NEGAUNEE — Guess who’s coming to Negaunee? Heikki Lunta! That’s right, it’s that time of year again where it’s cold outside and the snow has been piling up because someone has been playing the Heikki Lunta song way too much. In honor of this bit of Yooper mythology, we’re pulling ...

ISHPEMING — “It is quite probable that the mines of Ishpeming will all be idle today as a general walkout of the men employed here is threatened. “Shortly before 11 o’clock yesterday morning about 500 Negaunee miners accompanied by several Ishpeming men marched through the city on ...

NEGAUNEE — Renowned author Herman Melville once wrote: “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” Here in Negaunee, our sense of community is forged in collaboration and communication. The Negaunee City Council recently reviewed a report on ...

ISHPEMING — The Sellwood Block was located at the corner of Main and Canda streets, where J&N Electric is now. It was built in 1873 and owned then by Joseph Sellwood. The first floor, as usual, was devoted to retail establishments, housing Sellwood Drygoods Store, Tillson’s Drug ...

NEGAUNEE — On Tuesday, January 10, 1902, the community was shocked by the announcement that was made about one o’clock that portions of the Negaunee Mine had caved in with a loss of human life as a consequence. At first the number of lives lost could not be determined because the three to ...

By KAREN KASPER Ishpeming Historical Society and the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum ISHPEMING — Thomas Dundon and his brothers were often referred to as the ‘Iron Family.’ Born in Ireland on May 14, 1853, Dundon emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 2 years old. ...