By Virginia Paulson Negaunee Historical Society Publication of a student paper began in the fall of 1924 at Negaunee High School. According to the 1925 edition of the Negauneesion, the school yearbook, it was found that the student body was not displaying the proper amount of school ...
NEGAUNEE — This past Monday, I experienced my first real Labor Day celebration. Of course, I have seen many Labor Days in years past. It’s great, after all, you get to have an extra day off from work. But this Labor Day was different for me. In fact, the real reason behind Labor Day hit ...
By KAREN KASPER Ishpeming Historical Society and the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum ISHPEMING — The citizens of Ishpeming take mail delivery for granted, but that was not always the case. Prior to 1891, there was no mail delivery and mail had to be picked up at the post office, which was ...
By Virginia Paulson Negaunee Historical Society 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. ...
By Ty Koski Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Chamber of Commerce Our first spotlight is Campfire Coffee, located in downtown Negaunee! We sat down with General Manager Allison Carpenter to talk about Iron Street construction and what’s coming soon to Campfire Coffee. “The campfire is a ...
By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer NEGAUNEE — Need a fun thing to do when you’re not laboring on Labor Day? The Marquette Alger Community Labor Council, AFL-CIO and Upper Peninsula Regional Labor Federation will hold a Labor Day parade and picnic at the Jim Thomas Pavilion at ...