Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - With the Christmas travel season dwindling down, airports across the country are recovering from the rush. Airlines for America, an industry trade organization, projected 25 million passengers would fly during the 12-day Thanksgiving period alone, from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3. The numbers jump to 42 million passengersduring the 21-day Christmas holiday period, from Dec. 17 to Jan 6. While 67 million passengers didn't fly through the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood, it was... Full story
HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - There's no business like snow business so far this winter in the Copper Country, and many in winter recreation and related businesses say things are just starting to build momentum. "The rentals haven't been crazy yet because people don't expect the snow, but sales have been awesome," Brad Barrette, rentals manager at snowmobile dealership Houghton Powersports, told The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton. Last weekend, he said, rentals were booked solid, and reservations wer... Full story
I started by shopping, assuming the only way I could have an industrial-style bookcase was by paying a hefty sum for one. As this style of furniture has become more popular, many different companies and craftsmen have begun offering variations on the theme: rustic, sturdy shelving units, and tables made from planks of wood and plumbing parts. Meanwhile, the Internet has also become crowded with do-it-yourself instructions for making these pieces. It sounded relatively easy. But I was skeptical:... Full story
SAXON, Wis. - There's good and bad news for fishermen who'd like to get out on Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor to ice fish. The good news is that the ice has been forming rapidly with the sub-zero temperatures. The bad news is massive ice mounds are building up along the shoreline, which will make it difficult for fishermen to get out farther onto the lake, where the fishing's the best. There was open water as far as the eye could see at the harbor just a week or two ago. The cold weather could... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Mary Langa, 99, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2014. She was born on Jan. 23, 1914, in Anvil, the daughter of Victor and Cilia (Broler) Soffietti. Mary attended Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class of 1932. On Nov. 5, 1938, she was united in marriage to Ted John Langa at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield by the Rev. Thomas Drengacz. Mary was a devoted wife, mother and... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Shawn Charles Spencer, 24, of 4309 N. Old Highway 51, Mercer, died in a fire that destroyed his home while attempting to rescue others on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. He was born Feb. 25, 1989, in Woodruff, the son of Charlie Spencer and Karen (Brunell) Benck. He attended Mercer schools and graduated from high school in the Baldwin-Woodville School District in 2007. Following graduation he returned to Mercer, where he was currently employed at Action Floors and Mercer Valve Co.... Full story
NEENAH, Wis. — Richard “Dick” Raymond Tuttle, 57, of Markesan, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, with family by his side. Dick was born on May 10, 1956, in Phelps, the son of Earl and Florence (Schrader) Tuttle, of Watersmeet, Mich. He graduated from Florence High School in Florence, Ariz. Dick worked as a fabricator for Karavan Trailers in Fox Lake. He enjoyed musky fishing, making his own lures and woodworking, going to his grandson’s ballgames and spending time with family. Survivors include his... Full story