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ISHPEMING — Eben W. Fiske was different things to the residents of Ishpeming: Civil war veteran, dentist and most importantly, the city librarian for 15 years. Fiske was born in 1923 in New Orleans, although that was not his home. His father, Eben Fiske, was a merchant who travelled to New Orleans frequently. The Fiske family was from Boston, Massachusetts and well off, as Eben W. was afforded the chance to go to college. Fiske served for four years in the Union Army during the civil war with the 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Virginia. He was an officer, a ...

A Negaunee pizza tradition is returning

By NATE HEFFRON City manager City of Negaunee NEGAUNEE — The Gravedoni family has been making pizza since the 1970’s. Now that generations-old family tradition has a new, although familiar face, with the opening of Gravedoni’s Pizza at the beginning of December. Vince Gravedoni, the son of Clark and owner of Pasquali’s, is owner-operator of the new pizzeria. Gravedoni’s Pizza is located where many would remember two other former pizzerias, Paisano’s Pizza, and most recently, Teal Lake Pizza. In, both cases, the location remans a pizza shop that has traditionally done ...

West End Update – City of Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — The history of mead goes back in time, way back in time. Many probably think that it was just the Vikings that drank that stuff, but history has shown that mead could be one of the oldest ancestral alcoholic beverages. Vikings are known to have consumed the beverage around 800 ...

Beating the jinx is always going to be job one

ISHPEMING — “Can they ‘beat the jinx?’ The annual question is at hand as Ishpeming and Iron Mountain football forces grid to do battle for the 18th time in a series in which the Hematites have yet to win. The series has produced some excellent football, but the end result has always been the same to the growing annoyance of Ishpeming High School athletes and fans. That annoyance this year burst forth even before the season opened as signs were posted in store windows and on car windshields and plans were begun for a parade and pep rally slated for the city square Friday ...

West End Update – City of Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — Housing is topic that can evoke many thoughts and emotions - primality due to the area’s lack of it. How do we overcome the emotions surrounding this issue, so we can effectively solve it and actually provide housing? Problems are rarely fixed by raw emotional responses ...

Historically speaking

By VIRGINIA PAULSON Negaunee Historical Society NEGAUNEE — Mary Tippett Andes interviewed Glen Bjork of Negaunee for this article about underground mining. Glenn Bjork started working part time at the Princeton Mine in Gwinn in March of 1943, while he was still in high school. He ...