The Daily Press, Escanaba, MI

24/07/2024

Check out the pilot episode of Press Breakers, the first ever sports podcast for The Daily Press, which drops tomorrow.

Over my first year here with The Daily Press I learned a lot of things about sports and journalism in the Upper Peninsula. And with a limited knowledge of history I began to understand how deeply rooted tradition and pride are in this area. I understood what athletics means to small towns across the...

24/07/2024

Check out Hart and the rest of the field for the Bob Iverson Memorial Race at 6 p.m. Saturday at Escanaba Speedway

ESCANABA — Amelia Hart picked up her second feature win of the season during Fan Appreciation Night at Escanaba Speedway on Saturday. Her other feature win came on June 8, 2024. Amelia Hart finished in the top 10 of every race last season and had seven top five finishes. She finished third three t...

24/07/2024

Payton Jacobson represents Northern Michigan University in Greco-Roman wrestling at Paris Olympics

MARQUETTE — Greco-Roman wrestling junior Payton Jacobson of Northern Michigan University won a thrilling best-of-three victory in the championship finals in April that secured his spot on the Team USA Olympic roster and his first Olympics berth for this summer’s Paris Games. Jacobson, 21, won hi...

24/07/2024

Hannahville Tribal Health Center nearly complete

HANNAHVILLE — After breaking ground over one year ago, the Hannahville Indian Community’s new health clinic and government services building is near completion. The community broke ground back in June of 2023 with the expectation that it would be completed by November of this year. However, Trib...

23/07/2024

Yelle, Stueck, Piron victorious on Fan Appreciation Night

ESCANABA — Fans of all ages got a chance to meet their favorite drivers as well as get some treats and souvenirs during Fan Appreciation Night at Escanaba Speedway Sunday night. All eight classes were in action Sunday night and a multi-lane racing surface gave fans a great show with lots of passin...

23/07/2024

Escanaba City Band to mark 100 years with picnic, special concert

ESCANABA — The Escanaba City Band will celebrate 100 years of making music in the community with a special concert and picnic event Wednesday in Ludington Park. The picnic portion of the evening will kick off at 5 p.m. Attendees will receive a $10 food voucher good at any of the food trucks that w...

22/07/2024

Business Profile: Highland Golf Club was founded in 1930

BARK RIVER — The Highland Golf Club on U.S. 2 and 41 is a member-owned, board-run operation with 18 holes, a bar, shop and restaurant frequently used for events and tournaments in addition to tee times and dining for members and the public. When it was founded in 1930 by a group of locals, they [....

22/07/2024

BREAKING NEWS
Biden drops out of 2024 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office with the election just four months away. It was a late-season ca...

22/07/2024

Tavaris Jackson murder trial delayed till next year

ESCANABA — The murder trial of Tavaris Lee Jackson has been rescheduled to next year. Jackson, accused of murdering pregnant 22-year-old Harley Corwin and leaving her body in O.B. Fuller Park over one year ago, was in the 47th Circuit Court before Judge John Economopoulos Friday for a motions hear...

19/07/2024

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 […]

19/07/2024

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 imaginat...

18/07/2024

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 chan...

18/07/2024

Check out Maki and the rest of the field for Escanaba Speedway's Fan Appreciation Night on Sunday.

ESCANABA — Another week of racing is in the books at Escanaba Speedway, and its time for this weeks Q&A. This week Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got to sit down with youth micro sprint driver Julia Maki. Maki will be back in action Sunday and you can do down at meet her and […]

18/07/2024

Gladstone secures its trip to Ishpeming for the Michigan Minor League State Championship tournament beginning on July 25th.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Runs were at a premium on Tuesday as the Kingsford and Gladstone 10U Minors All-Stars faced off at Larry Barkle Field in Iron Mountain with the Michigan Minor Little League District 10 title on the line. After a tense six innings, Gladstone picked up a 2-1 win to secure the Distric...

18/07/2024

Check out some of the images captured by sports editor "The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg from last night's District 10 championship game.

PHOTOS: Escanaba, Gladstone Minor LL Softball battle for District 10 title Sports Jul 17, 2024 "The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg Sports Editor [email protected] Escanaba’s Evie Young (27) high fives Gen Fields (4) during a District 10 championship game on July 17, 2024 at Lemerand Park’s Abraham...

18/07/2024

18/07/2024

Escanaba advances to the state tournament beginning July 26th in Sparta.

ESCANABA —Winner takes all. It’s a scenario which Escanaba and Gladstone minor Little League softball teams faced at Lemerand Park’s Abrahamson Field on Wednesday. Gladstone spoiled Escanaba’s chance at a district title a day earlier with a 5-3 win, setting up a winner-take-all matchup for t...

17/07/2024

BREAKING NEWS
Island Resort & Casino expands with new golf course, golf shop and convention center

HARRIS — The Island Resort & Casino announces a $19 million capital investment as the Island continues to expand and prepare for future growth. The two-year project will feature the development of a new nine-hole golf course, golf shop, and additional convention space. With the increased demand fo...

17/07/2024

Ensign firefighters construct building for rescue gear

ENSIGN — The Ensign Township Volunteer Fire Department has begun building themselves a new building next to their existing fire hall. It will be used for housing ice rescue equipment, which is currently stored on private property in a firefighter’s shed. “It’s been there for quite a few year...

16/07/2024

Boater club converges on Escanaba this week

ESCANABA — The Great Lakes Cruising Club (GLCC), an organization for boaters that provides information and reports on over 1,000 harbors in the region to its members, is in Escanaba this week for their annual rendezvous. The group meets in a different location each year; the last gathering was hel...

15/07/2024

Business Profile: The Frame Farm and Art Gallery has been going strong since the early 1980s

EDITOR NOTE: The Daily Press will be featuring a series of articles on local businesses, highlighting their history and what makes them unique. The series will run on a regular basis in the Daily Press. — — — GLADSTONE — The Frame Farm and Art Gallery is a Delta Avenue business that originat...

15/07/2024

Fate of abandoned sailboat remains uncertain

ESCANABA — A sailboat that was abandoned at an ore dock in Escanaba several weeks ago is now out of the water and in a local boatyard. Its owner, from out of the area and new to the boat, got into trouble when he ran aground near Fairport (at the end of the Garden Peninsula) […]

12/07/2024

Schmit Fund helps Cancer Alliance

Courtesy photo Charlie Becker, Community Foundation for Delta County Board Chair, along with Board of Trustees Members Bob VanDamme, Mark Zawacki, Will Carne, Sr. and Nick Chenier present a check to Delta County Cancer Alliance President Gayle DeShambo from the Robert & Anne Schmit Fund, a fund held...

12/07/2024

Summer Kids Zone Program makes interest in aviation and Delta County Airport soar

ESCANABA — Roughly 30 youths from Hannahville schools got a chance to tour the local airport. On Wednesday, the Delta County Airport welcomed 30 fourth and fifth graders from Hannahville to learn about the aviation field. “it’s all about outreach and getting members of our community more invol...

11/07/2024

Sports editor "The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg celebrated his one year anniversary with The Daily Press this week. But what has he learned during his first year in the U.P.?

It’s a cool, sunny Wednesday night in the alley behind my apartment. There’s a hot game of Yahtzee being played, and the winner was Mike. You may know him as the man who rides his bike all around Escanaba. I’m sitting on the back tailgate of my neighbor’s truck. It’s a conversation about l...

11/07/2024

Check out Karl and the rest of the field compete in the Christian Groleau Memorial Race on Saturday at Escanaba Speedway. Grandstands open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.

ESCANABA — As we pass the halfway point of the season, points battles tighten and rookies begin to get more comfortable in their cars. This week Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got the opportunity to sit down with one of those rookies, Andrew Karl, in this weeks Q&A. Come out and watch Karl a...

11/07/2024

Gas station, store eyed at Super One site

ESCANABA — Two different vacant sites in Escanaba could be home to a hotel, condominiums, apartments and a convenience store. The City of Escanaba Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (CERBA) met on Tuesday to set public hearings on two vacant properties; one site located at 111 North 3rd Street and...

10/07/2024

Finn Bower claims third win of 2024 campaign

ESCANABA — It was a great night for Finn Bower on Saturday night as the nine year-old racer picked up his third feature win of the season at Escanaba Speedway. Bower started in last place of the four-car field, but that did not stop him from finding victory lane. “It felt really good out there [...

09/07/2024

Manninens celebrate golden wedding anniversary

ESCANABA — Rob and Laura Manninen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a two week vacation Honolulu and Koa, Hawaii, with six of their good friends. The vacation included a luau on their anniversary date, February 16, honoring the couple. Laura (Peacock) is the daughter of Edwin and the la...