I SAW SOMETHING RECENTLY about how us folks who live north of northern Michigan tend to pack everything we can into our short summers, and I believe it’s true. July, in particular, seems to present an overflowing calendar of events, all designed to get us outside either to participate, or simply spectate. Since ... Continue Reading
The 4th • The Path • The Show
The 4th Was With Us If the one day postponement of Marquette’s fireworks display put a damper on your 4th of July celebration, that’s on you. Stuff happens, and you just have to deal with it. As it turned out, the fireworks, which ended up on the actual 4th, were all we hoped they’d be, as was the Freedom Festival ... Continue Reading
Independence Days
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th, all the way to the 12th of July I'm coming at you a day early, so you don’t miss any of our Independence Day celebrations. Plus, I’m thinking you’ll be too busy tomorrow to find time for Word on the Street. Or, truth be told, I want a long weekend too. Below, I’ll share some of our area’s event ... Continue Reading
Gavin’s Gone • Innovating Ideas
Gavin on the Run? We haven’t heard much from Gavin Brown lately, and we likely won’t any time soon. We’ve heard OF him, as in… where’s Gavin Brown? Brown, as you may recall, was the orchestrator of the ill-fated “Spaceport” project, as part of the Michigan Launch Initiative. He and his Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers ... Continue Reading
Unsolicited Observations
Nobody asked, but… The Spelling Bee- It’s big, but it’s not quite Super Bowl big. I don’t believe anyone was hawking Spelling Bee squares, but it does get our national attention. This year was the 100th anniversary of the annual competition, and, as usual, it was won by a resolute kid of Indian descent, ... Continue Reading