NEGAUNEE —The city of Negaunee’s water supply was produced from the city water works station on the shores of Teal Lake, but it all ended on June 1,1994, when the city began operating a joint public groundwater supply with the city of Ishpeming. It was in the mid 1980s when the state ...
NEGAUNEE — Earlier this week I had the opportunity to meet with staff from the Superior Alliance for Independent Living. The city of Negaunee has had a great relationship with this organization in recent years. Together we have worked on many projects that have benefited people who have ...
MARQUETTE — When Roger LaBine was younger, he often drove his grandfather to the Ottawa National Forest to hunt porcupines. “In the fall after the leaves had fallen, he’d take the .22 when we’d go out and hunt porcupine,” LaBine said. “That was one of my grandfather’s favorite ...
NEGAUNEE — In the early years small grocery stores were located within blocks of each other all through town and grocery shopping could be done within walking distance. When the A&P, a grocery chain store came to town with a large selection of food, many places closed their doors. The A&P ...
NEGAUNEE — The following account of a trip to Negaunee in 1868 was compiled by R.A. Brotherton from diaries and notes of his father. It appeared in the Negaunee Iron Herald in 1944. R.A .Brotherton was a civil engineer for Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. The following are segments from that ...
NEGAUNEE — Health, safety, welfare, these are the tenets of good governance. It’s basis of everything good leaders do. In Negaunee, we take this seriously! Blight, for some, is in the eye of beholder. Neglecting a building with chipping, peeling, or faded paint may not seem like a big deal but when small problems on the surface are ignored, they could lead to a disaster. Negaunee has faced this on more than one occasion. As I have said before, Negaunee is not alone. Countless communities across this state and our nation face the same issues. Blight is the silent killer of ...
