Haley Gustafson | Daily Press 
Local dignitaries and ALDI, Inc. representatives cut a ribbon during the grand opening ceremony for the new ALDI grocery store in Escanaba this morning. The Escanaba location of the grocery store chain is the first to open its doors in the Upper Peninsula. Shown in front from left are, ALDI District Manager Bob Best, ALDI employees Nina Kidd, Katie Whitmer, Brittany Judson, Cassie Franti, Escanaba ALDI Store Manager Avery Hendrickson, ALDI employees Stephanie Westerberg, Janice Schimmepenny, and Kim Paquette. Shown in back from left are Bay College representative Jill Martin, Escanaba City Council Member Mike Sattem, Publisher of the Daily Press Corky DeRoeck, Escanaba City Council Member Ralph Blaiser, and ALDI employee Julie Matecki.