More about this photo later in the post. Until then… More Homeless THE ISSUE THAT KEEPS coming up in informal discussions across the city is… the homeless. We’ve written about it here multiple times and each time the problem seems to have gotten worse. Our city leaders can acknowledge the problem, and agree that ... Continue Reading
A Bohnak Return? • Summer Ready • Bald for a Cause
Bohnak Coming Back to TV? We see his regular reports in the Mining Journal. We hear him on the radio. Will we see him again on television? The word on the street is that Karl Bohnak will be back in front of the weather map with the new station in town, WZMQ. Confirmed? No. Believable? Sure. And why not? It was ... 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
Rippling River Resort, Insurance Shake-up, Great Lakes Threat, Teal Lake Dilemma, Praise for Marquette, and an Escape Room
BIG CHANGES ON M-553, just north of Marquette Mountain. If you've driven by recently, you've probably noticed a major construction zone. Thirty seven acres, soon to be the Rippling River Resort, alongside the Carp River. The project was approved a few months back, and now you can see that it's going to change the ... Continue Reading