The numbers have been climbing IT DOESN'T SEEM to make sense. The Upper Peninsula, we like to think, is a relatively COVID-free area, far away from the congested cities to the south. The positive rate (percent of tested people who come back positive) in Marquette County, for example, has been very low, only about 1.5%. ... Read More
Norlite’s Road Back from the Outbreak, and Munising’s Efforts to Cope with the COVID Scare
A new positive case A RECENT BUMP in the road for the Norlite Nursing Center which has traveled a long, troubled journey this year. A staff member recently tested positive for COVID after visiting downstate. She's on quarantine, according to administrator Wayne Johnson, and so far, fortunately, no other employees or ... Read More
Food Coming to The Courtyards, “The Best of” in Marquette and the UP, and a Predictable “Positive” at NMU
T boys and tapas are on the menu SOON. VERY SOON. That's what chef Don Durley tells you about the much anticipated opening of food service at his south Marquette bar, The Courtyards. At first, he suggests it might be within two to three weeks, then he backs off, then he says he might even stage a quick, little pop-up ... Read More
NMU’s Game Plan
NMU PRESIDENT FRITZ Erickson knows, like all educators, that there is some risk to resuming school this fall. It could create a health crisis. It wouldn't be good for public relations, either. "We'll be bringing 8000 people here on campus and we don't want to be the source of a significant spread of COVID," he ... Read More
A New Hotel, a Drive-in Movie, a New CEO (maybe), and Those Irritating, Invasive Pink Flowers
A hotel near the university IT WASN'T A big launch featuring brass bands and balloons. Instead, on July 1st, Superior Stay (the former Beacon House) simply opened their doors and started welcoming guests. Management says on the July 4th weekend, they were virtually booked. Online booking and word-of-mouth did the ... Read More