May 11, 2021
HERMANSVILLE Charles H. Kelly, 87, of Hermansville, Michigan passed peacefully at the Isabella Medical Care Facility, Sunday, May 2, 2021 where he resided for 31/2 years. A military service and burial will take place at the Faithorn cemetery on Friday, May 28 at 12:30 p.m. A Celebration of his Life dinner will take place at Floriano Stecker Kelly American Legion post #340 in Hermansville from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday May 28, where his father was a founding member. A Memorial Mass will take place on Saturday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at St. John Neumann Church in Hermansville with Fr. Timothy M. Ekaitis presiding. The family will receive friends at the church at 10:00 a.m. before Mass.
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
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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 nearly 19 percent of the vote, edging out The Longbranch in Faithorn, which had 17.3 percent of the vote. Nearby Jack’s Restaurant in Rapid River finished third with 5.4 percent. (See the full poll results below.)
bchristensen@ironmountaindailynews.com FROM LEFT, 8-YEAR-OLD twins Joseph and James Powell practice hockey with 13-year-old brother Jacob on the 24-by-54-foot ice rink their parents, Jeff and Shannon, installed at their home in Breitung Township this winter. With access to indoor ice venues limited due to the pandemic, they decided to set up a rink at home for the first time. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo) FROM LEFT, TANNER HELMINAN, Brooklyn Helminan and Braden Helminan play on the 30-by-50-foot ice rink at their Iron Mountain home. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo) Kiel Ross, 33, steps out onto the ice behind his Norway home. The rink, which Ross has built for his children for a number of years, measures 50 by 80 feet. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo)