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Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee awards set

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee will hold its 21st Annual Community Awards Luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Marquette Holiday Inn. Twelve awards will be given: Appreciation Award, Pioneer Quick Lube, John Menor, 1551 W. Washington ...

Gas prices jump in state

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have risen 14.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 17.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 8.6 cents per gallon higher ...

New website announced

Gull Rock Lightkeepers, a Copper Harbor-based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring Gull Rock Lighthouse, has announced its new website can now be found online at www.gullrocklighthouse.org. Gull Rock Lighthouse is located on a half-acre rock in the middle of Lake ...

Rock and mineral club to meet

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will be meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., in Ishpeming. The program for November will be: “Show and Tell—an opportunity to show your summer’s collected rock treasures and share your ...

U.P. Home Health & Hospice holiday giveaway set

MARQUETTE — U.P. Home Health & Hospice and U.P. Private Duty Services are giving away two smart TVs to encourage donations to Toys for Tots and the TV6 Canathon. Donate three nonperishable food items and/or a new children’s toy ($5 minimum value, please) for an entry into the ...

Fire and Ice, A Michigan Geology Tour on tap

MARQUETTE — At 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Community Room Peter White Public Library in Marquette, Fire and Ice, A Michigan Geology Tour is planned. Today, Michigan is a state full of flat farmland, rolling hills, jagged cliffs and everything in-between – and all together, those ...