MARQUETTE — This evening’s Major League Baseball marquee matchup between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants marks one of the earliest Opening Days in league history, which traditionally falls during the first week of April. But how did we get to this traditional celebration of ...

MARQUETTE — This evening’s Major League baseball marquee matchup between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants marks one of the earliest Opening Days in league history, which traditionally falls during the first week of April. But how did we get to this traditional celebration of ...

QUESTION: Prior to the 1937 Lumberjack Strike in Gogebic County, what were lumberjacks typically paid? a. $0.27-$0.33/hour b. $0.50-$0.55/hour c. $0.87-$0.93/hour d. $1.25-$1.35/hour ANSWER: A. For a lumberjack earning 30 cents an hour, if he worked 10 hours a day, six days a week ...

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 ...