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 ...
ISHPEMING — “Every passenger train that arrived here yesterday brought visitors to the city. “Among these were nearly all the representative educators of the upper peninsula here attending the first annual meeting of the school superintendents, principals and county commissioners of the upper peninsula. “A number of the teachers failed to arrive yesterday, but all are expected here in time to be present at the education rally and reception to be held this evening. “The sessions will be held in the High school auditorium. During the day the sessions will be divided into ...
NEGAUNEE — Negaunee has been through many changes over the past several years, many of those changes have been attributed to the economic development strategic plan, Moving Forward. This plan was designed with an expiration date of five years. Not all of the eleven objectives have been ...
Patients frequently describe the U.S. health care system as impersonal, corporate and fragmented. One study even called the care delivered to many vulnerable patients “inhumane.” Seismic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – particularly the shift to telehealth – only exacerbated that feeling. In response, many health systems now emphasize “relational medicine”: care that purports to center on the patient as a human being. Physician Ronald Epstein and health communication researcher Richard Street describe “patient-centered care” as advocating “deep respect for ...
NEGAUNEE — The name Mather is synonymous with iron ore mining in Marquette County, notably the Mather “B” mine in Negaunee and the Mather “A” in Ishpeming. The Mather family moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. In 1844, the presence of iron ore was discovered in Negaunee ...
By KAREN KASPER Special to the Journal John Henry Vidlund was born in January of 1890 in Ishpeming. He attended Ishpeming Schools but like so many young men in that era, did not graduate. He enlisted in the navy serving from 1908 to 1912. He left the Navy after his initial term of ...
