Good morning, Marquette.

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival is ongoing as local eateries hosted a food crawl on Oct.2 and NMU’s Northern Center is holding workshops and demos today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local groups share traditional arts and performances for community learning.

Peter White Public Library has updated its fiction collection with new titles including the cozy mystery Bubble, Bubble, Tea and Trouble, the dramatic City of Widows, and Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead.

Readers in Marquette can now explore these books for a mix of spooky fun and rich themes.

Northern Michigan University launched its Future Leader Dogs club to raise and train puppies in partnership with Leader Dogs for the Blind + applications for primary puppy raisers will open on Oct.

15, while club members can volunteer today at UPAWS’ Strut Your Mutt event in Lower Harbor Park.

Northern Michigan University celebrated the investiture of its 19th president, Chris Olsen, Friday morning + speeches from students and faculty highlighted his plans to address higher education challenges, and Olsen is now nine months into a contract through June 2031.

The UP200 Dryland Dash returns on Saturday, Oct.

10 in Negaunee Township, marking its tenth year with races starting at 9 a.m. Organizers will hold a $5 Fun Run after the races and announce three musher scholarships on Monday, Oct. 5.

NMU hockey won its season opener on Friday, Oct.

2, while MTU hockey games are postponed to today and Sunday. WZMQ Sports also featured high school football highlights from the broadcast.

NMU+men's soccer team won 2-0 against Purdue Northwest on Saturday, Oct.

3, topping the GLIAC standings. Sam Pilgrim scored early in the second half and Marcos Gallardo Rozano added a goal in the 50th minute; the team will host the Parkside Rangers at noon on Sunday, Oct. 4.

Northern Michigan volleyball won 3-1 over Parkside Friday night (25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19) with KC Fortune achieving a career-best 16 kills and Liesl Haugen recording 29 digs, setting the stage for a game against Lake Superior State at 4 p.m. today.