In August I think about the Art Fairs in Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. The Eagle Harbor Fair has a wonderful lineup of artists, plus the large tent where members of the Copper Country Associated Artists gather and share music, conversation and crafts with guests in a pleasant and relaxing ...

By GRAHAM JAEHNIG gjaehnig@mininggazette.com KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Delaware Mine has a long, confusing history of ownership dating back to 1847 — according to the historical record. Learning more about the original mining done on the property, however, requires archaeology. Near the ...

CALUMET — Celebrating 75 years of playing music on stage, Grammy nominee and inductee of Michigan Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame Jim Enrietti and his World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band is performing a free concert at the Calumet Theatre on July 8. While the concert is billed as ...

At the beginning of the Civil War, in 1861, the outbreak of the conflict upset the copper market and the Lake Superior copper mines cut production, cut wages by 10% and cut working hours. The market recovered and companies enjoyed record profits, paid high wages and bonuses and struggled ...

CHASSELL — Dan Crane would attest that behind every good man is a good woman. The Chassell strawberry farmer attributes choosing the right spouse for his success as a man, as a father and as a grandfather. Beaming while talking about his wife Mary, Dan advises the younger generation to ...

By SKIP SCHULZ For the Mining Gazette Your Mom was in her beautiful new spring dress for Mother’s Day. For Father’s Day, put your Dad in his own Bobcat 4WD tractor from Bobcat of Greenland. Your Mom loved her new dress, and your Dad will love his Bobcat. While fathers all over ...