Central Region

Sacred Tattoo turns customer appreciation day into fundraising for UPAWS

It takes a special kind of business to turn their customer appreciation day into a fund-raising event for an animal shelter. In Marquette, that business is Sacred Tattoo. Dan Pemble, […]

UPside of Life: And then there were eight

When fall arrives, football, across the country, is king. But here in the Upper Peninsula, many schools were seeing their programs cut due to enrollment numbers and funding dropping lower and lower. The answer? Eight-man football. It's been widely accepted, as Second Wave's Sam Eggleston notes this week.

New roller derby team makes its mark on the Upper Peninsula

Roller derby isn’t just something for bustling metropolises and angsty teenagers. The average age is 30 years old and the Upper Peninsula is now home to an up-and-coming roller derby team, the Kingsford Krush.

Wireless Internet service now available at Baraga State Park
Kennecott starts construction of underground mine
Historic preservation workshop being held in Marquette
New GameStop opens doors in Iron Mountain
New location for Ishpeming-Negaunee chamber
Melted opens on NMU campus
Brett Favre pitches in to support Pine Mountain stairs restoration, buying the No. 4 step

Source: Iron Mountain Daily News

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