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Escanaba, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Escanaba! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Escanaba’s council blocked a proposed homeless housing rezoning this week
  • What Escanaba’s new ambulance team means for your emergency care.
  • Want to meet a noted landscape painter at Bay College this month?

Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 63, low: 36.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Proposed Escanaba zoning ordinance amendment to establish homeless transitional housing will not move forward (wzmq19.com) — Escanaba’s city council has rejected rezoning a former Bertrand’s building for a proposed transitional homeless housing facility, keeping the site commercial despite acknowledged local housing needs. The nonprofit Hope on the Horizon 906 plans to keep pursuing the project within existing multi-family C zones, which may require using multiple properties instead of one centralized facility.
   

2. Mobile Medical Response brings additional healthcare services up north (myupnow.com) — Escanaba residents are getting added ambulance coverage and emergency medical training support as Mobile Medical Response launches its first Upper Peninsula team in Delta County. Paramedics are training locally, coordinating with OSF St. Francis Hospital, and preparing to assist with 911 calls and patient transfers to higher levels of care to ease staffing and ambulance shortages.
   

3. Tim Cleary Façade (To Face) reception and Artist Talk at Bay College (dailypress.net) — Bay College in Escanaba is hosting Tim Cleary’s exhibition “Façade (To Face)” in the Besse Gallery from October 6 to November 19, with an artist talk on October 15 at 2 p.m. The show explores landscape and architectural facades through richly layered oil paintings, inviting visitors to reflect on their own memories of northern Michigan places and seasons.
   

4. Property transactions for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 (dailypress.net) — If you’re watching the Escanaba housing market, this roundup details the latest property transfers in the City of Escanaba, Escanaba Township, and other Delta County communities. It lists recent quit claim and warranty deeds, naming buyers, sellers, and specific lots that just changed hands.
   

5. Frosty ferns of fall (dailypress.net) — From Escanaba’s forests to trails across Upper Michigan, bracken ferns are turning bronze and gold as frosty nights arrive. This nature column explains how these common ferns protect soil, shelter wildlife, and shape fall experiences for hunters, hikers, and photographers, while also noting which fern species are edible and which can be toxic.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • All children should be tested for lead at ages 1 and 2.
    If they’ve never been tested, they should get a test by age 6. Learn more about blood lead testing at Michigan.gov/MiLeadSafe. (Nextdoor )
  • Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Escanaba. Apply here.
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Escanaba. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Escanaba here.

Ok Escanaba! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Escanaba

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