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🌱 Cruise into Buzz The Gut’s 24th year at Cliffs Shaft

Ishpeming, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi Ishpeming! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cruise into Buzz The Gut’s 24th year at Cliffs Shaft
  • See how a 19th-century photographer preserved Ishpeming’s early life

Also on today's calendar: Powerful Tools for Caregivers — Upper Peninsula Commission For Area Progress and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Buzz The Gut' car show to return for its 24th year (uppermichiganssource.com) — Ishpeming car lovers can head to the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum this Saturday for the 24th Buzz The Gut Shine and Show, complete with a huge vehicle display, parade, and evening dance. Admission is free, with food, prizes, and commemorative T‑shirts available for families making a night of it.
   

• Marquette photographer B.F. Childs recalled (miningjournal.net) — A 19th-century photographer who once ran studios in Ishpeming left behind hundreds of images capturing local streets, mines, and buildings that still document the community’s early days. His Ishpeming studio operated for more than a century, and much of his work now lives in Marquette County historical collections.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 7
  • Happy Hour Fish Fry
    Happy Hour Bar, 5 E Stephenson Ave, Gwinn
    4:00 pm
  • Saturday August 8
  • The StellarsâMission Green - A Family-Friendly Adventure!
    Marquette Area Public Schools Shiras Planetarium, 1203 W Fair Ave, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
    6:00 pm
  • Totality! (8/8)
    Marquette Area Public Schools Shiras Planetarium, 1203 W Fair Ave, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
    7:00 pm
  • Laser Schism (8/8)
    Marquette Area Public Schools Marquette, MI 49855
    8:30 pm
  • Tuesday August 11
  • Yoga Under the Stars
    Marquette Area Public Schools Shiras Planetarium, 1203 W Fair Ave, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
    6:45 pm
  • Wednesday August 12
  • Community Hangout at Superior Culture
    Superior Culture, 717 N 3rd St, Marquette
    6:30 pm
  • Saturday August 15
  • You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World
    Thomas Theatres
    8:00 pm
  • Tuesday August 18
  • Meditation Under the Stars
    Marquette Area Public Schools Marquette, MI 49855
    6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Ishpeming. Apply here.
  • Hayman Daugherty Associates, Inc posted a job opening for Physician / Cardiology / Michigan / Locum tenens / Locums IM-Cardiology Job in Michigan Job in Ishpeming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ishpeming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Negaunee

  • Far-out 4-peat for Elmhurst/River Forest 14U (oakpark.com)

Marquette

  • Marquette County residents vote in favor of MarqTran operating millage (wzmq19.com)
  • Building sustainable furniture, structures and community in Marquette: Pete Cook (umich.edu)
  • Kayak Upgrades to Marquette Island Dock to Begin in August (stignacenews.com)

Ok Ishpeming! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ishpeming

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