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Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club meeting Sunday

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will be meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Cliff Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., in Ishpeming. The program for November will be: “Show and Tell—an opportunity to show your summer’s collected rock treasures and share your rock collecting tales.” Members will show off their new treasures and a panel of club members will be available to help identify local rock and mineral specimens brought by members and visitors. Doors will open at 1 p.m. to allow members and visitors time to bid on silent auction specimens and to ...

Carnegie Library group to meet

ISHPEMING — The Friends of the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library will meet at 7 tonight in the Leverton Community Room on the lower level of the library. The meeting agenda includes finalizing plans for the sale of used books scheduled for Dec. 4-5. The is the final meeting of 2026 with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 2027. Anyone interested in supporting the library and its programs is invited to attend. The Friends’ organization is now in its 46th year of service to the library and encourages community members to join.

DNR, local railroad exploring sale of 60 miles of inactive rail line in U.P.

MARQUETTE — THE Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division officials are in acquisition discussions with representatives of the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad for 60 miles of inactive rail line that the DNR would potentially use for furthering the region’s ...

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UP Health System–Marquette earns three-year ACR accreditation in radiation oncology

MARQUETTE — UP Health System – Marquette has earned a three-year accreditation from the American College of Radiology for its radiation oncology program, continuing more than a decade of ACR accreditation. The recognition reflects the hospital's commitment to providing high-quality, safe ...

Today in History: November 12, Ellis Island closes its doors

Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2026. There are 49 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between ...