5/20/2025

HURLEY - The one thousand daffodils planted in front of the Iron County Historical Museum in Hurley have been blooming. The display is part of the Worldwide Daffodil Project, a living Holocaust memorial.  The daffodils were planted last fall by the Iron County Historical Society, the Range Master Gardeners, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, and friends.  The shape and color of the flowers represent the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust.  Yellow is also the color of remembrance, and daffodils were chosen for their resiliency, reblooming every year.  The goal of the project is to plant 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished.  A stone marker was sited in front of the Iron County Historical Museum, where the flowers are a reminder of the loss and a call to action to protect the most vulnerable from hatred, ignorance, and prejudice.

5/20/2025

IRONWOOD - The Michigan State Police Wakefield Post has announced a free Law Enforcement Career Academy for teens and young adults 16 and older. The Academy, scheduled for June 9th through the 13th at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, is being put on by the MSP Wakefield Post and the college.  Young people curious about career opportunities in law enforcement will be mentored in a safe environment by MSP troopers and officers from local law enforcement agencies. Activities will include moderate physical fitness, patrol techniques, first aid and CPR training, defensive tactics, crime scene investigation, and live, controlled scenarios.  For more information, see the Gogebic Community College's Facebook page.

5/20/2025

ONTONAGON COUNTY - Check in is a little different at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.  For now, visitors will need to head to a temporary visitor center at the park’s winter sports complex. The park’s regular Visitor Center is undergoing a $1 million overhaul project that started back in January.  The park is hoping to have renovations finished by the end of June.