ESCANABA — The Bonifas Fine Arts Center was damaged in a fire Thursday night, according to Escanaba Public Safety officers. Officers were dispatched to the arts center, located at 700 1st Ave. S., Escanaba, after receiving a fire alarm at 10:21 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they ...
Last year was a record-breaking year for the National Park Service, with about 331.9 million recreational visits in 2024, a nearly 2% increase from the previous year and surpassing the previous all-time high in 2016. With post-pandemic outdoor trends still pushing people outside, the rise in ...
NEGAUNEE — Two outside tabletop checker games – one at Irontown Plaza and one at Tobin Place – are now available for residents to play in Negaunee. The Negaunee Downtown Development Authority announced the addition of the game tables on Monday, which are part of the Downtown ...
ISHPEMING — An isolated incident at a Saginaw Street residence caused the Ishpeming Police Department to temporarily close the street on Wednesday afternoon. The IPD closed a section of the street around noon, with the Marquette County Medical Care Facility, which is also on Saginaw ...
MARQUETTE – The Marquette City Commission voted to authorize two ordinances focused on trash pickup in the city of Marquette during its Monday meeting. The two ordinances were both adopted unanimously and represent the final step in the updating of Marquette’s trash collection ...
By MARK RUGE Special to the Journal MARQUETTE – Sunday, May 18 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Father Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit priest who famously explored the route from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River in 1673. Few men or women so strongly associated ...