NEGAUNEE — We received some articles from the Maitland family and in there was this note written to Alexander Maitland from his friend Timothy Titcomb, of VanBuren County, Michigan, titled “Too Good to Lose.”
A cute read for Valentines Day. If you should ever get married “Mait” ...
NEGAUNEE — Guess who’s coming to Negaunee? Heikki Lunta! That’s right, it’s that time of year again where it’s cold outside and the snow has been piling up because someone has been playing the Heikki Lunta song way too much.
In honor of this bit of Yooper mythology, we’re pulling ...
ISHPEMING — “It is quite probable that the mines of Ishpeming will all be idle today as a general walkout of the men employed here is threatened.
“Shortly before 11 o’clock yesterday morning about 500 Negaunee miners accompanied by several Ishpeming men marched through the city on ...
NEGAUNEE — Renowned author Herman Melville once wrote: “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.”
Here in Negaunee, our sense of community is forged in collaboration and communication.
The Negaunee City Council recently reviewed a report on ...
ISHPEMING — The Sellwood Block was located at the corner of Main and Canda streets, where J&N Electric is now. It was built in 1873 and owned then by Joseph Sellwood.
The first floor, as usual, was devoted to retail establishments, housing Sellwood Drygoods Store, Tillson’s Drug ...
NEGAUNEE — On Tuesday, January 10, 1902, the community was shocked by the announcement that was made about one o’clock that portions of the Negaunee Mine had caved in with a loss of human life as a consequence.
At first the number of lives lost could not be determined because the three to ...