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Maritime museum offers free admission to military personnel, families

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette Maritime Museum is participating in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families during the summer. The 2026 program began on May 16 and will end on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Learn more ...

Church to sponsor rummage, bake sale

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MARQUETTE — Redeemer Lutheran church, located at 1700 W. Fair Ave., Marquette, will have a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the church. All proceeds will be used to help fund the mission teams that go out to serve the people in Honduras each winter. On a ...

Portage Lake Lift Bridge lane closures for bridge washing June 1-4

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HOUGHTON ­- Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation will perform routine bridge washing on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between the cities of Houghton and Hancock from today through Thursday. These cleaning operations will require lane closures. Motorists should expect ...

U.S. Forest Service announces additional 2026 Fee‑Free Day on June 6

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MARQUETTE — The U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands. National Trails Day was established by the ...

Food truck coming to Ishpeming area

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ISHPEMING — The Feeding America Food Truck will be in Ishpeming Thursday, 8:30-10 a.m. June 4, at the North Iron Church parking lot. This is a drive through event. If you are walking, there will be a truck at the VFW parking lot at 9 a.m.