AFTER MONTHS OF rumors--no, make it years--Meijer has signed a contract to purchase property to build a supercenter behind Lowes in Marquette Township. The deal won't be final until Meijer completes its due diligence phase, including site planning, road improvements, and municipal approvals. That likely could take up to ... Continue Reading
Wind Turbines in the UP, VAST Insurance in a Partnership, TV 6 on Facebook, Darwin and Beer, and a Street Party in the Snow
IT'S BEEN ALL hush-hush so far, but someone has plans to build 120 wind turbines in Baraga County and northwestern Marquette County. That's a huge wind project. Plans were submitted to MISO last August. MISO is the Midcontinent Independent System Operator which regulates power transmission in several states and ... Continue Reading
Ishpeming Drummer Goes Viral, Cliffs Settles for $84 Million, NMU Talks to the Brain Gym, Farmers Market Revives in Winter, and the Cash Mob Descends on Marquette
A 61 YEAR old, retired corrections officer from Ishpeming has gone viral on Facebook in the last ten days. His name's Wayne Oien. He plays the drums. Specifically what's gone viral is an informal drumming session he conducted at Al Qual about five years ago. How viral? Well, try 17 million views and ... Continue Reading
Toy Store Closing, Blackrocks Ramping Up, Homeless Kids Losing Out, Fishing Start-Up Shows Its Wares, and Marquette Rates as a “Safe” City
GREAT TURTLE TOYS is shutting down within a couple of months. That'll leave a vacancy at the entrance to the Children's Museum. The toy shop opened as a pop-up store downtown for the Christmas season in 2014. Then, amid high hopes, it moved into more permanent quarters on the first floor of the museum. However, ... Continue Reading
Clinic Buys Bonanza Property
IT'S NOT QUITE a done deal yet, but Superior Walk-In Center is set to buy the old Bonanza Steakhouse property on US-41. Plans call for the new clinic to open by July of this year. Permits still have to be granted and the new owners, of course, will have to undertake extensive renovations of the building. It'll take ... Continue Reading