Hometown Escanaba

Mike Canull joins Craig Woerpel in a conversation about traveling the U.P., —  including Mike's parody "I've Been Everywhere" — decorating pasties and chasing squirrels. It could be a fun time. 

JL Hyde based her second murder mystery book on Escanaba where she grew up. Readers will recognize the features of the town even if the story is new. The book, "Delta County: A Novel" is about returning home ten years after an unspeakable tragedy for a class reunion. Jamie talks about how she started writing and using her hometown as a backdrop.

Delta County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Lauren Wickman says cocaine is becoming a bigger problem as dealers move into the area.  The prosecutor's office has two positions open in its victim unit. Plus, we talk about serving a juror at the courthouse. 

Gladstone City Manager Eric Buckman and Gladstone City Commissioner Brad Mantella talk about the purchase of more than 20 acres for the North Shore Development Project. The commission also approved a proposal to build eight pickleball courts at the sports complex and offered support or the Build Back Better Regional Challenge known as MITTEN. Absentee ballots are also ready for November's city election. 

Isabelle Pascoe, 12, and Madeya Pascoe, 15, both got their first bucks bow hunting this month. The two cousins tell their stories with their grandfather, Joe Pascoe.

Josh Marenger with Bay de Noc Brewers takes me around their event to see what breweries and wineries in the Upper Peninsula brought to the annual UPtoberfest event in Escanaba's Ludington Park. We talk with Nick VanCourt at Barrel + Beam in Marquette, Kris Rusch at Three Bridge Brewing Company in Menominee and Tony Lambert at Leigh's Winery in Escanaba. I also talked with Mark Ammel at Bobaloon's about the amazing food. Josh follows up on how the event went and about the craft beer industry in the U.P.

Julie Mallard of United Way of Delta County starts by recapping UPtoberfest that was held Saturday in Ludington Park, promotes a community survey they are taking to provide a new direction for United Way and brings us up-to-date on the fall campaign. As a United Way agency, Erin Viau of Tri-County Safe Harbors explains why Domestic Violence Awareness Month is important.

Escanaba City Manager Patrick Jordan and Escanaba Mayor Marc Tall talk about an ordinance change that would expand the commercial district of Escanaba's downtown, the council's support of an effort to expand tourism infrastructure in the city and other items from Thursday's city council meeting.

Dean Shipman retired as Delta County Circuit Court judge in 1994 after 25 years on the bench. He talks about why he retired and his time with the court. He also compares his love of flying as a naval jet pilot ad sailing on the Great Lakes. 

He is celebrating his 90th birthday tonight with a fish fry, because, he says, that’s what you do in Escanaba on a Friday.

Delta County Sheriff Ed Oswald says they have been able to keep COVID-19 from spreading through the general jail population. He also talks about how they will handle 17-year-olds now considered juveniles, school bus safety and being called to jury duty.