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Restaurant Week coming up

MARQUETTE — Local Fall Harvest Restaurant Week will take place Nov. 8-14. Downtown Marquette restaurants are invited to participate in this exciting event and offer lunch and dinner specials, with an emphasis on local food, in partnership with the Marquette Local Food Fest. Take out options will be strongly encouraged, though not required. Details on lunch and dinner specials will be available here as the event draws nearer. Participation dates and times will vary by participating restaurants.

Holiday parade, activities set

MARQUETTE — Celebrate the magic of the holiday season at the 10th Annual ‘Winter Snow Fun’ Holiday Parade and 46th Annual City of Marquette Tree Lighting starting at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Third Street/Marquette Commons. The parade Bundle up with friends and family as illuminated floats, tinsel-strewn trucks and colorful carolers transform Third Street into a magical scene from the North Pole. After the parade, spectators are welcomed to the Marquette Commons where Santa Claus and friends will light up downtown at the annual city of Marquette Tree Lighting. Festivities include a ...

Great photos from readers being sought

The photo was captured by Cathy Cardone of Negaunee recently. Did you take a great shot of the sunrise over Lake Superior? Or did you happen to snap a captivating image of wildlife? The Mining Journal is accepting original local photo submissions from area residents who would like to share ...

New at Peter White Public Library

Picture books are an amazing tool for helping children connect to and understand the world in an accessible format that can take complex ideas and make them relatable for children. Here are some of the new picture books available at Peter White Public Library. “The Wedding Portrait: The story of a photograph and why sometimes we break the rules” By Innosanto Nagara, this picture book takes a simple photograph, that of a couple getting married, and uses it to explain why, when and how people sometimes need to break the rules to make change happen. A beautiful book, with stunning ...

Stabenow, Peters announce over $100,000 to support U.P. first responders and road maintenance workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-MI, announced this month $131,574 in federal funding to purchase equipment for first responders and road maintenance workers serving communities in the Upper Peninsula. “Now more than ever, it is critical that our workers, small business owners and families receive the necessary resources to navigate this unprecedented crisis,” Peters, member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said in the ...

History center to host book release presentation

MARQUETTE —The Marquette Regional History Center will host the book release: “Biography of Chief Charles Kawbawgam” by local author Tyler Tichelaar via a Zoom presentation and slideshow at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18. On Nov. 1, award-winning author Tyler R. Tichelaar will release his 21st book, ...