On Friday, August 2, State Representative Jenn Hill (D-Marquette) presented Munising Memorial Hospital with a check for $2 million dollars. This money was allocated in the state budget passed in June for the 2025 fiscal year. It will allow the hospital to do in a year what would have taken a decade through regular funding. The community hospital is an independent, non-profit, rural health care facility which provides Alger County with inpatient, outpatient and emergency services. Munising Memorial will use the funds for renovations and upgrades, including purchasing new lab and imaging equipment. Jim Parker, hospital CEO, praises the amazing team, from the board to employees, for their commitment to providing care. He encourages community members who haven’t been to the hospital recently to stop by to take a look around at the great things that are happening.
Amorette “Ami” Claire Miron, age 89, of Munising, died late Tuesday evening, July 9, 2024 at the Trillium Hospice Home in Marquette. Graveside services will be held at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising on Friday, August 16,
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According to some historians, peanut butter was first introduced to the USA at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. When more people learned about peanut butter and had a chance to taste it, it became very popular. But there are other accounts that suggest it was already here.
The Public Library will be CLOSED for deep cleaning on August 15, 16 and 17. In order for us to do a thorough job, we will need to move things around quite a bit, and must therefore close to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please note, we will adjust the due dates - no books will be due those days. If you have any questions, please call the library.
2024 2-Man Early League 08/03/24 1 Re Max Superiorland 308.00 2 79’ers 281.00 3 Main Street Pizza 274.00 4 Putvins Drug Store 266.00 4 Pictured Rocks Realty 266.00 6 Denmans Hardware 264.00 7 Team 14 260.00 8 Alger Falls Motel 255.00 9 Barge Inn 253.00 10 Berger & King 247.00 11 Up Inspired 242.00 11 Muldoons Pasties 242.00 13 By George Brewing 236.00 14 Hillside West 214.00 2024 2-Man Late League 08/03/24 1 Finntalian 128.00 2 Bub & Nub 125.00 3 No Par 123.00 4 Bob & Dale 121.00 5 New Moon 118.00 5 Village Pub 118.00 7 Z-Rod 111.00 8 1/2 Pint Pub 108.00 9 Kallio Brothers 101.00 10 Madigans Hardware 97.00 11 Ladykillers 96.00 12 Shipwreck Tours 84.00 13 By George Brewing 78.00 14 Bye 2024 Mens Majors 08/03/24 1 Mazzali Insurance 660.50 1 Cg Financial Services 660.50 3 Embers Credit Union 648.50 4 Barge Inn 647.50 5 East Channel Brewing Co. 644.50 6 Bear Trap 616.00 7 Case Country Farm 614.00 8 Northern Energy Systems 610.50 9 Hiawatha Telephone Co.
Now and again, I am asked for my opinion about “radical environmentalists,” which is a legitimate question to put to any forester. However, it is often a loaded question with an air of conflict already built in, presented almost as a challenge.
Kiwanis of Alger County was formed in 1990 by a group of like-minded community members. Their mission was to improve the world one child and one community at a time. Today, some of the members have changed but the mission is still the same. This club is a member of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Kiwanis District.
On August 1, the Munising Lions staffed a hydration station for the Tour Da Yoop, Eh bikers providing water, ice, and food on a hot muggy day. Thirty-seven bikers as well as their support and gear crews came through the Munising area and stopped at the Bear Trap Restaurant for a quick break before completing that day’s journey from Marquette to Grand Marais. The Lions visited with the bikers and crew from around the country as they rehydrated and replenished their energy reserves to complete the last 40 miles of the day.
Nick Bogater’s back porch, an unlikely shipyard, became a canvas for his dreams amidst the chaos of raising two young daughters with his wife, Johanna, working full-time as a Wastewater Treatment Operator, and managing the everyday responsibilities of homeownership. While replacing the front porch of his home, Nick realized that his back porch could be transformed into the perfect workshop if rebuilt to accommodate his vision—a not-yet-built boat.
