Our busy world is taken up by so many needs which demand our immediate attention. We often don’t give a thought to the chain of events which brought us to this moment in time. I sometimes like to think just on a local level, of all the personal sacrifices, municipal decisions, new inventions, ...

CHATHAM — Michigan State University has a long history of agricultural research in the Upper Peninsula, spearheaded by the staff at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center. The public is invited to join local and statewide university experts for an informative day in the field ...

MARQUETTE — Blaker is a short, one-wayThe Matthews house on the corner of Blaker and Bluff streets in the city of Marquette is pictured. (Photo courtesy of the Marquette Regional History Center) street, hidden behind the Landmark Inn. It begins at East Bluff and ends at East Ridge. As a ...

MARQUETTE — At 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Peter White Public Library in Marquette will host the second meeting of its new book club Sci-Fi on Tap at the Ore Dock Brewing Co. The second utopian novel, “Childhood’s End” by Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1953, explores whether a utopian ...

Early Marquette municipal governments led a nomadic existence. The first town hall, on Spring Street, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1868 shortly after it was purchased. For a while, the offices were relocated to rooms in Coles' Hall on South Front Street. Later they moved to a little brick ...

MARQUETTE — Once Upon A Crime, the book group for Mystery Lovers, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 in the Dandelion Cottage Room at the Peter White Public Library to discuss “The Thin Man” by Dashiell Hammett. In this famous crime novel, readers meet two of the detective-story ...

HOUGHTON — The Fourth of July is a day Americans look forward to. It is a celebration that brings fireworks, good food, and good cheer. Whether at home or traveling abroad Americans are aware of the day and plan some type of celebration. This was the case for state geologist Douglass ...

MARQUETTE — A grief group will run for eight weeks on Monday evenings from July 10 through Aug. 28 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette. The program begins at 7 p.m. and ends around 8:30 p.m. Whether your grief is fresh or continues after years of struggle, whether you grieve the loss ...

MARQUETTE — Our article ... involves the fascinating story of two very different quilts donated in 1981 to Marquette Regional History Center. These two quilts were given to the museum by Judy Paul Case, the granddaughter of John and Mary Longyear. They were found it a chest in a Longyear ...

NEGAUNEE — The Eastwood Apostolic Lutheran Church invites the public to hear comedian, author and national youth speaker Bob Lenz at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church on Sunset Drive in Negaunee. The Wisconsin native’s humor and authentic tone engages over half a million teens and families ...

Generations of Marquette residents spent their summers at the Shiras Pool on Presque Isle. It was named after George Shiras III who had provided the inspiration and some of the money for the pool's construction. Opened on July 4, 1921, it had a sand beach, dressing rooms, high dives and a ...

MARQUETTE — It’s summer time and that means that it’s time for the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter’s rummage sale. UPAWS collects donated items during June and July from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. UPAWS is not accepting clothing or shoes. ...

MARQUETTE — Mines in the Upper Peninsula could not operate without explosives. In 1869, men with a connection to mining in Marquette County began the Lake Superior Powder Co. The site chosen for the plant was located on the Dead River, where Tourist Park is located, and it encompassed 200 ...

Former Woolworth workers to meet MARQUETTE — All former Woolworth employees are invited to meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Applebee’s in Marquette Township. Run for Life Saturday MARQUETTE — On Saturday, there will be the Run for Life 5K and 10K foot races beginning at 9 a.m. in ...

MARQUETTE — Over the years, Marquette County has been home to several well-known industries including mines, blast furnaces, brownstone quarries, lumber mills, powder mills, railroads and fishing. But the area has also been home to many smaller industries that often did not survive very ...

It was called the “Great War” but the greatest thing about it was the size — the sheer number of people affected: those who fled the fighting, who served, sustained injuries and died over the course of the conflict. The First World War saw the mobilization of more than 70 million military ...

Negaunee City Band to perform NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee City Band, under the direction of Sara Perfetti, plays its first concert of the 2017 season at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 at the Outdoor Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street. The band will play weekly through Aug. ...

MARQUETTE — Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day is soon approaching-a day to remember deceased loved ones and to visit their quiet final resting place in area cemeteries. As the mining towns of Ishpeming and Negaunee were expanding in the early 1900’s, it was necessary to move ...

MARQUETTE — Just recovering from a torrential storm which caused severe flooding and damages, the last thing that the residents of Ishpeming expected to wake up to on Tuesday Aug.2, 1949 was news of a raging fire downtown. The fire started on the first floor of the Leo A. Tousignant ...

MARQUETTE — Several quilts in the Marquette Regional History Center's Quilt Index are truly one-of-a-kind quilts. Some are extremely well documented with history of their makers and donors and others we continue to research. The story of this unique wool quilt includes complete documentation ...