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News from the Greater Munising Area: Rekindle the Spirit 2020

Rekindle the Spirit, Munising’s annual winter holiday celebration, is going virtual this year. The one-day event typically occurs on a December night in the city of Munising’s cozy downtown district. Light posts are lined with wreaths and garland the same color as fir trees as ...

New York AG: Sotheby’s helped rich art lover skirt taxes

NEW YORK — Sotheby’s helped an art collector dodge millions of dollars in New York sales taxes, the state attorney general said in a lawsuit filed Friday, accusing the prominent auction house of accepting bogus documentation to spare a top client a tax bill. The case involves $27 ...

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ISHPEMING — Throughout the months of November and December the GINCC will be promoting “Shop Local for the Holidays” initiatives. This will not only help the local business owners, but also benefit our local economy. Money spent locally has a multiplier effect. For every dollar spend ...

Local business news

Visitors Metered and on-street visitor parking Downtown Marquette’s modern parking meters feature smart technology, offering visitors convenient payment options including coins, credit and debit cards and flexible stay times ranging from one to three to ten-hour parking limits depending on location. Parking time limits, rates and enforcement hours are easily identified on each meter’s digital display screen. The parking rate is 50 cents per hour; however, users may insert quarters, dimes or nickels for shorter stays. In addition to paying via coin or card, payment can also be ...

BMIC cannabis business to open this week

BAY MILLS — Northern Light Cannabis Co. has announced a grand opening date of Friday. Northern Light Cannabis Co. is located directly off of I-75 on M-28 at exit 384 in Dafter just south of Sault Ste. Marie, and is an all-in-one operation. Bay Mills Indian Community will cultivate, produce, research and sell marijuana products from one central location, officials said in an announcement. “As the first tribal cannabis operation in Michigan, owned and operated by Bay Mills Indian Community, NLCC will provide residents the opportunity to purchase a variety of marijuana products at ...

News from the Greater Munising Area: Tourism in an unprecedented year

With many organizations relying heavily on tourism dollars in the greater Munising area, there were plenty of uncertainties earlier this year regarding the local economy as the world navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the spring we were really skeptical of what type of summer or ...