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Vinyl record show set at Blackrocks

MARQUETTE — From noon until 11 p.m. Saturday, a vinyl record show will be held in the parking lot of Blackrocks Brewery, at 424 N. Third St., in downtown Marquette. Thousands of new and used vinyl records, CDs, posters, cassettes, books and t-shirts will be available, a part of Blackrocks' Endless Summer Festival which will feature 9 musical acts on multiple stages, creative local artists and food trucks serving a variety of food. Organizers will be available to discuss trading old records and tapes for new favorites or finding an unused media collection a new home. For more ...

Partridge Creek Farm will accept WIC benefits at Wednesday farm stand

ISHPEMING — Partridge Creek Farm has announced that it will now accept Women Infant Children Benefits benefits at their Wednesday evening West End Farm Stand. Located at the Partridge Creek Community Farm, 550 Cleveland Ave., Ishpeming, the farm stand offers a variety of seasonal produce ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago MARQUETTE – Unidentified flying objects will be the topic for the Shiras Planetarium programs next week. George W. Girard, director of the planetarium, said the UFO series will begin Monday. “Have you ever wondered whether intelligent life exists somewhere else in the universe besides the earth?” Girard asks, “If so, come to the Shiras Planetarium next week and learn what the most informed thinking has to say about the subject. You will be taken on a tour of our own solar system and hear the possibilities of life elsewhere discussed. Then you will travel beyond ...

Isle Royale closes tent, group campsites at four campgrounds

HOUGHTON — The National Park Service is putting in some significant changes that will impact campers on Isle Royale National Park and its because of prowling wolves. NPS is closing some park tent and group campsite due to continued wolf activity. Starting last Friday and continuing until ...

Biggest littlest bridge walk back for 34th year

CEDARVILLE TOWNSHIP — On Saturday, Sept. 5, a local tradition returns as the 34th Annual Bridgewalk across the Cedar River—better known as “The Biggest Littlest Bridge Walk!” takes place. For more than three decades, Bridgewalk has been about bringing people together. It’s a chance to catch up with neighbors, see familiar faces, enjoy some great food and music and celebrate the community. Proceeds from this year’s Bridgewalk will benefit CASA of Menominee/Marinette, an organization serving local children who have experienced abuse or neglect and are involved in the court ...

Gas prices inch up

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 24.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 85.4 cents per gallon higher ...