NEGAUNEE — There hasn’t been a hotel in Negaunee for a number of years, but it wasn’t always that way. When. the founding of Negaunee came through the operations of the Jackson Iron Company and their discoveries of iron ore in the Teal Lake region. Interest in the mining resources of the ...

NEGAUNEE — Henry Lee was born in Germany in 1845. His family came to America when he was seven years old.They settled in Marquette and later moved to Negaunee. There wasn't a real school, but one was built on the Kirkwood homestead. Later the town hall was built and used as a school ...

NEGAUNEE — Whether the word “downtown” brings to mind quaint Norman Rockwell images or a vibrant center of modern activity, it has long been the heart of American communities. Brick by brick, business by business and street by street is how these downtown environments are built. The city ...

NEGAUNEE– Negaunee has been a city on the move. Homes, businesses, churches and even cemetaries have been moved from one end of town to the other. Most people are familiar with the moving of the West end of town becasue it has been repoened to pubic use with a walking/biking path, otherwise ...

NEGAUNEE — John Violetta was born on April 22, 1919, in Negaunee to Joseph and Anna Violettta. The family home was on the west end of Iron Street. His father was a miner and he was the director of the Negaunee City Band. John followed in his footsteps. It was his father who inspired John to ...

ISHPEMING — Clem Gothe, who was born and brought up in Ishpeming, leaving here last February for Chicago, to take a position in a drug store, has enlisted in the First Illinois National Guard. Clem was employed in L.N. Toutloff's drug store before he left the city. The fact that he is ...