Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 18th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Ely Township hosted a ribbon-cutting event for Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster Memorial Park on Saturday as the community honored 51 miners lost in the 1926 disaster with statues, plaques, and a 2,000-foot trail along the lake where the cave-in occurred.
Tom Ranta was named Marquette County Veteran of the Year Saturday night after decades of Army and National Guard service and volunteer work including flag placements at schools, nursing homes, and veterans' graves.
He aims to see more U.S. flags on porches in the community.
Mayflower Pumpkin Farm in Calumet is open for fall and offers home-grown pumpkins, squash, potatoes, carrots, corn stalks and hay bales for décor.
The farm runs sunrise to sunset through Halloween and provides spooky snacks & drinks from Fizz Dirty Soda Company.
🎭 Culture
Michigan Tech and the Baraga County Historical Society are restoring the historic Alberta sawmill, designed by Henry Ford, by installing new siding, roof, and floors so visitors can explore the site once upgrades are complete.
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