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Datura to perform at Art for All on June 27

IRON MOUNTAIN — Back this year, Datura will perform live music from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Art for All on Saturday, June 27, at City Park in Iron Mountain. The 59th-annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dynamic guitar, violin, and cello trio features Thomas Niebrzydowski, ...

Area Finns to celebrate Midsummer Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain area Finnish-American Raja Ryhma will host its annual Juhannus picnic Saturday at City Park in Iron Mountain. This traditional celebration usually takes place in Finland on the longest day of the year in June, after enduring the long, dark winter that has few daylight hours between mid-December and mid-January. Some people enjoy time together on Midsummer’s Eve to have a bonfire or kokko, as it is called in the Finnish language. Others celebrate on Midsummer Day, which has the longest daylight hours of the year. Finnish settlers in the United ...

Music, culture take center stage at Hancock’s Midsummer Festival

HANCOCK — Nine musical acts, a full day of live performances and a celebration of cultural heritage will highlight Hancock’s Midsummer Festival as the city marks its designation as the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture for 2026. The free concert series will take place Friday at Hancock ...

Doll club to meet today in Eagle River

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will meet at 1 p.m. today in the meeting room of the Kalmar Community Center, 1011 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. This month’s program will be a sharing of ethnic dolls. They expect to see dolls representing countries and cultures from all over the world, made of a variety of materials and in all sizes. Guests are welcomed to attend and share their dolls. For more information about the program or the doll club, contact Judy Wainwright at 715-482-9804.

Moni Wender Farm Pull takes place Saturday

BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — The second-annual Moni Wender Farm Pull will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Edelweiss Farm, W7163 Upper Pine Creek Road in Breitung Township. A food truck will be available on site. The event also will have shuttle transportation to assist getting spectators from the parking lot to the pull area.

Keeping a neck tie intact

Dear Heloise: I’ve enjoyed and learned from your column for years. If you’re like me, tying a neck tie can be frustrating. When I get a tie with a knot that has the style and length I like, I’ll take it off by loosening it just enough to get it off my neck and over my head. Then I hang ...