Community
Polka dance helps preserve Slovenian heritage
Brice Burge The annual Polka Dance hosted by the Traunik Slovenian Club saw roughly 100 people celebrate the area’s Slovenian roots through dancing, food and socializing. “We had lots of…
Life in Eden: News from Eden Lutheran Church, ELCA
Tara Kossow Eden Lutheran Church Eden Lutheran worships on Saturdays at 5pm, and on Sundays at 1030am, followed by coffee fellowship. Eden offers “open communion” at the Lord’s table, where…
New Agatelady Rock Shop is now open
Karen Brzys Two years ago when I first discussed with my grown sons the possibility of closing the Gitche Gumee Museum and starting a new rock shop in the outbuilding…
This week in history
Brice Burge 100 years ago – Summer tourist business now in full swingThe Munising NewsJuly 5, 2023 Michigan’s 1923 resort and tourist season, which at the outset promised to set…
Rock River Library notes
Brice Burge Summer Reading Program is in full swing. Keep those reading logs going. Library Walking Club meets at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays in the library parking lot. We take…
Munising School Public Library notes
Brice Burge July is here and summer marches on! There is a lot to look forward to this month at the library, including an Art and Craft Supply Swap on…
Mobile sauna visits Grand Marais
A pair moving back to the Upper Peninsula have brought a new business with them, literally. Brandon Frisk and Shawnee Rajala have opened up Sauna on Kumma, a mobile Finnish sauna.
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Mather playground demolition begins
Brice Burge The dismantling of the wooden Mather Elementary playground has begun, with some of the slides and bridges already down by the time this photo was taken on Tuesday, June 20. A community pick up for pieces of the old playground will be available on Friday, June 23 from 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m-3 p.m..
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