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West End

Historically speaking

NEGAUNEE — In the early years small grocery stores were located within blocks of each other all through town and grocery shopping could be done within walking distance. When the A&P, a grocery chain store came to town with a large selection of food, many places closed their doors. The ...

Historically speaking – classic

NEGAUNEE — The following account of a trip to Negaunee in 1868 was compiled by R.A. Brotherton from diaries and notes of his father. It appeared in the Negaunee Iron Herald in 1944. R.A .Brotherton was a civil engineer for Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. The following are segments from that ...

West End Update – City of Negaunee

NEGAUNEE — Health, safety, welfare, these are the tenets of good governance. It’s basis of everything good leaders do. In Negaunee, we take this seriously! Blight, for some, is in the eye of beholder. Neglecting a building with chipping, peeling, or faded paint may not seem like a big ...

Historically speaking

ISHPEMING — “The strike of the Marquette county mine workers has ended, the men deciding to accept the proposition made to them by their employers eight weeks ago. On Wednesday the Champion forces decided to return. The same day hundreds of men applied for work at the Ishpeming mines and ...

Historically speaking – classic

NEGAUNEE — When Marji-Gisick pointed to the exposed ore on the root of a fallen tree pine tree stump to Philo Everett,an agent for the Jackson Mining Company, it marked the beginning of the City of Negaunee. It began the development of the U.P.’s resources of iron ore and the beginning of ...

Special feature

CHICAGO (AP) — At age 90 and 95, this Catholic nun dynamic duo have been “peacefully and respectfully” fighting for immigrant rights for over 40 years. And they never take no for an answer. Faced with the latest moves by the Trump administration, which has challenged the sanctuary of ...