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 ...
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2026. There are 100 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate states should be freed as of Jan. 1, 1863, ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Friday, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit through proactive strategic planning The projected shortfall was driven primarily by a 16% ...
