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Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula was the only major job market in the state to show a decrease in unemployment for the June, the Michigan Employment Security Commission said. Job seekers in search of summer employment helped to increase the unemployment rate in most areas, MESC Director F. Robert Edwards said. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Secluded in Upper Michigan’s north woods on the rugged Marquette Range is the home of one of the area’s pioneer families. “Deertrack” has 12 acres of woods and fields in a complete natural state and it has been awarded a medal by ...

At 103, retired MDOTer Bauer looks back

SENEY — Driving along what’s considered one of the most boring roads in Michigan, you might speed right past a roadside landmark dedicated to a very interesting man. Near the east end of the 25-mile arrow-straight section of M-28 in the middle of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known as the ...

Local nurse gets delayed sentence in morphine case

ESCANABA — A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine from Christian Park Village, an assisted living facility where she was previously employed, appeared in Delta County's 47th Circuit Court on Monday to discuss the terms of her delayed sentence. In May, Jenna Leigh Furmanski pleaded ...

New Isle Royale Heritage Alliance launched

ISLE ROYALE — National Park Service officials have announced the launch of the Isle Royale Heritage Alliance, a new effort to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park’s historic structures—approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four ...

Oscar G. Johnson VAMC hosts veteran enrollment Aug. 12

IRON MOUNTAIN — Good news for veterans who were previously told they didn’t qualify for VA health care. Now, those veterans have new options, thanks to recent changes under the PACT Act. The PACT Act is a major law passed in August 2022 that expands VA health care and benefits for ...

U.P. Moments in History