Iron Mountain Daily News

1 month 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.

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2 months ago | ironmountaindailynews.com | Justin Marietti

By JUSTIN MARIETTIMarquette Mining JournalMANISTIQUE — Some things are worth saving — especially a good, old-fashioned slice of Americana. Throughout the years, the greater majority of drive-in theaters in the Upper Peninsula have gone the way of the dodo. Today, only one remains — the Highway 2 Community Drive-in Theater in Manistique, which is operated by the U.P. Film Union.

Feb 10, 2025 | 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.

Feb 6, 2025 | 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...