IRON MOUNTAIN — A National Weather Service long-range forecast favors a warm, dry start to summer in the Upper Peninsula, while the outlook through August is neutral. The Climate Prediction Center sees a 45% chance of above-average temperatures in June and just a 20% chance of below ...
MARQUETTE — When the Wright brothers made their first momentous flight in December 1903, little did anyone suspect the role their invention would play in World War I just over a decade later. Those early airplanes were extremely basic, made of canvas and wood with open cockpits and only ...
It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that's exactly what happened to the United States of America on May 10, 1869, as the First Transcontinental Railroad was declared complete in a far flung corner of the Utah Territory. Trips that previously had been measured in months could now be completed in days. Goods that would be a rarity on one side of the country could now be consumed on either coast. People on one coast could now reliably communicate with the other. ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information regarding the disappearance of Brett Parrett was provided by the Parrett family. The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to requests for comment by press time. STEPHENSON — 60 days after 34-year-old Stephenson resident Brett Parrett ...
MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted the city of Marquette, Rotary District 6220 and the Rotary Club of Marquette in celebrating the completion of new playground equipment at Giant’s Foot Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The service project included replacing ...
MARQUETTE — Athena Stanley launched Athena Global Learning earlier this year as a company looking to innovate education using emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence. “The COVID pandemic resulted in a lot of gaps in learning,” said Stanley. “I currently work with ...
