THE LAST THREE months have posed serious problems for realtors. Until recently, they couldn't conduct face-to-face meetings with their clients and they couldn't show properties. They were virtually stuck at home with their phones and computers. And yet, surprisingly enough, the market here hasn't died. As of last ... Continue Reading
COVID Optimism, a Trainer Takes the Leap, So Does a Veterinarian, and Kay Jewelers Closes
Can we continue the trend? THE NUMBERS HERE in Michigan look encouraging. Specifically these: New COVID cases in Michigan April 3....1953 April 29....1137 May 18....773 June 10....171 The trend, despite some daily and weekly ups and downs, is unmistakable. We can criticize Governor Whitmer for her ... Continue Reading
The Latest on Pictured Rocks Cruises, Marquette Mountain, the YMCA, and Ben Franklin
The cruises to start amid uncertainty "I THINK IF we get 50% (of last year's volume), we'd consider that a victory." That's John Madigan, the general manager of Pictured Rocks Cruises, talking about prospects for business this summer. The cruises start up next Monday, about a month later than usual because of the ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn Ramping Up, Looks Toward Revival
Dining to be offered within a few weeks IT'S BEEN A long and eerily quiet spring for the Landmark Inn, one of the UP's most prestigious hotels. Occupancy has been languishing in the single digits during the pandemic scare, restaurants and the pub are closed down, most of the staff has been furloughed. But now ... Continue Reading
Sophie Erber to Leave TV6
IT'S BEEN ALMOST six years, longer than most of us expected her to stay in the Upper Peninsula, but now TV6 anchor Sophie Erber is leaving the UP for the greener (as in dollar bills) pastures of Sioux City, Iowa. "They made an offer I just couldn't refuse," she explains. "I wasn't looking for another job. They just found ... Continue Reading
Police and the Protestors, and Bikes Flying Out the Doors
"We get it," says the police chief PROTESTS BY UP to 200 people on the streets of Marquette and in front of the Police Department over the last few days. Denunciations of the police by some in the crowd, even some harassment of the police by a protestor or two. Marquette city Police Chief Blake Rieboldt isn't ... Continue Reading
Too Many Pot Stores? Not Enough? Also, the Latest on the Delayed Cancer Surgery
Increasing availability of recreational marijuana FOUR MONTHS AGO, we wondered aloud whether Marquette was about to become Pot City USA. Back then, assistant city manager Sean Hobbins estimated that, based on interest he had seen, maybe five shops might open in the city in the first year of recreational ... Continue Reading
A Deal to Buy Valle’s Is in the Works
WE'VE HAD TO deal with a boatload of somber, even depressing, economic news lately. How about some potentially good...even great...news? A lot to unpack here. First, let's start with this. Joe Constance, the owner of the Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery, has signed an agreement to purchase the old Valle's market on ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Taco Crisis, a New Pizza Trailer, BBQ Dining Outdoors, and the Former NMU President Takes on a New Task
More money down south DON'T COUNT ON any taco trucks setting up shop on the streets of Marquette this summer. Senor's Food Truck will be down in the metro Detroit area for the next several months after having spent the last few summers around Marquette. The reason for the change is simple. "Business is more ... Continue Reading
The Dilemma for the UP, and an Ishpeming Man’s “Non-Urgent” Surgery
The trek northward brings money...and risk MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND--the official "start" to summer in Michigan, a time when thousands of southern Michiganders traditionally make the trek north to the Upper Peninsula. This year, there's all the more reason to do so. The COVID statistics tell the story. In the UP, we've ... Continue Reading
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