OutBack Art Fair canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
MARQUETTE — The OutBack Art Fair, originally scheduled to take place on July 25th and 26th, has now been canceled. This announcement came a day…
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Finlandia releases Safe Open Plan for Fall 2020
HANCOCK — Finlandia University recently announced their plan to reopen in–person classes for the 2020 fall semester. The Safe Open Plan 2020 was released last…
Whitmer Releases MI Safe Schools Roadmap
LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap, a comprehensive document to help districts create local plans for…
U.P. State Fair postponed to 2021
ESCANABA — Planning will not continue for the 2020 U.P. State Fair scheduled for August 17-23 in Escanaba. The decision to postpone the current fair…
Drive-thru testing to be offered in Ontonagon, Powers, and Ewen
UPPER PENINSULA – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, and the Marquette County Health Department have coordinated efforts to…
45th annual Canal Run switching to virtual format
HANCOCK — As the coronavirus pandemic remains a huge problem in world, more events are changing their formats so they can still take place in…
Thomas Theatre Group to return to daily operations
MICHIGAN — With Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing that parts of the state will move into phase five of the re–opening process, businesses that have been…
Governor Whitmer moves U.P., Traverse City regions to Phase 5
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Orders 2020-114 and 2020-115 to reopen more regions and economic sectors under the MI Safe Start Plan. Starting on June 10, Regions 6 and…
Marquette Regional History Center set to re-open
MARQUETTE –Despite COVID–19 closing businesses for months, some organizations in the UP are finding ways to return to normal. The Marquette Regional History Center is…
Gov. Whitmer rescinds “Safer at Home” order
LANSING –Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-110, rescinding her Safer at Home order and moving the entire state to phase four of the MI…