Mackinac Island – pronounced “mack-in-wee” – is located in Lake Huron and is located directly between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. To get to the island, fly into the small airport or take a ferry from Mackinaw City and disembark downtown. From there, you can walk, rent a bicycle or take a horse and carriage “taxi”.Keep reading to see what it's like. There are a few places to stay, but the historic Grand Hotel is worth a visit no matter what The Grand Hotel looks great at sunset. Molly O'Brien for Insider The Grand Hotel is one of…
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By Dave Dreeszen SIOUX CITY — Robin Petersen held up a copy of the Midwest Shop Supplies catalog, with an old-fashioned design on its cover. Inside the 500-page book are pictures and descriptions of more than 10,000 items, from glue and construction paper to T-squares and hammers to arc welders and table saws to chairs and storage cabinets. “It's our guide for educators,” said Petersen, the fourth generation of her family to run the Sioux City-based business. From a small hardware store founded by Petersen's great-grandfather 100 years ago, Midwest has grown into one of the nation's largest suppliers of…
I don't know if anyone still needs to hear this, but: It's a bloodbath out there, people. Swarms of faceless trolls are nipping at our heels. Charming vampires feed on our vulnerabilities. Life in the 21st century has become a horror show. Every day is a fresh hell. But that doesn't mean you have to be out of style. Last weekend in Rosemont, about 140 days before Halloween, I attended the Midwest Haunters Convention, a long-running trade show for haunted attraction professionals: mask carvers, fake blood dealers, creepy contact lens salesmen, would-be zombies for seasonal work, haunted general managers of…
Rivers will call all local Blues telecasts alongside play-by-play announcer John Kelly. Rivers served as an analyst for 12 games during the 2022–23 season and select games in 2021–22. He began working at Bally Sports nearly a decade ago as an analyst on Blues pregame, postgame and intermission shows and the Mid-States high school championship games. Rivers will also continue to co-host The Fast Lane on 101 ESPN (WXOS-FM), the premier Blues radio station, where he provides listeners with his perspective as a Blues alum starting in 2019.
Energy company ComEd joined workforce partners and community members in December to celebrate the first graduating class of the 10-week Power Up Academy, a new job training program launched in partnership with local workforce agency Revolution Workshop to prepare people who are hiring for entry-level technical roles supporting the clean energy transition in Illinois.That transition is expected to create as many as 150,000 jobs in Illinois by 2050, according to research firm BW Research. Training through the Power Up Academy is designed to grow the talent pipeline for demanding technical roles that will be needed to support the electric grid…
For a few days next July, Milwaukee will be the focus of the 2024 presidential race. The Republican Party is hosting its national convention.Many political scientists and commentators question whether contracts the discussions they do a lot to influence voters. But this was not always so.Seventy-five years ago, a Midwest mayor gave a stirring speech that arguably led to a political realignment that continues today. At the 1948 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Hubert Humphrey—then mayor of Minneapolis—urged his party to take up the cause of civil rights during President Harry Truman's presidential campaign. Stay tuned for the latest news Sign…
Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. Retailers across the US are rethinking the self-checkout lane. Grace Cary/Getty Images Schnucks customers will soon be unable to purchase more than 10 products at its checkout.”We expect there will be some benefits from stopping the theft,” the Midwest retailer said.Many large retail chains are rethinking their self-service strategies. Midwest grocery chain Schnucks is putting a cap on how many items customers can buy at its checkout.Starting Thursday, self-checkout lanes at all Schnucks stores will be limited to customers purchasing 10 items or fewer, the retailer confirmed…
The first President of the new Shannon University of Technology: Midlands Midwest was announced this morning. Professor Vincent Cunnane, outgoing president of the Limerick Institute of Technology, will take up the new role when the TUI is established on the first of October. The announcement was made this morning by Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, who says Professor Cunnane's vast experience makes him perfectly placed to lead the new institution. Following an application in 2020, Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick IT sought designation as a university of technology, with a decision on the formation of the new…
The MLS Cup Final will crown the league's first two-time champion this decade, as clubs that couldn't be more different off the field showcase rival models to ultimately create success on the field. Reigning MLS champions LAFC visit the Columbus Crew, who won the franchise's second title during the pandemic-inflicted 2020 season. This season, both teams stacked up pretty evenly, each finishing third in their respective conferences before making the playoffs in Saturday's championship game. But when comparing LA and Columbus away from the field, the differences become stark. This year, LAFC became the first MLS team to receive a…
MODERNIZE: Within hours of WILL's letter, SSM Health backed down and said they would no longer use race and gender in the risk calculator to determine who receives treatments for COVID-19. SSM Health uses a risk calculator with preferential treatment based on race The news: Attorneys for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter to SSM Health warning the health care provider that it is illegal to distribute COVID-19 treatments based on race. SSM Health is a large, Midwest healthcare system with 23 hospitals in four states, including Madison, Janesville, Baraboo, Fond du Lac and Ripon,…