Farming for the Future Regular readers of Word on the Street will note that this isn’t the first time Partridge Creek Farm has been profiled here. And at the rate they’re going, it won’t be the last. In just a few short years Partridge Creek Farm has gone from a modest neighborhood garden to their current project, a ... Continue Reading
Redmen… Or Not?
You are no doubt aware of the current and ongoing controversy surrounding the MSHS Redmen and Redettes nicknames. Going back to the last century, the issue seems to come up every decade or two. And we’re usually left with more questions than answers. Kicking this can down the road has worked in the past, but not this ... Continue Reading
Casino Coping, A New Record (Store), The Vote and The Flu
Casino Betting on Better Days After being closed for three months, the Ojibwa Casino Marquette is up and running with safety and cleaning protocols in place. “We are slowly adding back some fun gaming promotions to our calendars, so that is something for our guests to get excited about," says Jim Orr, Director of ... Continue Reading
The Weather
The Weather If you’re in need of small-talk, there’s always the weather. It’s the one topic of conversation that we all have an opinion about. And Marquette County sure has its share of interesting weather. So let’s talk about it with Matt Zika, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in ... Continue Reading
Virtual Networking Tonight
Virtual Business After Hours Tonight the Lake Superior Community Partnership is facilitating their first virtual Business After Hours. And you can go! Or at least you can attend, virtually. The idea for this event is to keep the momentum going with the popular Business After Hours but do it in a Covid compliant ... Continue Reading
Mt. Shasta Reopened, Superior Culture Staying Put, and the Census!
Mt. Shasta Reopened As reported here in early August, Mt. Shasta, the historic restaurant in Michigamme, closed down due to the lack of available employees. But, just in time for your color tour up the road, Mt. Shasta has reopened. Elizabeth and Tom Wahlstrom, of Elizabeth’s Chop House fame, have been helping owner ... Continue Reading
Thunder Bay Inn Changes, A New Gym in Town, Pandemic Updates, and a Celebrity Sighting?
New Ownership at the Thunder Bay Inn Been to Big Bay lately? It probably looks the same as it did the last time you were there, and maybe that’s part of the appeal. But there are changes behind the scenes… like new ownership at the Thunder Bay Inn. After running it for 12 years, Gretchen and Wayne Peacock have sold to ... Continue Reading
Vista Challenges, Finally Open in the Township, Parking Problem – Solved! and Just a thought…
Vista Challenges Although they’ve thrown in the roof, they haven’t thrown in the towel. After some brief soul-searching, the powers that be in the Vista Theater community have come together with a plan to save and revive this historic venue. There were already plans afoot to make some major structural improvements to ... Continue Reading
Friday Night Lights – OUT!… Changes Downtown… Virtual Events… and a new man at Word
Friday Night Lights - OUT! After fits and starts, the Michigan High School football season is about to... start. Most area teams will be in action with the exception of the Westwood Patriots who have to put off the start of their season while some players recover from injuries. Also, Marquette will not play Gladstone for ... Continue Reading
Liberation, Explanation, and a Farewell
SO HERE'S THE thing... When you're well past your seventieth birthday and you've got one novel in dire need of revision and another half-novel in dire need of completion, you start wondering about how you want to spend your time. On top of that, you start thinking about those two and three week getaways to Florida or ... Continue Reading
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