsfeld Bayshore and Bayshore Marina.