IT'S BEEN A tough year for the Argall family, the owners of the Country Village development in Ishpeming. Here's hoping 2017 will be better. Much better. What didn't help was a recent WOTS story indicating that the Magnuson Hotel at Country Village would be auctioned off next month following a foreclosure by a bank. Two ... Continue Reading
Steinhaus Market Closes, So Does Johnson’s Shoes, Jim’s Music Is Moving, Dueling Pianos Coming to Town, NMU Song Goes Viral, and Saunas Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
An earlier version of this story stated that the Magnuson Hotel at Country Village is set to be auctioned; information obtained on Friday, December 30 2016 negated what was said in this story. Our update on Country Village can be read here: https://wotsmqt.com/country-village-hoping-turn-corner/. --- NO SURPRISE, ... Continue Reading
The Sweet Water Cafe Is Being Sold
ONE OF THE most beloved and respected restaurants in town will soon be changing hands. Ursula Stock and her husband Sean Murray are selling the Sweet Water Cafe after 24 years. They're selling it to two local women, Leslie Seratti and Libby Nelson. Leslie's a longtime bartender at the Landmark Inn, Libby's a ... Continue Reading
A Christmas Wish for Our Warm Weather Friends
EVERY YEAR IT seems, right around Christmas, you folks down in Florida and Arizona start sending us Yoopers cute little Facebook postings or emails about the vast temperature differential between your home and ours. Your not-so-subtle message is this: "Poor you, and lucky us! Hahahaha! We've got sun and you're stuck with ... Continue Reading
Country Village Woes Continue, New Cigar Club Lights Up, Huron Mountain Bakery Offers Something New, Michigan Made Expands, and an Ex Legislator Finds a New Calling–in the Woods
ANOTHER DOMINO HAS fallen at Country Village. The latest one at the sprawling business complex in Ishpeming? The laundromat, which shut down a few days ago. This, after a gas station and a restaurant closed up in the last couple of months. A fitness center also locked their doors earlier in the year. The latest ... Continue Reading