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Beekeepers getting together

Local

HARRIS — The Northwoods Beekeepers Club is hosting an Upper Peninsula Beekeeping Conference on Saturday, March 28, at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris. The conference will have sessions covering topics for all levels of beekeepers. Registration is $45, which covers a full day of ...

Tuesday city sessions rescheduled

Local

MARQUETTE — Meetings of the Marquette City Planning Commission and the Peter White Public Library Board of Trustees, all originally scheduled for Tuesday, have been canceled and rescheduled due to ongoing weather impacts. The planning commission meeting has been rescheduled for March 24, ...

Credit union, native school host financial reality fairs

Local

SAULT STE. MARIE – Limestone Financial Credit Union recently hosted a Middle School Financial Reality Fair, with support from the Michigan Credit Union Foundation, for eighth grade students at JKL Bahweting School. This event provided middle school students with a hands-on opportunity to ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

Local

30 years ago SKANDIA – You can keep “The Hokey Pokey” as far the second graders in Nina Olsen’s class at Skandia Elementary School are concerned. The top song on their dance chart is the “Don’t Be Lazy Song,” an energetic ditty they learned Monday during a “March is Nutrition ...

U.P.’s miracle on ice

Superior History

Yoopers have long been wary of the legendary St. Paddy’s Day storm, but the morning of Sunday, March 16, 1941, dawned clear and relatively warm, around 30°F. Several groups of ice fishermen and women from L’Anse, Baraga and Pelkie were out on the ice, approximately 2 ½ miles northeast of ...

History quiz

Superior History

Roughly how many American prisoners of war were held in Detroit near the height of the Revolutionary War? A) About 40 B) About 100 C) About 250 D) About 500 Answer: D, about 500