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Art Drop Shop & Studio marks grand re-opening

MARQUETTE - The Art Drop Shop & Studio has announced its grand re-opening at its new location, 129 W. Baraga Ave., Suite H, in downtown Marquette. Community members are invited to celebrate from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Located behind Everyday Wines and next to the Cheese Cave, the new space marks an exciting new chapter for the nonprofit organization, which previously operated from the Masonic Building before transitioning to hosting pop-up art events throughout Marquette County. The Art Drop Shop & Studio is dedicated to making creativity accessible by providing affordable, ...

Food truck coming to Ishpeming

ISHPEMING — The Feeding America Food Truck will be in Ishpeming from 8:30-10 a.m. Aug. 6, at the North Iron Church. This is a drive through. If you are walking, you can get food at the VFW parking lot from 9-10 a.m. We hope you can bring a container, otherwise we can provide one.

Newberry forestry consultant begins term as president of the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.

NEWBERRY — The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc. has announced that Gerald H. “Jerry” Grossman, ACF, of Newberry, began his two-year term as president on July 1. He will subsequently serve as past president in accordance with ACF’s leadership succession process. As president, Grossman serves as the chief elected officer of the Association and is responsible for providing leadership to the organization, guiding strategic priorities, representing ACF within the forestry community, and working closely with the Executive Committee and National Office staff to ...

UP Notable Book Club presents Q&A with Mikel B. Classen

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Upper Peninsula Notable Book Club: The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 61st event via Zoom is with Mikel B. Classen, "The Yooper History Hunter," "Piracy on the Great Lakes: True Tales of Freshwater Pirates" contains dozens of stories of robbery, kidnapping, and mayhem. Each story is well documented by newspaper accounts, meticulously restored photos and lithographs, and gripping first-person diaries recorded a hundred ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — City employees and labor sympathizers marched around city hall Monday, protesting an apparently bitter contract dispute between city management and three employee bargaining units. Between 300 and 400 picketers ringed the block around city hall and the police station. Labor and management are far apart on several issues, including the size of wage increase, the benefits package and contract language, said Larry Linna, an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees spokesman. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Students attending the 1967 summer ...

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