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County Road 492 to be rerouted for roundabout project

FROM A NEWS RELEASE NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP — Marquette County Road 492 will be closed and detoured beginning July 6 as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation project converting the M-35/CR 492 intersection in Eagle Mills to a modern roundabout. CR 492 will be closed to through-traffic from the US-41/CR 492 intersection in Negaunee to just west of the M-35/CR 492 intersection, with traffic detoured onto US-41 to M-35. CR 492 will remain open to local traffic. The detour is expected to be in place for approximately three weeks. The work is part of the $6.2 million project to ...

U.P. sees ‘The Ford Boom’ in the 1920s

IRON MOUNTAIN — For Henry Ford in the early 1900s, the Upper Peninsula wasn’t just a place to vacation, it offered opportunity and resources for his growing Ford Motor Company auto manufacturing operation. Ford, in turn, would put the U.P. — and Iron Mountain area, in particular — on ...

America at 250: An age of innovation

Editor’s note: This week marks the final chapter in our three-month series of exploring America at 250 years old through the lens of some of the most important national events that took place in our communities. We enjoyed presenting these important slices of American history — and hope ...

A ‘berry’ good time

MARQUETTE — The “berry” popular Blueberry Festival is set to return to downtown Marquette from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 31. The event will be held along West Washington and South Front streets. “Downtown comes alive with sidewalk sales and a wide variety of ...

Karl Bohnak housing bill passes Michigan House

LANSING — House Bill 6074, introduced by Representative Karl Bohnak (R-Deerton) on June 10, passed in the Michigan House on Thursday with 102 yes votes, three no votes and five not voting. The bill, if passed in the Michigan Senate and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, would prohibit large ...