Sep 16, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn If you are traveling north-bound on M-123 descending down the hill toward Newberry, a bright orange landmark immediately catches your eye. It’s the Village of Newberry water tower, outfitted in orange and black in loyalty to our school. But it...
Sep 13, 2025 | Community
By Joshua Grove The Munising Beacon Grand Marais is in mourning following the apparent drowning of local artist Len Novak. His canoe was found adrift on Lake Superior on the morning of Aug. 20, triggering a search involving the U.S. Coast Guard, National Park Service...
Sep 8, 2025 | Community
By Pete Wurdock For the past two decades, Newberry residents and brothers Charlie and Dale Lindsay have quietly combed the forests, fields, and forgotten corners of the Upper Peninsula with metal detectors in hand. Armed with patience, research, and a knack for...
Aug 29, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn and Dan Hardenbrook It wasn’t a Newberry High School (NHS) athletic event without the presence of James Depew. Whether he was cheering on his children, grandchildren, or simply rooting for his favorite Newberry Indians—he was there. Depew left a...
Aug 26, 2025 | Community
By Mikal Doke You may have noticed modified school buses and extra people around town at the beginning of the month. These were not regular yellow school buses that we see during the school year; these were something known as “Skoolies”. This year, an event called...
Aug 22, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Wild blueberry picking is an annual August event for many Yoopers, who enjoy escaping to the north woods in search of berries in the hot summer sun. Blueberries are also celebrated here with events like the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise, held...
