CALL IT A wellness destination. Call it a center for all types of therapy--yoga, massage, dance, meditation, and much, much more. That's what will be moving into the spot recently vacated by MacDonalds Music Store on Third Street. The new owners are Kate Lewandowski and Christopher Ray. They've been part-time ... Continue Reading
A Most Unconventional Teenager: Marquette’s Ambassador to India
DRIVE TWENTY MILES north of Marquette on CR 550 and you'll come to an obscure asphalt road. Turn left, and the road soon turns to dirt. You'll see no signs or buildings, but just press on. You'll find yourself plunging deeper into a forest of maples, oaks, hemlocks, and evergreens while your vehicle kicks up dust and ... Continue Reading
Travel Channel Coming to the U.P.
THE TRAVEL CHANNEL is coming to town. It'll be shooting segments for the show Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, hosted by Andrew Zimmern. As best we can tell--and all of this has been hush-hush--the show's producers and camera crew will be visiting Thill's Fish House, the Vierling, and Lawry's Pasty Shop, all in ... Continue Reading
Smiles at Duke LifePoint, Delays at Recovery Room, Congrats for a Beach Park, Handover from the Coast Guard, Barbecue in Marquette, and Masochists in our Midst
FINALLY SOME GOOD news for UP Health System Marquette. Or at least, pretty good. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their ratings of hospitals across the nation, and UPHS Marquette came in "above average." That's a welcome change after being battered by negative ratings from another group, and ... Continue Reading
Lake Superior Warm-Up, “Best of the Lake” Honorees, Mountain Biking Write-Up, NMU’s Digital Leap, Help for the Butterflies and Birds, and a Convergence of Art and Commerce
IF YOU'VE DIPPED your toes in Lake Superior lately, you've probably noticed that the water is warm. Very warm. Like 75 or 76 degrees on some beaches on some afternoons. So it's record warmth? Nope, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory which tracks such things. You can go back just to 2012 to ... Continue Reading