HOUGHTON — The U.S. Infantry veteran group, the Wolverine Platoon, will host a reunion today and Wednesday, Tom Tikkanen, a veteran of the platoon, said. The reunion takes place at 12 p.m., June 16 at the Lake Linden Park, then into the evening at the Lake Linden Legion post and ...
NEW YORK— A nationwide network of charitable foundations is encouraging its members to emphasize their positive contributions to American life, a 250th anniversary campaign aimed at quelling what it calls the "greater intensity" of scrutiny felt from the federal government and populist movements. Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services. The advocacy group, ...
HANCOCK — A person’s favorite car can be a window into their soul. At Saturday’s Bridgefest Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, enthusiasts from all over the Keweenaw came to the 400 block on Quincy Street in order to show off their prized possessions. The event was put on by Fresh ...
Top: The Superior Battalion marches though downtown Hancock during the Bridgefest Parade Friday. Bottom: Kids hand out candy during the Bridgefest Parade Friday in downtown Hancock. (Kent Kraft/For the Gazette)
HANCOCK — For what is almost certainly a first in the history of Upper Michigan history, says David Maki, director of the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock, high-ranking officials from three countries will be in Hancock at the same time to take part in the city Juhannus (midsummer) ...
CALUMET — High winds and cooler temperatures on Friday morning forced a move indoors, but Calumet’s Village Hall was packed full of people, both physically and virtually, for the Twinning Ceremonies. Calumet and Camborne, England, became sister cities in May 2009. When Calumet built the ...
