ESCANABA — A fire is burning in Escanaba and in the spirit world to guide the soul of a local child through a transition from earthly life to eternity with the Great Creator. After an accident last week on a dark road in Hannahville, Elijah McMillan was brought to the Children's Hospital in ...
MARQUETTE — Veterans and community members will join forces Oct. 12 for a day of service as Marquette County Habitat for Humanity hosts its first annual Veterans Build. The Veterans Build combines military and community service in an effort to strengthen neighborhoods and help local ...
MARQUETTE — During the 19th century logging era, millions of board feet of timber were floated to sawmills along the shores of Lake Superior near Marquette. The timber was sent down rivers to Superior from remote logging camps in the interior of Marquette, Baraga and Alger counties. ...
QUESTION: When was Michigan’s first female game warden hired? a. 1863 b. 1897 c. 1914 d. 1942 ANSWER: B, Huldah Neal was hired in 1897 as deputy game warden for Grand Traverse County.
HARVEY — A more than $1 million investment in the Ironworkers Local 8 training center in Harvey will expand skilled trades training capacity in the Upper Peninsula, helping prepare workers for careers in construction, infrastructure, manufacturing and other industries. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded $801,598 to the Ironworkers Local 8 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for new training equipment. Combined with $200,399 in matching funds from the Ironworkers and Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 2, the project ...
