ESCANABA — A decision by the military to disinter 388 bodies from a cemetery in Hawaii could identify 14 of the 15 sailors from Michigan who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 on the USS Oklahoma, including the brother of Bob Valley of Escanaba.
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Quincy tour brings back memories of growing up in a mining town
HANCOCK – Ward Cole grew up in the company town of Painsdale in the Copper Country where he’s father worked in the mines as an electrician. Although although he grew up with mining in the 1930s and 40s, a tour of the Quincy Mine in Hancock gave him a new appreciation for what his father did for living.
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En plein air artists capture fall color at Lake of the Clouds
SILVER CITY – It was a cold and rainy weekend for viewing fall colors in the Upper Peninsula but one Minnesota couple took it in stride.
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Kayaker says Fall is a great time to explore the Great Lakes
ESCANABA – The nice fall weather that we’re experiencing in the Upper Peninsula right now is a good time to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
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Son pays tribute to father at POW/MIA Recogition Day program
ESCANABA – Veteran groups and community leaders gathered Thursday afternoon for a POW/MIA Recognition Day program at the Delta County Veteran’s Memorial in Ludington Park. It included a special recognition from a son to his father, an ex-POW.
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Former sports writer reaches goal of playing golf in all 50 states
ESCANABA – Former sports editor Denny Grall has completed a goal to golf in all 50 states. He completed the 50th state last week on a trip to Hawaii.
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U.P. Scout finds beauty along Lake Superior, affects of fire on North Country Trail
GRAND MARAIS – Matt Knudsen, 16, of Escanaba started out from Taquamonen Falls on August 7 and backpacked to Grand Marais along the North Country Trail in five days. The more than 50 mile backpacking trip with his Boy Scout Troop took him through the burned area of the Duck Lake Fire along Lake Superior.
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Irving named Michigan’s Senior Volunteer of the Year
DETROIT – Harold “Bud” Irving of Escanaba was named Senior Volunteer of the Year at the 2014 Governor’s Service Awards Monday night in Detroit. The award honors a senior citizen who has taken action to make her or his community a better place to live.
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Parks hopes media attention for getting ‘Yooper’ in the dictionary benefits U.P.
ESCANABA – After it was announced that the word “Yooper” was going into the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Steve Parks started receiving media calls from all over the country. Parks lobbied for 12 years to have the word added to the dictionary after losing a challenge on the word in a game of Scrabble.
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A game of Scrabble sparks quest to include ‘Yooper’ in dictionary
ESCANABA – Holy Wah! It’s official. We are all Yoopers. We know this because we can now look up the word in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Hard to believe but the word “Yooper” had not been in the dictionary but apparently officials felt it was considered too regional. And it is no easy task to get a word in the dictionary. It took 12 years to persuade Merriam-Webster. Delta County Prosecutor Steve Parks made it his mission after trying to use the word in a game of Scrabble. “I was playing an old friend of mine in a game of Scrabble.
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