Newberry Area Tourism Association announces new executive director

On December 9, 2021, at their annual meeting in Newberry, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to officially hire Andrew Rasch as their new Executive Director. This change will be effective January 2, 2022.asch comes to the organization with many years of...

Public health warning from LMAS

LMAS District Health Department is issuing this Public Health Warning as COVID cases are rising rapidly, and local hospitals along with public health are facing capacity limits in managing this ongoing surge. We need a majority of residents following basic mitigation...

Threat locks down Tahquamenon Area Schools

The following is a press release from Tahquamenon Area Schools Superintendent Stacy Price: “Today, Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m. we became aware of a message on a bathroom stall that indicated a threat to students and staff. “Law...

The gas station with 6,000 Facebook followers

By Pete Wurdock Since when does a gas station/convenience store in the middle of the Upper Peninsula have almost 6,000 followers on Facebook? When you realize it is Mater’s Stop-N-Go in Seney, you’ll understand. Located at the eastern end of the Seney Stretch, Mater’s...

The man who kayaked over the falls

By Carol Stiffler Marcelo Galizio knew what he was doing when he stepped into the Tahquamenon River on Monday, November 15, dozens of yards from the top of the Upper Tahquamenon Falls. He studied the water: watching how it behaved that day. “I spent a good 20 minutes...