As the timber and lumber industry continued to expand throughout the Upper Peninsula in the second decade of the 20th century, it continued to siphon off workers from the copper mining companies. And although the mines were still producing millions of pounds of copper, it was obvious that the ...

Over the past six years I’ve personally moved 9 times, I’ll break it down for you. Shortly after my youngest graduated high school in 2018 we (my wife at the time and I) decided to move to Petoskey. We had an apartment picked out, paid the application fee, and hold fee, about $150 total. ...

In the copper and iron mining districts throughout the Upper Peninsula, hundreds of Finnish immigrants left mining to establish farms. Hundreds more worked in timber industries, many who worked for other Finnish immigrants who had created their own logging and lumber companies. This was ...

CALUMET — Cross Country Sports, at 507 Oak St. in Calumet’s historic business district, has ideal gift ideas for Mother’s Day. Cross Country sports has bikes and accessories, clothing, running shoes and a wide selection of other products. “We have all kinds of different styles of ...

In broad terms, the history of United States’ Industrial Revolution is divided into two distinct periods. The first period began in the late 18th century with textile manufacturing, and its application of the steam engine. The technologies of both the textile mill, and its use of the steam ...

The Lake Superior copper mine strike that began in July 1913 remains among the most contentious topics in the region to this day, 111 years later. Aspects of the conflict have reached mythological proportions. Yet, it was not the only labor conflict in the country, or Michigan for that matter, ...