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Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club to present lapidary program Oct. 18

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will hold its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., in Ishpeming. The program, presented by the club’s Lapidary Committee, is titled “The Lapidary Possibilities — Creations Made From Gems, Rocks, Minerals and Fossils.” Committee members will display their creations and share information about their skills and capabilities in lapidary work, the art of cutting, shaping and polishing stones and other natural materials. Doors will open at 1 p.m. to give members and visitors ...

Vasa Lodge to hold patriotic song session

MARQUETTE — The Vasa Lodge of Marquette will feature an oral history of American patriotic songs at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette by local musician and teacher Robert Buchkoe. It will include rare artifacts and editions, of the best known songs. Admission is ...

U.P. resident named to state board

MARQUETTE — A St. Ignace resident has been named to a key state board by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Named to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council is Sue St. Onge, who is a member of the board of directors of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and served as a youth services coordinator for the tribe for 23 years. St. Onge is also a theater coach for St. Ignace Area schools, supports indigenous mural initiatives in St. Ignace, and teaches traditional art and culture. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and history from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public ...

35 Years on course: Golfers mark Bay College Golf Outing milestone

ESCANABA – For 35 years, the Bay College “Swing for Scholarships” Golf Outing has brought together community members, businesses, alumni, and friends in support of student scholarships. Two familiar faces have been part of the tradition from the very beginning. Bill Marmalick and Dave ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago MUNISING — State police are investigating the theft of a commercial type telescope valued at $625 from the Alger County tourist park, located near Miner’s Castle. Police say that Arthur Dausey, Christmas, owner of the Christmas Amusement Co., reported the telescope was missing at 10 Thursday morning. The device was used by visitors for viewing Miner’s Castle and Lake Superior. Vandals broke the telescope loose from its stand, but did not take a coin box containing money or a timing device attached to the stand. 90 years ago ISHPEMING — A shelter house for the ...

Bay College offers Heartsaver first aid CPR AED Training


ESCANABA – Bay College Workforce Training will offer an instructor-led Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Training course from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Room 420 at Bay College's Escanaba campus. Updated to the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines, this four-hour course ...