Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Michigan Natural Resources Chair John Matonich said he’d like to see an off-road vehicle trail extended to the Lake Gogebic State Park. Speaking at last week’s NRC meeting at Gogebic Community College, Matonich said there’s already a trail there, but it’s not a DNR-sanctioned route. “I’d like to see it done,” he said. The NRC heard a report that the Baraga State Park filled up with campers on Labor Day weekend and camping has been up as much as 10 percent in state parks. Matonich said t...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - Area residents gathered to admire more than 65 pieces of art on display Thursday evening during the opening reception for the Art of the Porkies exhibit inside the Downtown Art Place in Ironwood. Every piece of art of the exhibit is inspired by the natural beauty of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The artwork is part of the permanent collection of the Friends of Porkies, said Porcupine Mountains Artist in Residence Director...
Friday, Sept. 16 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....
MERCER, Wis. - John "Jack" B. Adler passed away Tuesday morning, July 26, 2016. He is survived by his son, Mike; grandson, Cordel; sisters, Carol and Nancy; and brother, Tom. Jack graduated from West High School in Madison. He served in the military and worked for the city of Madison for 37 years before retiring to his cabin on the Flambeau Flowage in Mercer in 1992. Later, he purchased a cabin next to his for all of his many friends and family to come and visit. Jack spent many years hunting th...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Robert E. Lindberg passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Facility. He was born in Bruce Crossing on Dec. 3, 1932, to the late Charles and Sophia Lindberg. After attending local schools, he worked for the Peterson Lumber Company in Watersmeet before joining the military. Robert was stationed in Korea where he served with the 15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery automatic weapons battalion. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, United...
