Feb 5, 2026 | Around the U.P.
The Sault Ste. Marie city commission used its February 2 meeting to finalize preparations for a major winter event, approve long-range infrastructure planning, and address several fiscal and administrative matters ranging from public transportation fares to election...
Jan 20, 2026 | Around the U.P.
The Sault Ste. Marie City Commission voted 4-2 on January 19 to temporarily extend the city’s long-standing lease for the St. Mary’s school playground, postponing a final decision while keeping the neighborhood park open to the public. The action extends the current...
Jan 3, 2026 | Around the U.P.
A New Year’s tradition at Lake Superior State University is marking a milestone anniversary. LSSU has released its 50th annual Banished Words List, a tongue-in-cheek commentary on words and phrases deemed overused, misused or no longer useful in everyday language. The...
Dec 16, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Steve Stiffler The Sault Ste. Marie City Commission received a strong assessment of the city’s finances, advanced a major hotel development and moved forward on zoning updates during its recent commission meeting. Commissioners unanimously accepted the city’s...
Dec 11, 2025 | Around the U.P.
By Scott Church SAULT STE. MARIE – For some people, courage is being in the same room as a spider; for others, it might be speaking in public. For Gabe Litzner, it runs a little deeper than that. Litzner is one of the most dominant cross-country and long-distance...
Nov 29, 2025 | Around the U.P.
SAULT STE. MARIE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has removed the Obelisk monument from Brady Park after determining the structure was placed more than 50 years ago on an Indigenous burial ground. The monument, originally installed to commemorate the 50th...
