Blueberry Festival Newbie

  Even though I've lived here for almost five years I've never been to the annual Blueberry Festival here in Marquette.  I talked about it...

Marquette City Firefighters Fill The Boot For Muscular Dystrophy

MARQUETTE – (Great Lakes Radio News) – The annual “Fill the Boot” fund raiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association is coming this weekend. The event is hosted by the City of Marquette Fire Department and features firefi...

The Process Of Fishing Teaches The Process of Accomplishment

Marquette  -  July 24, 2011  -  Successful fishing teaches one how to be successful in most any activity or endeavor. Growth is not an event, but a process.  So here’s how you catch the big one… Decide which lake to fish on. Acquire bait. Research at the bait shop if they are biting by jigging, [...]

Recording A Homegrown Record In The U.P.-Mixing, Here We Go!

Apologies on the really looooooooooooong break.  To say the least I had some things come up (like more projects!) and then I also took...
Randy Girard - WKQS FM Studios - (906) 228-6800

Marquette Township Hosting Community Day At Lions Field In August

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Marquette Township is hosting a full 0ut community day on Saturday, August 6th. The event will be held at Lions Field in the Township and will run from 11-am to at least 4-pm. Word is, though, that...

Everywhere Is Home by Antigone Rising tests well with WKQS listeners

Marquette, MI - Sunny 101.9 WKQS has been airing a new song since early June of 2011, and the response to "Everywhere Is Home" from...

Negaunee Little League 9-10 Boys Baseball Team Raising Funds As They Get Ready To...

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A busy morning in the Sunny 101.9 Studios today as the Negaunee Little League 9-10 Boys Baseball team joined Mark and Walt in the Morning for a very special morning. The young men are headed downst...

Last Week in July is The World’s Greatest Aviation Show in Oshkosh Wisconsin featuring...

This is one of hundreds of old war birds that will be in Oshkosh July 25-31 2011 Oshkosh – July 25 – 31st 2011 – EAA’s Air-Venture will be a spectacular display of planes. In fact hundred of planes: vintage, war birds, experimental, giant bombers and cargo plans, naval planes and everything private and jet. [...]

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, [...]