• First, news about snow... or lack thereof. It was definitely a bummer to see the U.P. 200 cancelled, but the resourceful folks responsible for our Sled Dog Friday night fun really came through. NMU, the new sponsor of the event, stepped up, and along with the other organizers created the Festival of the Sled Dog. ... Continue Reading
A Master Plan • Canine Cancellation • Speed Limit Update
A Master Plan in Progress The city hosted an open house earlier this week on Northern’s campus for the purpose of gathering information about the future of Marquette. It was a good chance for community members to speak with city leaders as well as provide input regarding what to include in the new community Master Plan. ... Continue Reading
NMU Nursing Professor Tests Positive
THERE'S NEWS OUT of NMU that a nursing professor tested positive for COVID last Thursday (eight days ago). This, the day after she had taken a group of nursing students to UPHS for orientation. In an earlier test, she had come up negative for COVID. She apparently led these students on multiple floors of the hospital, ... Continue Reading
NMU’s Hopes Are Rising, So Are Negaunee’s, But Munising’s Bagels Are Not
Numbers lower than expected SO FAR, SO good. That's the feeling at Northern Michigan University after nearly 8000 students, faculty, and staff have been tested for COVID. The latest figures show that only 36 people tested positive, less than a half of a percent. That's remarkably low when you consider the UP is testing ... Continue Reading
NMU Questions, a Changing Tourism Strategy, Rippling River’s Hopes, and the YMCA’s Return to Almost Normal
Fewer students and fewer faculty likely UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS AT NMU as the Board of Trustees prepares to meet next week and the university looks toward the upcoming fall semester. First, of course, the semester will start earlier than usual--August 17th--and conclude earlier--the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, with the ... Continue Reading