Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The sunshine made for good shopping weather as thousands of people converged on Mercer on Wednesday for the annual Loon Day event that is coordinated by the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce. More than 250 vendors from around the country sold original merchandise in a major shopping and food event that doubles as a celebration of Mercer's reputation as the world capital of the Common Loon. "This really is a good crowd," said Mike...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. — As work continues to reopen Saxon Harbor’s marina three years after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, toured the site Wednesday to see the progress that has been made. Baldwin told the Daily Globe she remembered touring the region after the storm, when widespread flooding caused numerous road washouts and other damage to areas of northwestern Wisconsin. “I still remember coming up to survey the damage within a day or two of the storm and it...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Fourth and fifth grade students from Hurley to Wakefield spent their last day of the All Aboard for History summer program at Miners Memorial Park. The group met at the park's trailhead to hear about the nation wide impact of Pabst Mine from local historian Ivan Hellen. "Today you're going to find out some real historic stuff that probably was the most important thing in Ironwood's history," he said as he showed newspaper clippings describi...
Thursday, Aug. 8 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hurley Elementary School. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, 11:45 a.m., Golden Dragon, Ironwood. Contact Miriam Rund at 906-667-0116. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate... Full story
