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Blueberry Festival takes over Marquette

Gem and mineral show to be held today at Ishpeming Elks Lodge

ISHPEMING — The 50th annual Upper Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge, located at 597 Lakeshore Dr. Following the show, event programming will begin at 7 p.m. at the Elks. There is no admission charge, and a field trip event will be held on Sunday. Saturday evening’s programming will be based on gathering around the cracker barrel in the old country story. Attendees can exchange ideas, ask questions and meet fellow rock hounds. There will be a live auction, and guest speaker Paul Brandes will discuss minerals from ...

Forging Futures seeks to improve playgrounds in Ishpeming, support area youth

ISHPEMING — Forging Futures, a new nonprofit in Ishpeming, was founded in 2025 with the goal of making Ishpeming a better place for families and children, starting out with improving Ishpeming’s playgrounds. “With the state of all of our playgrounds in Ishpeming, we only have two new ...

Between the Columns: Check out what’s available at Peter White Public Library

Book descriptions in this article are adapted from publishers’ summaries and library catalog records. Here is what Book & Banter Book Group has been reading at the Peter White Public Library. To learn more about library book groups visit PWPL.info. “Atmosphere” Taylor Jenkins Reid (FIC REID) is the story of Jane Goodwin, a star nerd. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates but one crew member stands out. Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and ...

Today in History: 1981, America gets its MTV

Today is Saturday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2026. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was "Video Killed the Radio Star," by The Buggles. Also on this date: In ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago NEGAUNEE — Although a final contract covering salaries of teachers for the 1966-67 school year has not been signed, the Negaunee Board of Education has approved salaries for other employees of the school district. School officials indicated today that they were hopeful that a contract for teaching personnel would be signed within the next week. Negotiations between the committee of the local chapter of the Michigan Education Association and representatives of the school board have been under way since last spring. Covered in the salary increases approved by the board are ...