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Arts and Culture
Now playing: More improvements at historic Soo Theatre
Rosemary Parker
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Former Finlandia cultural institutions preserved
UPword Staff
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Community rallies to keep nostalgic Manistique drive-in open
Dianna Stampfler
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Arts and Culture
Calumet wins Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
Brice Burge
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Longform
Entrepreneurship
Back to school: Entrepreneur turns his former elementary school into his company offices
Sarah Spohn
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Erwin Township museum connects past to future
Richard Jenkins
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Longform
Arts and Culture
Portrait of an artist: Preserving the U.P.'s past
Jaymie Depew
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Economic Development
Oddfellows: A new taste in downtown Iron Mountain
Brice Burge
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Economic Development
WZMQ-TV broadcasts from its new home in downtown Marquette
MJ Galbraith
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Reuse of historic U.P. buildings preserves sense of place
Neil Moran
Monday, May 16, 2016
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