🌱 How the new M-35 roundabout will change your Ishpeming commute
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In today's newsletter:
- How the new M-35 roundabout will change your Ishpeming commute
- Where to get tickets for the Negaunee Male Chorus show in Ishpeming
- How an Ishpeming man turned a losing ticket into $5,000
Also on today's calendar: Drinks Jokes and Storytelling with Mark Riccadonna and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Windy; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 61 and low of 30 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, temps: high: 36, low: 22.
- Sunday: Cold with snow showers, with a high of 33 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• M-35 rebuilding, roundabout project starts April 27 (miningjournal.net) — Drivers in and around Ishpeming should prepare for major changes on M-35 as MDOT begins a $6.2 million rebuild and new roundabout at County Road 492 starting April 27. Expect tree clearing first, then lane closures and traffic regulators through mid-October while crews reconstruct over three miles of pavement and widen shoulders on this busy truck route. 
• The Negaunee Male Chorus prepares for concert on May 2 (uppermichiganssource.com) — Ishpeming residents can catch the Negaunee Male Chorus in concert on May 2 at 7 p.m. at W.C. Peterson Auditorium in Ishpeming High School. Tickets are on sale now at several Ishpeming and Negaunee businesses, and the show promises everything from Irish tunes to 1950s favorites to help locals shake off winter and avoid the summer bugs.
• Ishpeming man earns chance at $1 million in Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Maker second chance giveaway (miningjournal.net) — An Ishpeming resident, Douglas Niemi, recently traveled to Detroit as one of five finalists in the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker Second Chance giveaway. While he missed out on the $1 million grand prize, he still brought $5,000 back to the U.P. after a tense trip across the Mackinac Bridge that shut down shortly after he crossed.
📸 Around Ishpeming
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Courage Incorporated Community Fundraiser
River Rock Lanes and Banquet Center, 1011 N Rd, Ishpeming
3:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Drinks Jokes and Storytelling with Mark Riccadonna
Landmark Inn , 230 N Front St , Marquette
7:00 pm -
Comedy Night at The Landmark Inn Marquette MI, with Mark Riccadonna
Landmark Inn , 230 N Front St , Marquette
7:00 pm -
Adams Family Musical
High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Get Ready To Garden Workshop 3 | Prep Your Planting Space — Partridge Creek Farm
Ishpeming Carnegie Library , 317 N Main St , Ishpeming
5:30 pm -
Marquette Holistic Health Fair – May 2026
Northern Center , Northern Ctr , 1401 Presque Isle Ave , Marquette
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Thursday April 23
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Swimming Suffragettes
Marquette Regional History Center , 145 W Spring St , Marquette
5:30 pm -
Swimming Suffragettes: The Evolution and Revolution in Women's Bathing Suits
Marquette Regional History Center , 145 W Spring St , Marquette
5:30 pm -
Adams Family Musical
High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Classic and Inspired French Cooking
Marquette Food Co-op , 502 W Washington St , Marquette
5:30 pm -
Gladstone JV Baseball @ Negaunee
Negaunee High School , 500 W Arch St , Negaunee
4:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Tuesday May 5
Friday May 8
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🗞 Nearby News
Marquette
- Marquette Powwow Committee to host first Ziigwan Powwow, seeks sponsors (miningjournal.net)
- Maroons walk off Marquette to secure doubleheader split decision (gazettextra.com)
- Student perspectives on global engineering experiences at Marquette (marquette.edu)
L'Anse
- BAS hosts record-breaking March Madness Tournament (lansesentinel.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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