Karl Oskar Wassberg was born in Amal, Sweden, in 1865. Most of the family's clothing and practically all of the food. They couldn't afford whale oil for the lanterns, so even the candles were made in the home. Karl's father was a lumber man and a jobber, having men work for him in the woods. ...
NEGAUNEE — The Miner's Store was established by Peter A. Auno in 1905. It got its name because its customers were mostly miners. At that time Negaunee was a busy mining community. The store handled primarily miner's work clothing and luggage. They also sold bicycles which were very ...
NEGAUNEE — The introduction to this article first comes from an old Ishpeming newspaper. It was January 3,1878, when the telephone first invaded the peace and quiet of this area. Mr. W.S. Dalliba, the general agent with the officers of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company removed the batteries ...
NEGAUNEE — Peter Pan and Tinker Bell glide along the ceiling rafters. Captain Hook grimaces from a darker corner. Sylvester and Tweety enjoy a temporary truce on either side of Alice in Wonderland. From benches and tables, from floors and walls and ceilings, the enchanted characters of ...
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell glide along the ceiling rafters. Captain Hook grimaces from a darker corner. Sylvester and Tweety enjoy a temporary truce on either side of Alice in Wonderland. From benches and tables, from floors and walls and ceilings, the enchanted characters of dreams and imagination gaze back from their not-so-make-believe world. And over it all, Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse, eight-footers, hold court in an unusual basement where an unusual man spent thousands of hours putting magic back into Christmas for residents of the Marquette County community of Palmer. ...
Some of you may do a double take as you pass the historic 1906 Osterbotten Hall “Swede/Finn Hall” located on Teal Lake Avenue. The color changed and a little sprucing up was done, but is the business the same? It's still a law practice. However, there is now a different lawyer in the ...
