Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) — After nearly a week of searching the muddy Lake Michigan bottom, a research team has failed to find the wreckage of a 17th century ship — but leaders said Thursday they weren’t giving up. The mission to locate the Griffin, which was commanded by the French explorer Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle and disappeared in 1679, was buoyed earlier this week as French underwater archaeologists inspected a wooden beam protruding 10.5 feet from the lake bed. They said it appea...
HANCOCK (AP) — A big man in Hancock history has a new honor in his Upper Peninsula hometown. The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton says a monument to “Big Louie” Moilanen was unveiled Wednesday on the first day of FinnFest. The statute stands 8-feet-3-inches tall, which was said to be Moilanen’s height. It’s near the entrance to the Finnish American Heritage Center. Dana Richter organized efforts to raise money to build the monument. He says Moilanen was born in Finland and immigrated to the U....
SAXON, Wis. — A fatal all-terrain vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday evening at Saxon Harbor is under investigation by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department. The accident involving a Milwaukee area couple occurred around 7 p.m. The brakes on the ATV reportedly failed and the machine went down a cliff on Lake Superior, killing the female passenger and injuring the male driver, 44. Sheriff Tony Furyk said Wednesday the ATV failed to negotiate the sharp corner on Harbor Drive and it went over the steep cliff, landing on the lake’s beach. The 4...
MADISON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite, LLC, has submitted a plan to the Department of Natural Resources outlining five sites where the company is proposing to excavate and sample rock to assess the mineral deposits. The WDNR received a bulk sampling plan June 17 from the company for mining activities related to the Gogebic deposit located near Upson, in the Penokee Range of Ashland and Iron counties. The company also submitted a pre-application notification, including a preliminary description of the potential mining project. The additional ore samp...
BESSEMER — The 17th annual Relay for Life kicks off on Friday at 1 p.m. at Massie Field in Bessemer. The event runs for 24 hours, ending at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Fourteen teams are competing this year, under the theme “Make Cancer Walk the Plank.” Event representative Carol Lillar said the goal is to raise $30,000 for cancer research. Each year, Lillar said that the event hosts a survivor to speak on their battle with cancer. This year’s speaker is Susan Wolfe, of Hurley. In addition to the lap...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Black River Harbor Campground is not yet open, pending water testing results, said Lisa Klaus, public affairs officer for the Ottawa National Forest. Water at the campground is being tested “to make sure water systems are operating at full efficiency,” said Klaus. Test results are expected back within days. An underground waterline had broken, and needed repair so that campers could have potable water. If test results come back clean, the campground could be open as early...
MERCER, Wis. — Mercer eighth grade students celebrated their graduation from middle school June 4 at the Mercer School. The ceremony included remarks from Superintendent Erik Torkelson, an introduction of the class by Isaac Markus, some “words of wisdom” from class president Caitlyn Hiller and two guest speakers, coaches Robin Schoeneman and Kelly Kohegyi, a news release said. Language Arts instructor Grant Nelson shared a video with highlights of the class’ trip to Camp Manito-wish before...
IRONWOOD — The bike ride Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley participated in on Tuesday in Ironwood was only a drop in the bucket compared to the one he plans for the future. Calley and his son, Collin, 9, participated in a mile-long bike ride from Jacquart Fabric Products in the city’s industrial park to the downtown Depot, which will mark the trailhead for a statewide non-motorized trail. The mile ride is a tiny part of the trail that’s in the works. “This is the beginning of a vision to connect al...
IRONWOOD — Grab a leash and some walking shoes because the third annual Hound Dog Hike is set for Saturday at Camp K-Nine in Ironwood. The event kicks off with a walking parade at 9 a.m. and runs through 1 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the HOPE Animal Shelter in Ironwood. The goal is to raise $2,500 for the shelter, and according to Donna Matusewic from Camp K-Nine, the goal has been met each year. “It’s really worthwhile to know that the animals are taken care of, and that we have...
HURLEY — The late spring meant a late start on crops, so the Iron County Farmers Market will not be open for business until the second or possibly third week of July. It will be open on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., said Sharlene Shaffer, of Powderhorn Farm. New to the market this year will be food demonstrations, recipe sharing, and on Saturdays, children’s activities, Shaffer said. During the first week in August, children can stamp with vegetables, and after the Iron County Fair, Neal Klemme from UW-Extension will teach kid...
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Fourteen Luther L. Wright High School JROTC cadets recently attended summer camp in Park Rapids with schools from Calumet, Mich., Hancock, Mich., Minneapolis, St. Paul and Mendota. Cadets held leadership positions at the camp, participated in physical training, canoeing, archery, a high ropes course, a leadership reaction course, mountain biking, rappelling, rock climbing and kayaking. They also visited Itasca State Park, which includes the headwaters of the Mississippi R...
GREENLAND — Nic Gareiss held a dance workshop and performance June 6 at Algomah Acres Honey House in Greenland. Gareiss taught flat-footing, a solo, freestyle form of American dance originating in the Appalachian Mountains. Flat-footing has connections to western European, Native American and West African dance. “Using the toes, heels and ball of the foot to strike and slide across the floor, flat-footing is a percussive dance style that articulates the rhythms of mountain fiddle and banjo mus...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has denied an appeal from the Bad River Band to stop exploratory drilling near Upson. Late last week, DNR waste management director Ann Coakley said the drilling will continue. The Bad River Band of Indians contended the impact of drilling was not fully considered during the 10 days the DNR had to decide on whether or not to allow Gogebic Taconite to drill. Coakley said G-TAc met all of the requirements of the law for exploration and there was nothing in the letter from the tribe to...
BESSEMER — A project in the works to create some green space and honor heritage downtown Bessemer on Mary Street drew ire at Monday’s Bessemer City Council meeting, due to a lack of parking. People have parked on the north side of the street for decades, said Mayor John Frello, but it is the city’s right of way. No one came forward when the project was being planned, said Council member Doug Olsen. “We’re not going to change things at the eleventh hour,” Frello said. “The opportunity t...
IRONWOOD — Bill Bier remembers when his family went to Hazelhurst, Wis., to buy trees from a nursery to plant in their yard on Douglas Boulevard in Ironwood. They bought two trees, and one lived, Bier said. That was 75 years ago. Bier, now 85, moved to the Marysville area after graduating from Michigan Technological University, but still comes to Ironwood to visit every year. On a visit to Ironwood last fall, his daughter, Joanne Wesh, also of Marysville, was surprised that the the blue s...
IRONWOOD — Aspirus Grand View Hospital recently received approval from the board of directors to begin a $4 million renovation to the emergency room, chief operating officer Paula Chermside said. Chermside has been at Grand View for four months, and previously served as vice president of Mid-Michigan Medical Center-Gratiot in Alma for almost 20 years. The project results from patient dissatisfaction with confidentiality issues in the emergency room, as many of the beds in the current c...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — A new handicapped lift has been installed in the Lindquist Center pool at Gogebic Community College, according to Diane Oliver, president of Snowflake Aquatics. The city of Ironwood donated a lift to the pool years ago, Oliver said, but it was not working well and did not meet new federal regulations. The old lift was hydraulic, and the new one is electric. “We would have had to close the pool if we didn’t get the new lift,” Oliver said. Lifeguards are available to assist pool patrons in using the lift during any open or...
MUSKEGON (AP) — Miss Saginaw County Haley Williams has been crowned Miss Michigan and will get the chance to compete for the Miss America title in Atlantic City, N.J., in September. Williams, a 20-year-old from Saline, edged out runner-up Miss Monroe County KT Maviglia and second runner-up Miss West Michigan Mekeisha Alcock to take this year’s crown. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that Williams called Saturday’s win “a blessing” a said she’s confident she can fulfill her duties as Miss Michig...
