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UP music festival series back in IM this week

The Pine Mountain Music Festival will return to Iron Mountain this week as part of its 35th season offering classical music. Performances kicked off Saturday in Houghton and extend through June 27, with three distinct classical music acts traveling to Houghton, Iron Mountain, Ontonagon ...

Dunbar man killed in motorcycle crash

BEECHER, Wis. — A 74-year-old Dunbar, Wis., man died Saturday when the motorcycle he was operating on Highway Z in Beecher went into the ditch and hit a tree, according to authorities. The crash that claimed the life of Gary I. Yaggie was reported by an off-duty sheriff’s patrol sergeant who came upon it at 12:54 p.m. Saturday, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller said in a news release. Yaggie, who was not wearing a helmet, was eastbound on a Harley-Davidson trike near Fur Farm Drive when he failed to negotiate a curve, according to the release. Assisting were members of the ...

Stonehouse legacy endures as fire rebuild advances

ESCANABA — What was once the scene of a devastating fire is gradually becoming a story of restoration. While an opening date has not been set, the Stonehouse Restaurant & Lounge is nearing the end of a long rebuilding process. The Romps family, who have owned the Stonehouse for over four ...

Proposed cuts to NOAA threaten Great Lakes research

(This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. This story was published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Some groups that ...

Board meetings, hearings scheduled

The Iron Mountain Board of Education will have a public hearing and the end of year meeting at 5 p.m. today in the media center in the high school. For more information, go to www.imschools.org. Norway Township Zoning Board of Appeals will have a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Vulcan. The hearing was requested by Payne & Dolan regarding a decision by the Norway Township Planning Commission granting a conditional use permit to establish a gravel pit at N2969 North U.S. 2 but for excavation only. The permit and zoning ordinance are available for public viewing ...

Real horsepower

BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — When the chains clink and the team of draft horses leans into the harness, generations of history come alive. That’s the spirit behind the second-annual Moni Wender Horse Pull that returns next week preserves both competition and a tradition that has deep roots in ...