by Porter Davis
The Lt. Governor has gone on a tour of the upper peninsula this past weekend to visit small businesses and talk with local manufacturers. From Houghton to Marquette and everywhere in between, Lt. Governor Gilchrist’s tour aims to connect with vital manufacturing  businesses of Michigan. Here in L’Anse, Gilchrist stopped at the Hilltop Restaurant for the
famous sweet rolls with his staff and entourage before heading up the road to L’Anse Manufacturing. The visit took place in the early morning and afternoon of Oct. 22, 2023.
Gilchrist was asked several questions concerning the ongoing labor shortage which is felt especially severely in our small town. Gilchrist said that the way to tackle the issue was
through first talking with business owners and seeing what they need to get employees certified and ready to enter more specialized fields, while continuing to work with “UP
Michigan Works!” in the smallest businesses in communities. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Porter Davis
With heavy hearts and hopeful prospects, rally drivers from all over the Upper Peninsula and beyond arrived in downtown L’Anse for the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). The annual rally was held in memorial for the late driver Al Dantes, who died in the early morning of the 2022 season. Holding the Parc Exposé at the L’Anse Waterfront Park, drivers
gathered, volunteers met, and spectators socialized and checked out the cars on the  overcast morning. Despite the dreary weather and loss of a fellow driver, participants and teams were determined to have a good time in memory of Dantes. A similar sentiment was held the morning that Dantes died, and everyone who knew him would say that the best
thing to do would be to ‘press on’. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, was the second day of the
rally, the first having begun in Sidnaw. The Parc Exposé ran from roughly 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. where rally enthusiasts were able to talk with drivers and take pictures of their cars. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
What started out as a goal of self-sustainability for the Huttema family of Skanee has quickly turned into a resource for friends and community members in the way of goat milk.
Rebecca and Todd along with their daughter Ivy literally have their hands full at their little
cabin in the woods on the Little Huron Road milking goats, feeding pigs, collecting eggs, and delivering goods to local neighbors. When they first started their goat adventure, the
Huttema’s noted they welcomed two goats, though that number has quickly multiplied and are now the happy owners of 12 goats in total, six of which are in milk and get milked to add income to the Huttema household. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Porter Davis
The Baraga County Fair, an annual event for everything from cows and horses to mudding and magic. Growing and changing from year to year, the county fair has always been a great way to spend a weekend of entertainment for people near and far. Held in its annual location just before the old Pelkie Schoolhouse in Pelkie between the dates of Aug. 3 and Aug. 6, 2023, the fair brought large crowds and provided quality fun. The fair officially began on Thursday with the arrival of small animals in an animal building where they were judged, followed by an interview of county queen candidates. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Though the morning was a bit cool on Lake Superior for the start of the 6th annual Women’s Fishing Tournament, the fishing was hot as were the beautiful ladies who were
out in force this year trying to win First Place. The Women’s Tournament was held Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Whirl-I-Gig and reeled in 51 women (compared to 26 last year)
partnered into 17 teams (eight last year) with an allowance of up to 4- women per boat and one captain and, new this year, a captain’s buddy. Fishing started at an early hour
of 5 a.m., with boats having to be off the water by 3 p.m. Weigh in was held at the Whirl-I-Gig from 3-5 p.m., with prizes awarded for First, Second, and Third places for the highest total weight of five fish and one for the heaviest fish. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Porter Davis

Let’s start out with a bit of history. Long before the United States, the pilgrims, or the settlement of the Americas by the Europeans, the Great Lakes region and the Upper
Peninsula were home a nation of peoples indigenous to the land. In Upper Michigan, the Anishinaabe, or Ojibwa, were the first people to settle around Lake Superior. Stretching into Canada, northern Wisconsin, and Minnesota, the Ojibwa have lived around Lake Superior for at least a thousand years or more. In all this time, the nation’s rich culture and history has grown to encompass many of the modern-day people that live in their ancestral home. Such cultural traditions and celebrations have been extended into a Powwow held by the
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC). To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.

by Melissa Newland
Aura Hall Board members and many volunteers were kept plenty busy before, during, and after the 45th Annual Aura Jamboree which took place this past weekend and welcomed visitors and musicians both locally and out of state. Both performers and spectators  enjoyed the beautiful weather during the weekend, with performances being done around the grounds and in the hall during the late afternoon on Friday July 15 starting at 5 p.m.
Rain and thunderstorms starting at around 9:30 p.m. didn’t dampen the mood though as it drove outside crowds indoors to listen to the sounds of “Rolling Thunder” and “Chad Borgen and the Collective” playing for the crowd who hit the dance floor from 8 a.m. until midnight. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.