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Jesus Festival returns to Escanaba July 27
ESCANABA — Last year, worldwide Evangelist Paul Maurer teamed up with a few Delta County residents to create the first ever Jesus Festival. The response from the community was extraordinary. The event was planned in less than three months. A crowd of approximately 2,500 people came for a day...
Global technology outage has minimal impacts in Upper Peninsula
UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WLUC) - Friday’s technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights and impacted hospital systems, government offices and other businesses worldwide; however, the Upper Peninsula emerged relatively unscathed. Delta County Airport Manager Robert Randstadler said the airport had minimal impacts from the global outage.
Bay Sages schedule monthly meeting Aug. 1
ESCANABA–The Bay Sages will gather for their regular monthly meeting on Thursday Escanaba, August 1, 10 a.m. at the Joseph Heirman University Center at Bay de Noc Community College. The Bay Sages is an organization established to provide educational opportunities for older adults residing in the Delta County area....
“Gardens in Bloom” tour to feature Escanaba couple’s immersive blend of plants and handmade creations
ESCANABA, Mich. (WZMQ) – On Sunday, July 21, the Bay de Noc Gardeners, Delta County Master Gardener Association, and the MUS Extension will host the annual “Gardens in Bloom” walking tour. One Escanaba couple is preparing their unique garden for the event. Joe and Gwen Guenette have...
Hear them roar, see them pull: U.P. Garden Tractor Pullers make grand return to Delta County in 2024
CORNELL — Summer in the Upper Peninsula calls for a lot of things. It’s a signal to finally put away snow shovels. A time to enjoy nature and fresh air. With world-class fishing, auto racing and countless hiking opportunities, activities for summer in the U.P. are only capped by one’s imagination. And up here, imaginations run wild, especially with the action behind The Rusty Rail.
Friendly ghost walk brings Delta County’s past alive
ESCANABA — A guided historical walk through a local cemetery kicked off this week and continues this weekend. Playing Dead: A Cemetery Walk with Players de Noc is back in Escanaba at the Lakeview Cemetery. Written by local writers, Andrew Jones, Katherine LeDuc, and Lori Rose, this is a great chance to enjoy some local history as told by the folks who made it. The group already has one slate of shows under their belts and they will be back in action on July 19 and 20. Tours start at 7 p.m. and depart every 10 minutes, the last tour leaves at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase online at playersdenoc.org, the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center or at the Lakeview Cemetery entrance starting 15 minutes before the first tour.
Golf scramble was a success
The Community Foundation for Delta County Board of trustees and staff would like to do a shout out to the Youth Empowering Services (Y.E.S.) on their record breaking golf scramble event.“We are grateful to the Community Foundation for Delta County, all of our sponsors, in-kind organizations/people, volunteers and golfers for their support in making the 2024 golf scramble such a huge success,” said Tiffany Hewitt, Y.E.S. executive director, Lisa Conger, Y.E.S. volunteer and Josie Baxter, Y.E.S. program director. They continued, “Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to help so many school age children though our.
‘Gardens in Bloom’ garden walk returns July 21
ESCANABA — Seven Escanaba area gardens will be open to patrons of the annual “Gardens in Bloom” garden walk on Sunday, July 21. The walk begins at 1 p.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. Gardens include two large country gardens, three small city gardens, a Lake Shore...
Flag pole to honor campground host
ESCANABA — A new flag pole will soon be coming to O.B. Fuller Park in memory of Pat Nault, a campground host who served at the park for 12 years. Nault died on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at his home in Hudson, Fla. His family requested and will be providing the funds for the flag pole and a plaque in Nault’s honor. The county will be responsible only for ensuring that the flag flying on the pole is in suitable condition.
Second Annual Delta County Cancer Alliance raffle ticket sale
ESCANABA — On behalf of the Delta County Cancer Alliance (DCCA) we would like to extend our appreciation to everybody who supported the 1st Annual Raffle sale. It was an amazing success. We are hopeful we will meet and exceed last year’s profit. Because of the generosity of...
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