Tag: Education

Local historians and Northern Michigan University alumni Barry James (’92) and Troy Henderson (’99) will give a virtual presentation on Upper Peninsula history for the next Northern Now event for NMU alumni and friends. Their free presentation begins at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, May 26. James and Henderson will discuss...

CHAMPION, Mich. May 4, 2021–Eagle Mine will hold a virtual community forum at 12 P.M. EDT on Thursday, May 20.   The forum is an opportunity to learn more about the status of Eagle Mine and get an update on its operations on the following topics: health and safety, environment, water...

Connect Marquette is continuing our monthly Lunch With Leaders series, and our May guest is Erik Granger! Erik is the owner of Superior Salon Systems, a professional beauty product distributor committed to local service and salon growth. As a solo entrepreneur, Erik has built a flourishing business, despite a global...

Northern Michigan University will host the 14th Biennial Lake Superior Youth Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 14. Students in grades 8-12 are invited to attend the virtual event with a teacher from their school who is registered by the May 6 deadline. Activities will include watershed research,...

The Marquette Regional History Center presents the Special Exhibit: The Story Behind Their Clothes April 26, 2021 – January 8, 2022 What do Yoopers wear? Yoopers have been pioneers, Victorian businessmen, farming women, immigrant families, Northern students and more. These clothes represent some of the many ordinary people who helped...

A special meeting of the Board of Education, Gwinn Area Community Schools, will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in the Gwinn Middle/High School Library. Meeting called to order: 5:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Public Comment 5. New Business...

Northern Michigan University’s Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center will present “I Go on Singing: Paul Robeson’s Life in Word & Song,” a multi-media musical documentary. Held in conjunction with the center’s current exhibition, “Conflict and Resolve: Labor in the Upper Peninsula,” the documentary is available from Friday, April 9-Sunday, May 30....

Northern Michigan University President Fritz Erickson will hold a virtual community forum to provide an update on several university topics. The event is scheduled at noon Tuesday, March 16. Erickson will address the university’s COVID-19 response, summer and fall planning, enrollment and upcoming projects. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. Participants...

The regular meeting of the Board of Education, Gwinn Area Community Schools, will be held on Monday, March 15, 2021 in the Gwinn Middle/High School Library. The meeting will also be available via ZOOM https://zoom.us/j/9063460306 using the password Gwinn. Meeting called to order: 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2....

The Wreck of MESQUITE Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. – Live online presentation. USCGC MESQUITE ran aground in late 1989 off the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Ravaged by storms and ice, the Coast Guard sought to remove MESQUITE’S remains the following year. However, local divers had a...