The Negaunee Miners to host “Meet The Miners” on August 15th

Negaunee, MI - The Fall Sports Season for the 2011 - 2012 school year is less than a month away, and the Maize and...

Sunrise and Sunsets Are Fantastic In The Upper Peninsula

Negaunee Township – July 25, 2011 -  The U.P. sky has incredible beauty to me lately. Why have I not noticed the beautiful sky colors, the colorful cloud shapes, and the dew and mist of the morning? Do I walk around with my eyes closed? Am I so busy that I don’t look up? Lately, [...]

Marquette Charter Township Board and Marquette Township Business Have A Meeting Of The Minds

Marquette Township _ July 19th 2001 - For the first full time in a decade, the Marquette Township Board met with the Marquette Township Business Association to discuss a revamped approach to more easily attract new businesses into the township. The Marquette Township Business Association requested a work session to discuss past, present, and future [...]

Greywalls Golf Course Marquette Is Incredible For A Grudge Match

Marquette - July 21, 2011 – I just played the best golf course in Michigan located in Marquette. Grey walls as recently rated as the #2 course in Michigan but I rate it #1. Marquette Golf and Country Club has two 18 hole courses to enjoy. At the entrance of the country club is the [...]

After glow live music downtown Ishpeming right near Ole Ish

Ishpeming – July 21, 2011 -  Quality local artists will perform downtown at Ole Ish. from 7-8pm Thursday night. Then right after George Knight, the host of WFXD’s local artist show, will be at the Butler Theatre for a lively after glow. See u downtown Ishpeming Thursday night for some good local music.. Related Posts:Ishpeming [...]

A Golden U.P. Treasure This West Ishpeming Sunrise

Ishpeming - June 14, 2011 -  I was in awe watching these two beautiful sunrise moments on June 14 in West Ishpeming.  I was hoping to wash the dust off my Buick. So while sipping my second cup of Holiday Pantry coffee I passed the West Ishpeming car wash realizing it was a bit early.  [...]

Labatt Blue Light Major League Bat on the Morning Show

Join Mark and Walt on Sunny 101.9 WKQS over the next few weeks for your chance at an authentic Major League bat from Labatt...

Lightning Closes Library for July 18th

Heavy storms across the central Upper Peninsula Sunday night caused limited power outages in Marquette County.  There was, however, one noteworthy exception with the...

WFXD sponsors Skandia Days 2011 and Record Numbers Turned Out for the Annual Skandia...

Skandia – July 16, 2011 - The weather was picture perfect for the annual Skandia Days celebration in Skandia Michigan. The Skandia Lions club, the local Hoof Tracks 4-H club, various local businesses such as WFXD Radio 103.3fm The Country Extreme, and hundreds from around the area come out for an afternoon of fun. The [...]

Record Heat Index in Michigan And People are Still Going and Going

Sagola  -  July 16, 2011  -  Warm, warm, sticky, temps and low winds prevail and tourist still wander the roads North of Iron Mountain. I myself am tooling down M-95 with my ac on. I’m smilin’ and jamin’ to a Vineyard cd, with a cool 69 degrees, sipping a diet Sierra Mist, and munching on [...]