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$5.2M federal grant to fund U.P. nickel exploration in Baraga Basin

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BARAGA — According to a press release from InvestUP, Trans Superior Resources, a Michigan-based subsidiary for Canadian company Bitterroot Resources Ltd, has received $5.2 million in U.S. Department of War funding, available through the Defense Production Act Title II program, to advance high-grade nickel and copper exploration at the LM Property in the Baraga Basin. The funding will help Trans Superior Resources with exploratory drilling, geophysical and geochemical surveys, permitting and other work aimed at identifying a potential domestic source of critical minerals. The ...

Ishpeming to hold State of the City event

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ISHPEMING — The city of Ishpeming has announced a State of the City event will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Ishpeming Senior Center, located at 121 Greenwood St. The agenda for the event will include networking, remarks from the Ishpeming Mayor, department updates, Redevelopment Ready Communities progress, Ishpeming trivia, giveaways and a community conversation.

Mid Pen grad to release true crime podcast

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ESCANABA — If anyone’s ever wondered how the tongue-in-cheek term “Gladstone divorce” was spawned in the area to refer to spousal murder, a new true crime podcast launching tomorrow may provide answers. “What the Town Forgot” is the name of the audio broadcast produced by Joyce ...

‘Terror on Main’

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ISHPEMING — This spooky season, one Ishpeming couple has decided to bring the “terror” while also fundraising for their neighbors. An all-ages haunted house deemed the “Terror on Main” will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 29-31 at 209 Main St. in Ishpeming. ...