In December, 1846, a committee of mining agents in Keweenaw Point, decided to organize a Christmas celebration to take place in Eagle River. John H. Pitezel and his wife were invited to attend.
At the site where the Stonehouse restaurant had proudly served Escanaba for decades, sheaths of ice coated the helmets of firefighters. Fed by powerful, steady streams from fire hoses still trained on ...
Thanks to an Italian veteran, a tin canteen cup, and an Italian historical society, the family of Wesley Vietti Karna finally learned the details of their relative’s death while fighting in Italy ...