Gem and mineral show to be held today at Ishpeming Elks Lodge
ISHPEMING — The 50th annual Upper Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge, located at 597 Lakeshore Dr. Following the show, event programming will begin at 7 p.m. at the Elks. There is no admission charge, and a field trip event will be held on Sunday. Saturday evening’s programming will be based on gathering around the cracker barrel in the old country story. Attendees can exchange ideas, ask questions and meet fellow rock hounds. There will be a live auction, and guest speaker Paul Brandes will discuss minerals from ...
Forging Futures seeks to improve playgrounds in Ishpeming, support area youth
ISHPEMING — Forging Futures, a new nonprofit in Ishpeming, was founded in 2025 with the goal of making Ishpeming a better place for families and children, starting out with improving Ishpeming’s playgrounds. “With the state of all of our playgrounds in Ishpeming, we only have two new ...
Heavy rain pelts city, area
MARQUETTE — A severe thunderstorm passed through the area and region Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rain to Marquette and much of the central Upper Peninsula. The result was snarled traffic, city streets turned into small rivers and gutters inundated with several inches of ...
Congressional candidate Blomquist hosts town hall in Marquette
MARQUETTE — On Tuesday evening, Congressional candidate Kyle Blomquist, D-Iron Mountain, hosted the last of an 18-stop Town Hall series Thursday at the Northern Center in Marquette. Blomquist is running against Callie Barr, D-Traverse City and Wayne Stiles, D-Traverse City in the ...