With an eye on the long-term financial stability of the institution, the people who run the United States Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum in Ishpeming has launched an endowment fund. Officials told us for a recent Mining Journal story on the matter, that the fund is managed by the ...

Christmas has officially come and gone, and now we celebrate the donning of a new year. The festivities in downtown Marquette will be held from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday into Sunday. As with previous events, Double Trouble Entertainment will be hosting the event, which is sponsored by ...

A Public Act 425 of 1985 agreement stipulates that two local units of government share tax revenues resulting from new or expanding development within their jurisdictions. Longyear recently came forward with its plans for Forestville, a residential community that will be on about 160 acres of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the reprint of the 1897 New York Sun editorial responding to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon of New York City. O’Hanlon said friends had claimed there was no Santa Claus and so she asked, “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” This is the ...

Michigan’s attorney general is getting involved with a fight first started by the Federal Communications Commission — and we think it’s a splendid idea. Dana Nessel has announced that she is supporting the FCC’s proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile ...

Once the gifts are unwrapped and the dust has settled on Christmas Day — consider giving something back to the community by volunteering for a great cause. The 16th annual Community Christmas Dinner will be held at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge on Sunday, located at 597 Lakeshore Drive, with ...