The Evolution of a Cause Long before most of us were around, in 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. After funding Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, and essentially eradicating that disease, the organization closed up shop and everybody went ... Continue Reading
Road Rage
WE'VE BEEN DOWN this road before… specifically M-553, south of Marquette. It’s the highway that takes you from town to the crossroads of CR-480 and M-553, and the speed limit, starting just south of the Pioneer Road intersection, is a way too fast 55 mph. A two mile stretch of that road is home to… the new ... Continue Reading
Just Wondering…
Why aren’t dogs allowed in bars? The question comes up every now and then when dog lovers, who just want to have a beer while out for a walk with their favorite pet, find their fury friend is not welcome inside. It’s particularly vexing when outdoor seating is available in a business that doesn’t even serve ... Continue Reading
Dancing with the Digneits • Summer Fun at the Mountain • More Words
Diggin’ and Dancin' Did you see the results of last week’s 8th edition of Dancing with our Stars? You do know about Dancing with our Stars, don’t you? Unless you’ve been off the grid for the past month, you’re surely aware of the annual dance-off fundraiser for the U.P. Hospice Foundation, presented by Upper Peninsula ... Continue Reading
An Intervention • Mqt. Mt. Update • Curling?
An Early Intervention What a beautiful sight… filled with hope and inspiration. It signals beginnings and the promise of great things to come in the new day. I’m talking of course about the sunrise, that one thing, along with death and taxes, that we can actually count on. The sun rose yesterday, it may have already ... Continue Reading