Tag: Upper Peninsula

Barry Robert Peters

Barry Robert Peters was a loving and caring (and sometimes stubborn though he would say “set in his ways”) soul, who lived a great 70 years (for real, he told me himself). He died in his home on September 14th, 2021, with Gabi and Kenny present, just like he wanted. […]

Ernest Burt “Skip” Jarman

Ernest Burt “Skip” Jarman, age 90, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died September 10, 2021, at McLaren Hospice House in Cheboygan, Michigan. He was born December 15, 1930, in Jackson, Michigan, to Ernest Burt Jarman Sr. and Beatrice Evelyn (Good) Jarman. Skip grew up in Brightmore, Michigan, and then served in […]

Viola “Bobbie” LIghtfoot

Viola “Bobbie” Janice Lightfoot, 91, passed away peacefully on Sept. 3, 2021 at Freighter View Assisted Living. She was born Dec. 8, 1929 in Rochester, Mich., to Raymond and Helen Fowler, and moved to the Upper Peninsula when she was a child. She married Howard “Red” Lightfoot on Jan. 28, […]

State Police to Hold U.P. Wide Recruiting Event

NEGAUNEE, MICH.    The Michigan State Police will be hosting a U.P. wide recruiting event on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11 from 11am until 7pm each day.  Every post in the Upper Peninsula will be participating in this event, including the Manistique Outpost.  Sergeants will be on site to […]

Thinking Of Autumn

I’ve been thinking about the changing of seasons lately. Autumn will be upon us soon, and I wonder where the summer has gone. I feel a little bit of melancholy when I think of autumn. I’m not sure why exactly. I love the fall colors and cooler temperatures. I enjoy […]

Week 1 High School Football in the EUP begins (with photos)

By Scott Nason                                                                                                                                                             “The Game” ESPN 1400                                                                                               thegamesportsshow.podbean.com The beginning of the high school football season kicked off this past weekend across Michigan and here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. With COVID-19 delaying the start of the 2020 football season, with a condensed and interrupted schedule, games in the area were […]

Jon Fredric Steinbach

Jon Fredric Steinbach, age 76, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on August 28, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born January 28, 1945, in Jackson, Michigan to Leslie Irving and Orma Fern (Weber) Steinbach. Jon was raised in Sault Ste. Marie. He attended Washington Elementary […]