The Range Art Association is once again putting out their call for artists for their 67th Annual Art Show, held in association with the Emberlight Festival, bringing together world class art and entertainment to the western U.P. every summer. The Art show is scheduled for August 17th through the 27th at the Historic Ironwood Memorial … Read more
Monday night in Wakefield, the City Council announced two appointments to the library board. According to the Daily Globe, Mayor Dale White selected Alicia D. Riley to fill a full term vacancy on the board. Riley said she and her children have seen great benefit from the library in Wakefield and wanted to see it … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission and the Ironwood Planning Commission in a work session last week, discussed different options for regulating medical marijuana caregivers in the city. According to the Daily Globe, Director of Community Development Tom Bergman presented the group with five options on the subject. Historically, caregivers are allowed to grow medical marijuana for … Read more
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority has launched a new program to help homeowners with additional financial help to pay bills and stay in their homes. Funds allocated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the Michigan Homeowner Association can help pay delinquent mortgages, property tax and/or condominium payments, … Read more
The Second Annual Project Connect Fun Nordic Relay was this past Saturday, and skiers were able to use special trail connections between ABR, Wolverine, Miners Memorial Park and Iron Belle Trails. According to the Daily Globe, the event wasn’t a competition, rather a relay that allowed skiers to experience the trail systems at their leisure. … Read more
At their last meeting in January, the Hurley City Council was told by a consultant of MSA Professional Services that 2022 would be the last year to apply for the Community Development Block Grant Program in its current incarnation. The Daily Globe reports, that starting next year, completing engineering studies would not guarantee a city … Read more
The Emberlight Festival is looking for their next class of Emberlight Ambassadors. The Ambassador Program offers a unique opportunity to learn and develop skills at the professional level with the help of mentors. Kids ages 16-21 enjoy once in a lifetime experiences like working with Emberlight’s performers and filmmakers, as well as attending workshops with … Read more
The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners heard from attorney Troy Cumming, of the law firm of Warner Norcross and Judd via Zoom last week regarding the firm’s suggestions on eligible ways to spend American Rescue Plan Funding. According to the Daily Globe, the firm has provided legal counsel regarding ARPA funds to Baraga and Ontonagon … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the first of two annual Free Fishing Weekends in the state, happening next Saturday and Sunday, the 19th & 20th. Residents and out of state visitors will be able to enjoy fishing without a license and without paying admission to any of the 103 state parks and … Read more
Tomorrow at 9 am, the Project Connect Nordic Ski Event hosted by the Anderson Bluff and River Trail Foundation, Inc. takes place in Ironwood. The ABR Foundation seeks to connect all Gogebic Range communities via world-class Nordic Ski Trails. The event is a unique opportunity to ski four trail systems from ABR Ski Trails to … Read more