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The Mining Gazette was founded in Ontonagon, Michigan in July 1858 by George Emerson. In 1860, the paper was purchased by James R. Devereau and moved to Houghton, where it was published weekly as The Portage Lake Mining Gazette. The paper began daily publication on 14 September 1899. [3]
The Portage Lake High School was built to replace the undersized Rock School, but was gutted by fire in 1921. A replacement, Houghton High School, was completed in 1924. [5] The current building was constructed in 1989 [6] up the hill from the previous site. The Portage Lake High School was demolished in 1999.
Dee Stadium. Coordinates: 47°7′22.46″N 88°33′53.91″W. Dee Stadium in January 2012. Dee Stadium, also called The Dee, is an ice hockey arena in Houghton, Michigan, that replaced, and is located on the same site as, the Amphidrome. It is regarded as the birthplace of professional hockey, and is the seventh oldest indoor ice rink in the ...
The city's record high temperature of 102 °F (38.9 °C) was recorded July 7, 1988; this is the only day in the city's history with a temperature over 100 °F or 37.8 °C. Temperatures below 0 °F or −17.8 °C are also relatively infrequent due to the moderating effect of the lake, being reached only on 18.3 nights per year as against over ...
The Italian Hall disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three people – mostly striking mine workers and their families – were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted "fire" at a crowded Christmas party.
ASHLAND − As the holidays approach, the Times-Gazette has compiled its all-area football teams from the most recent high school season. Here's a look at the best offensive players from the ...
Cameron Merritt, The Taunton Daily Gazette. July 17, 2024 at 4:02 AM. Another high school baseball season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area. Taunton (19-5, 14-2 Hockomock League) led ...
Michigan Technological University ( Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, United States, founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. [ 4][ 5] Michigan Tech is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High ...