EDITOR NOTE: The Daily Press will be featuring a series of articles on local businesses, highlighting their history and what makes them unique. The series will
Senior editor Maggie Ginsberg and associate editor Emma Waldinger each traveled up the shoreline of one of the Midwest s Great Lakes on their road trips for our May cover story.
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Upper Peninsula author Allan Koski displays his book “Empire Mine Cascade Range” during a recent interview in Negaunee. Koski was inspired to write about recent local mining history during his career at the Empire Mine in Richmond Township. The book is available at over a dozen area retail locations. (Journal photo by Lisa Bowers)
MARQUETTE For over 50 years, the Empire Mine served as a major part of the geographic and economic landscape of Marquette County’s Richmond Township.
The mine, which was indefinitely idled in 2016, employed 1,396 members of the United Steelworkers and 207 salaried employees in its heyday, and tens of thousands of miners over the decades.
Eagles collecting for Toys for Tots Saturday
ESCANABA The Escanaba Eagles Aries and Auxiliary 1088 will be collecting toys for Toys for Tots on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Due to COVID-19 the Escanaba Eagles Aries and Auxiliary 1088 is closed, but members believe the children should not be the ones to suffer on Christmas.
Members will be in the front door to the Eagles bar, located at 608 Ludington Street in Escanaba, collecting toys. The door will be open.
Escanaba library offers Virtual Santa Storytime
ESCANABA The Friends of the Escanaba Public Library will present a “Virtual Santa Storytime,” with seasonal stories and fun, plus a special gift for each participating child. To access the virtual program, visit the library’s web page at www.escanabalibrary.org anytime on or after Dec.15 and click on the Facebook icon, or follow the posted link for the video recording. It is not necessary to have a Facebook account to view the Storytime.