How about something to remove you from the ugly daily news – nothing to remind you of all the ills and ails we’re plagued with today, and, instead, a recollection of what a great time it was when we were pleasantly entertained by kids in the “Good Ole Days.” What, for example, have ...

“Let me ride, ride, ride / I got to feel free inside.” – Kevin Cronin I saw some footprints in the snow, where they went, I did not know. I decided I would follow them – up the hill ahead and down the other side. Underneath the mighty maples I proceeded, beneath the more ...

Dear stranger, This is a love letter for a stranger, maybe even you. If you discover it’s not actually for you, please pass it on to someone who needs it. I’m wondering, when was the last time you heard I love you? Was it this morning when you awoke and looked in the mirror? Perhaps you ...

George Henry Thurston published a book in 1857, titled, “Pittsburgh as it is: Or, Facts and Figures, Exhibiting the Past and Present of Pittsburgh; Its Advantages, Resources, Manufactures, and Commerce.” The book is significant to the Lake Superior Copper District, because it states in ...

Alexander Agassiz was by no means the first investment capitalist to explore the Ontonagon mining district. Nor could he or the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company be considered pioneers of the Lake Superior Copper District. The distinction of being referred to as “pioneer” is reserved to ...

Foot pain is a funny thing, although those so afflicted aren’t laughing. It’s hard to rest your foot while going about your normal routine. Pain from this appendage can appear in many forms, cloaked in all manner of strange sensations. Many are confused about what constitutes pain, assuming ...