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What’s New at Peter White Public Library

For readers who like native traditions, culture, beliefs, and history: White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
; Kari James, age 35, lives in Idaho Springs, Colorado, and works as a bartender at the White Horse bar, which she hopes to own one day. She describes herself as an “urban Native ...

Correction: Holocaust remembrance service set for April 14

Wednesday's edition of The Mining Journal had a press release that incorrectly stated the date of an upcoming Holocaust Remembrance Service. The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, and will be presented by the Marquette Interfaith Forum and Temple Beth Sholom. The event will be ...

Bay College Greenhouse announces 2026 plant sale


ESCANABA, MI – From 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern Friday, May 8, the Bay College Greenhouse will be selling native plant seedlings and vegetables starts. This one-day event will take place at the greenhouse and biology lab (Room 116) in the Math Science Building on the Escanaba campus. The sale ...

Opening of road construction season for 2026 announced

MARQUETTE – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has kicked off the beginning of road construction season for 2026. As part of the bipartisan long-term road funding plan that the governor signed into law last year, the state is investing an additional $2 billion in Michigan’s state and local ...

Spring Street closure due to ‘Angry Bear’

MARQUETTE — Beginning at noon today and continuing through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Spring Street will be closed to motor vehicles between Front Street and Third Street for the Festival of the Angry Bear sponsored by the Ore Dock Brewing Company. Egress from the MarqTran drive through and the ...