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Michigan copper was critical to Union victory in Civil War

Editors note: Four Upper Peninsula newspapers are running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. This week’s comes from the Mining Mining Gazette in Houghton. By the mid-19th century, the United States had become an industrialized ...

The National Road connected a young nation

Editor’s note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

Marquette Lions Club Lakeside Park to receive new sign, improvements

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Lions Lakeside Park will receive a new, updated sign this summer, and will see the conclusion of a years-long effort to improve the park’s landscaping and view of Lake Superior. The Marquette Lions Club, chartered in 1919, is the premier Lions Club in the state ...

Iron Range Roll set for June 6

ISHPEMING — The 13th annual Iron Range Roll will kick off at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. The event starts at the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming, moving onto the Heritage Trail and leading through Negaunee into Negaunee Township before ending in Marquette Township near Barrel + ...

Westwood business students win national awards

FROM A NEWS RELEASE ISHPEMING — Eleven Westwood High School business students attended the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, “Amplify Your Impact,” from May 6-10. Nearly 7,000 delegates attended the conference, which was held in Nashville, Tennessee. ...