EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final part of a two-part series on this topic. NEGAUNEE — “There is no longer a doubt in the minds of at least a majority of the coroner’s jury, as well among our people generally, that little Eva Lafreniere, whose body was found in the garret of Mrs. ...

NEGAUNEE — James Lehtonen, was born to Leonard and Senia (Wigg) Lehtonen on Sept. 20, 1933. The family lived at 309 Tobin St., in Negaunee. Jim’s mother died when he was three years old his father married Elsie Mattson. He had one sister Barbara, who was a teacher in Clinton Township in ...

NEGAUNEE — A new program will soon be in effect in Downtown Negaunee. Our new permitted parking program will help with city’s housing shortage, as well as aid in downtown development. Permitted parking program? Like they have in Marquette, you might say. Like metered parking? No, not at ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on this topic. The final part will appear imn The Mining Journal in two weeks. NEGAUNEE — “Last evening about half-past five o’clock, Edith, the little five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Lafonier, who lives upstairs ...

NEGAUNEE — The Downtown Enhancement Project is more than a facelift, it is instrumental in reshaping Negaunee’s long term economic future. Funded in part by USDA Rural Development Funding, MDOT Small Urban Development Funds, and a Michigan Economic Development Corporation Revitalization ...

NEGAUNEE — In 1843 when Indian treaties made it possible for white men to explore Lake Superior’s shores, it was copper that first drew men to the wilderness. Iron, according to authorities, was discovered by accident, and there didn’t seem to be a “gold rush.” Julius Ropes found ...