FINALLY A TURNAROUND at Ishpeming's troubled Country Village development? Active Physical Therapy-Ishpeming has just bought their building in Country Village from Northern Michigan Bank. They'd previously been renting their space. Good news because it shows they have faith in the future of Country Village where a ... Continue Reading
Country Village Hoping to Turn the Corner
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
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
Another Closure at Country Village, the Library Gets a New Cafe, Vicky to Welcome a New Co-Anchor, the Russian Plane Moves!! (outside), and the Messiah Soars
TROUBLES CONTINUE AT the Country Village development in Ishpeming. Now the BP station has closed down, just a couple of months after the Country Grill restaurant shut its doors for good. Both businesses occupy prominent locations on the highway. Messages left with an official at Country Village, asking for an ... Continue Reading