30 years ago NEGAUNEE — Susan Rasch had always heard people talk about how great it would be to have a winter festival in western Marquette County. “So I just said, ‘Let’s quit talking about it. Let’s just do it,’” recalled Rasch, owner of the Duck Factory in Negaunee. The ...

MARQUETTE — Athena Global Learning celebrated its official launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, hosted in partnership with the Lake Superior Community Partnership. Athena Global Learning is an education and workforce development company founded by Dr. Athena Stanley, a Marquette ...

ESCANABA – The staff at Holy Name Catholic School are thankful for the generosity of alumni and donors like Ken and Pat Gartland, the late Dale Richer and his wife, Donna Richer. Gartland and Richer (on behalf of her late husband, Dale), recently presented a check for $50,000 from the income ...

MARQUETTE — Welding as a hobby is a fun activity and a great way to tackle some of those DIY projects. This beginning/intermediate course is meant to show you the basics including safety, power sources, equipment set-up, general usage of oxygen acetylene cutting torches, arc welding and mig ...

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has elected Missie Holmquist of Marquette as chair and Brigitte LaPointe-Dunham of Baraga as vice chair. Holmquist is president and CEO of Upper Peninsula Health Plan and has served on the board since 2022; LaPointe-Dunham is CEO ...