ESCANABA — Joe DeChristopher took the experiences he had of the Vietnam War and wrote a song to honor the woman who served as nurses during the war.
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DeChristopher uses music to recognize role of women in Vietnam War
Chown says reality TV show helps him understand his family’s history
ESCANABA — Two episodes of the Swedish reality television show “Allt för Sverige,” The Great Swedish Adventure, have now aired. Escanaba native Kevin Chown is one of the 10 American participants in the show.
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U.P. competitor completes goal of World Half Ironman Championship
ESCANABA — The water was cold, the bike climb steep and the run hot but Lori Aho of Escanaba completed a life goal in the Half Ironman World Championship in South Africa on Sept. 1.
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Mountain Men star Marty Meierotto talks trapping at convention
ESCANABA — Mountain Men star Marty Meierotto hopes to shed a good light on trapping at this week’s National Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Show in Escanaba. This is his first national trapping event.
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Brother, sister take aim at national youth skeet competition
ESCANABA — A brother and sister from Ford River will be competing next week at a national trap shooting competition in Sparta, Illinois. The Youth Trapshooting Program AIM is holding the National Youth Skeet Championship.
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Upper Peninsula man killed at Pearl Harbor buried in Ontonagon
ONTONAGON — The remains of an Upper Peninsula man killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 were buried in Ontonagon Saturday. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Lowell Earl Valley was 19 years old when the Japanese attacked the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
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Escanaba native takes love of U.P. to Swedish reality television show
ESCANABA — Kevin Chown says his appearance on a reality TV show in Sweden gave him a new appreciation of his Swedish heritage. Chown was chosen to appear on the popular television show called “Allt för Sverige”
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Young Escanaba couple take a chance on community bookstore
ESCANABA — When Shirley Hivela announced last fall that she was closing the Canterbury Book Store, Jesse Taub and Becky Bender joked that they should buy and run the Escanaba downtown store. The joke soon turned into an offer and it was no longer a laughing matter.
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Celebrating Finland’s 100th anniversary in the Upper Peninsula
ESCANABA — Students in Phil Lynch’s government class at the Escanaba High School started today like they do every day, reciting the National Anthem. But today was different for an exchange student from Finland seated in the center of the classroom. 17-year-old Lari Nuutinen found himself in America as his home country was celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finland’s Independence.
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DNR officer rescues runaway boy from ice on Little Bay de Noc
GLADSTONE — A 10-year-old boy with special needs was rescued from the ice on Little Bay Noc late Sunday afternoon after running away from his family at a restaurant along the shoreline.
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