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May 12, 2021 GLADSTONE, Mich. — Susan Joy Solka, age 77, of Gladstone, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 9, 2021 at The Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba. Susan was born August 14,1943, in Green Bay, Wis., the daughter of Violet (Johnson) and Roderick Virgo. She was a 1961 graduate of Escanaba High School. During high school, she played the bassoon. She was a runner up in the Ms. Delta County Pageant twice and also was on the Queen’s Court in 1963 for the Escanaba Centennial. Susan furthered her education at Northern Michigan University where she obtained a certificate in secretarial work. Sh...

Meet the Codfather: He’s got a Michigan fish fry offer you can’t refuse Updated Mar 18, 2021; Posted Mar 17, 2021 Every Lenten season, chef Lee Burmeister is known as "The Codfather." He operates his Hard Knocks Food Truck in Grand Ledge, Michigan. It is parked from 4-8 p.m. Fridays in front of Sanctuary Spirits. He serves walleye and cod, of course. It's not uncommon for him to sell 200-300 dinners on those nights.John Gonzalez Facebook Share But by night, especially during the busy Lenten Fish Fry season, Lee Burmeister becomes “The Codfather.” “It just happened accidentally,”...

U.P.’s Best Fish Fry dates back 50 years Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 The Swallow Inn in Rapid River, Michigan, was voted as Best Fish Fry in the Upper Peninsula. It was originally a boarding house when it opened in 1890.Courtesy of Bel Photography Facebook Share That’s until Trudy Boyer took it over in May of 1997. “Most of the owners have been 10 years in and out,” she said with a laugh. “I guess they couldn’t take it any more....I’ve passed up every owner by 10 years.” The Swallow Inn was the Upper Peninsula poll winner for Michigan’s Best Fish Fry. It had ...