DIFFICULT TIMES FOR restaurants and hotels this summer. Not so, apparently, for Uncle Ducky's burgeoning empire in Alger County. "No question, we had the best summer we've ever had," owner Bill Duckwall tells us. And how can that be? "People wanted to be outdoors this summer, they wanted space, they wanted fresh air. ... Continue Reading
Cautious Hope for the Roam Inn and Uncle Ducky’s, Busy Times for Bankers, and How Safe is Marquette?
Munising is being squeezed by the pandemic "I'M TRYING TO stay optimistic but it's getting harder every day." The words of Tom Dolaskie, the co-owner of the Roam Inn, Tracey's, Eh Burger, and a few other businesses in Munising. He and his partner have spent a lot of money, time and energy helping to build up the ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn News, Marquette Mountain Biking, Pictured Rocks Cruises, a Warm Summer, a Hideous Algae Bloom, New Construction in Ishpeming, Beacon House Party, Lumi Album Release
SOMETHING NEW IS coming to the top floor of the Landmark Inn. Matt Mering, the director of development for Graves Hospitality which owns the hotel, won't say what exactly except that it's going to be a pretty big deal. It'll be something new that will also honor the past, he says. We'll know more about it in the next ... Continue Reading
Johnny Dogs Is Crowded, Eh! Burger Is New, Northiron Church Is Expanding, Stang Lists Tons of Available Jobs, They’re Glamping in AuTrain, and ABC 10 Is News Director-less
2:04 PM MONDAY...A hungry diner walks into Johnny Dogs, the newly re-opened restaurant on Superior Street in downtown Munising. It's well after the noontime lunch crush but the place is jammed. Most of the seats occupied, a line of 10 people waiting to order their meal at the counter. And in the kitchen, open for all ... Continue Reading
Outlanders Delay, Kayak Craze, Munising Upgrade, Cognition Uncertainty, Hospital Ambiguity, 553 Construction, Serenity in Harvey, and TickPick’s Apology
OUTLANDERS, THE LITTLE takeout restaurant that's moving from south Marquette to the building formerly occupied by the Panda Garden on West Washington Street, is now scheduled to open next month. A dozen employees have been hired. Original plans called for it to open in May. But, surprise surprise, construction got ... Continue Reading