Graham Jaehnig

Michigan

Staff Writer and Reporter at Daily Mining Gazette

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Articles

Calumet celebrating 150th

2 weeks ago | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

Apr 8, 2025 BY GRAHAM JAEHNIGMining Gazette, HoughtonCALUMET — The year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of Calumet Village has already begun. Several calls for volunteers for the many upcoming events have been issued since January.
Quincy engine house historic preservation ongoing

2 months ago | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

By GRAHAM JAEHNIGHoughton MiningGazetteFRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — The volunteer group dedicated to restoring the Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad recently received a donation of 100 railroad ties from Coppers’ L’Anse Tie Recovery Yard. The purpose of the ties is to lay railroad track from the Q&TL RR engine house approximately 200 feet to the water tank, which is located on the property of the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Chuck Pomazal said.
Calumet Theatre completes projection room restoration project

2 months ago | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

Feb 6, 2025 BY GRAHAM JAEHNIG Houghton Mining Gazette CALUMET — Among the ongoing projects to restore the Calumet Theatre to its early grandeur, the restoration of the projector room, or projection booth, is now complete. A major component of the project was restoring and reinstalling the twin carbon arc projectors. Theater Director Nathan Jones said the project, which took several months, was recently finished. Like most projection booths, this one has two movie projectors, which Jones said...
Is there new life ahead for an old dredge?

2 months ago | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

By GRAHAM JAEHNIGDaily Mining Gazette, HoughtonHOUGHTON — A dredge that has sat on the shore of Torch Lake in Osceola Township since 1967 is still under consideration for rehabilitation. The Houghton County Historical Society owns the dredge, while Osceola Township owns the land on which it rests.
Copper Bowl is a 71-year-old tradition

Oct 24, 2024 | mininggazette.com | Graham Jaehnig

By GRAHAM [email protected] Copper Country high schools began developing athletic programs in the late 19th century, competitive games between local schools and districts has fostered a spirit of school and community pride. This applies to players, students, parents, and the schools’ community. The games also create and foster rivalries, such as that between Hancock and Houghton.
Chandelier Society receives $15,000 from Keweenaw Health Foundation

Oct 1, 2024 | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

Oct 1, 2024 By GRAHAM JAEHNIG Houghton Daily Mining Gazette CALUMET — The Calumet Theatre Chandelier Society’s project to replace a large chandelier that once hung in the auditorium of the theater received a generous donation recently that puts the project a giant leap closer to completion. The Keweenaw Health Foundation provided a $15,000 check to support the Jim Enrietti Diamond Jubilee Chandelier restoration project. Jenn Jenich-Laplander, executive director of the KHF, presented the check...
Repairs planned on Quincy Hoist House

Aug 30, 2024 | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

Aug 30, 2024 By GRAHAM JAEHNIGDaily Mining Gazette, HoughtonHANCOCK — The Quincy Mine Hoist Association received notification of the latest grant award from the Department of the Interior for continued work on the 1918 Hoist House.
Delaware Mine offers daily tours

Aug 14, 2024 | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

Tom Poynter’s vision lives beyond his passing in 2023 Aug 14, 2024 By GRAHAM JAEHNIG Houghton Mining Gazette GRANT TOWNSHIP — Delaware Mine Tours, 12 miles south of Copper Harbor, on U.S. 41, has been welcoming visitors since July 5, 1977, when Tom Poynter and his wife, Lani, opened the mine to the public. The Poynters operated the site until September 2023, when Tom suddenly passed away. Poynter was well-known, respected and loved by the community, and for some time, there was concern over...
Historic preservation projects highlight of quarterly meeting

Jul 29, 2024 | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

By GRAHAM JAEHNIGDaily Mining Gazette, Houghton CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission can boast of a productive fiscal year up to their second quarterly meeting for 2024. Advisory Commission Executive Director Sean Gohman said this year the commission awarded 13 Keweenaw Heritage Program grants totaling more than $117,000. There were 17 applicants. “The total request was much larger than that,” Gohman said at the commission’s quarterly meeting.
Old miners’ house gets new roof at Old Victoria

Jul 26, 2024 | ironmountaindailynews.com | Graham Jaehnig

By GRAHAM JAEHNIGFor The Daily News ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP — Jason Pragacz, of Anti-engineeringsolutions of Ontonagon, is installing a new cedar shake roof on one of the former miners cabins at Old Victoria Historical Site, which is now the Visitor Center. Old Victoria is about three miles from Rockland, and 16 miles south of Ontonagon Village. Cedar shakes are complex to work with and so are time-consuming.