When most scholars of U.S. history study the birth and growth of the country, very few of them consider the Upper Peninsula’s contribution to the rise of the nation. And yet, it is so. John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company, with its headquarters on Mackinac Island, in 1808, ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop in ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners declared a local state of emergency late Friday due to the widespread flooding in the area. The declaration states, “On Friday, the County of Marquette sustained widespread damage and is working to prevent injury or lost of life or ...
FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — Officials with Marquette County Emergency Management and the Michigan State Police are asking residents to take precautions as flooding affects the area. BASEMENT SAFETY Residents should not enter flooded basements if water covers electrical outlets, if ...
CAIRO — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. ...
MARQUETTE — A memorial was held Thursday night for Trenton Massey, a 21-year-old Northern Michigan University student who has been missing since February. The memorial involved the lowering of the NMU Wildcat flag to half-mast on NMU’s campus, with a service taking place during the ...