ISHPEMING — Lake Angeline shows up early in the history of Ishpeming. It was named by Captain Sam Moody, supposedly in honor of the wife of an acquaintance of his. It was once the water supply for the city of Ishpeming. It also had iron ore mines ringing the edges of the lake and more ...

NEGAUNEE — Girl’s basketball got the attention of sports fans this past season from Caitlin Clark to Ella Mason of the Negaunee Miners and Jenna Maki from the Ishpeming Hematites. Ella Mason was named by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan as “best of the best” in the state ...

ISHPEMING — The golden age of fraternalism refers to a period in the United States, from the later third of the 19th century and into the first part of the 20th. It was a time when membership in fraternal societies grew at a rapid pace. At the peak of this ‘age,’ as much as 40% of the ...

By NATE HEFFRON City manager City of Negaunee NEGAUNEE — Like a flower that blooms around springtime, Sarma Floral Co. located at 405 Iron St., in Negaunee, is busting through the soil with new sprouts of opportunity across the Downtown Negaunee landscape! I first wrote about this ...

NEGAUNEE —Who is behind the name of some Negaunee streets? Most small towns have Main Street as their downtown district. Although Main street is probably Negaunee’s main thoroughfare, Iron street was the name chosen for the business district. Obviously Iron street was named after the iron ...

ISHPEMING — It was a busy summer in Ishpeming in 1914. The firemen’s tournament was just one of several conventions, tournaments and gatherings. The Sons of St. George had their annual convention in Ishpeming in mid-July, before the gathering of the firemen. The Sons of St George was an ...