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Eagle Mine Free Public Tours
2025-06-19 08:00 - 2025-09-25 17:00 UTC | Michigan
Eagle Mine to offer Free Public Tours of Facilities

CHAMPION, Mich., April 22, 2025—A series of public tours of Eagle Mine facilities will be offered during the summer. Tour locations will alternate between the Eagle Mine in Big Bay and the Humboldt Mill in Champion on Thursdays from July to September.

Tours of the Eagle Mine will be offered on the following dates from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: June 19, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21, September 4, and September 18.

The Eagle Mine Tour is primarily a driving surface tour of the mine site with a walking tour through the water treatment plant. The mine tour does not go underground. You will see where the ore is brought up from underground and where it is stored and loaded into the haul trucks. Other surface facilities include the storage area for development (or waste) rock, the backfill plant, the truck repair shop, and the water treatment plant.

Eagle Mine tour participants meet at the Eagle Mine Information Center at 153 A West Washington Street in downtown Marquette, and bus transportation is provided for the tour.

Tours of the Humboldt Mill will be offered on the following dates from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: June 26, July 17, July 31, August 14, September 11, and September 25.

On the Humboldt Mill Tour, you will see what happens to the ore after it leaves the mine site. The tour is a walking tour that begins at the administrative office. It follows the circuit of crushing, grinding, and flotation processes, taking the ore from a haul truck to a rail car. Visitors should be prepared to walk on-site for about an hour, including up and down stairs and over metal grating.

Transportation is not provided for the Humboldt Mill tour. Participants will park in the Visitor Parking lot and meet inside the Administration Building.

Registration for the tours is required. Participants must be 13 years or older, and an adult must accompany those under 18. Register at www.eaglemine.com/tours.
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NMU Hosts High School Dance Intensive and North Coast Dance Festival
2025-07-21 00:00 - 23:59
Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its Wildcat Performing Arts Academy Summer Dance Intensive for high school intermediate- to advanced-level dancers July 13-27. Participants will attend sessions led by prominent industry professionals from Giordano Dance Chicago, Ballet Project OC of California, a former Broadway touring company member and others. They will also perform alongside the two visiting ensembles and NMU CO/LAB Dance Company during the North Coast Dance Festival, which consists of a masterclass and two public performances.
The first week of the summer intensive will feature day-long classes to hone dance skills. Week two will include sessions led by the following guest instructors: Nan Giordano, artistic director, Giordano Dance Chicago, leading a Giordano Jazz class; Ally Helman, artistic director, Ballet Project OC, teaching Balanchine-style ballet technique; Jimena Flores Sanchez, former company member, Moulin Rouge National Tour, offering a Moulin Rouge dance workshop; Adina Belanger, choreographer for Just for Kix and new owner of Dawn Dott Dance Studios in Marquette; and Meg Schneider, Certified Athletic Trainer for the Radio City Rockettes, Chicago Bulls LuvaBulls, and 312 Crew. The two-week program will culminate in an hour-long showcase performance. Learn more here.
“Summer is the perfect time for dancers to expand their training, explore new styles, and learn from a wide range of teachers,” said Jill Grundstrom, artistic director for NMU Theatre and Dance. “At the Wildcat Performing Arts Academy Summer Dance Intensive and the North Coast Dance Festival, we’re not only showcasing our incredible faculty and alumni-we’re creating a space where dancers can grow artistically, connect with industry leaders, and experience the kind of transformative training that shapes careers.”
“It is so important to have these training opportunities for young people, especially when it gives them an opportunity to grow alongside their peers in a supportive environment,” added Jalina McClain, managing director of the Wildcat Performing Arts Academy. “We have so many young people bursting with talent who will thrive when they work with artists who practice their craft across the world. We’re bringing new artistic experiences to Marquette, MI while expanding our creative impact. Our mission is to help young artists train at a high level-all while exploring and enjoying the unique charm of our campus, and surrounding community!”
NMU’s fourth annual North Coast Dance Festival, supported by the Siril Endowment for the Arts, will overlap a portion of the intensive. A free jazz masterclass and talkback led by Nan Giordano of Giordano Dance Chicago will be held for dancers 13 and older with at least five years of formal dance training or one year of university dance training, and for those who want to observe. It is scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, in Forest Roberts Theatre. Pre-registration for dance participation should be completed here by July 21.
The two public performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 24-25, in Forest Roberts Theatre. Giordano Dance Chicago is returning this summer to perform two new pieces choreographed by Al Blackstone and Ray Leeper. Ballet Project OC of Orange County, Calif., will perform pas de deux from George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes and Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth. NMU’s CO/LAB Dance Company will preview a new work by Karina Johnson set to the music of Johnny Cash.
Tickets are $25 for the general public, $22 for NMU employees, seniors and military; $15 for youth; and free for NMU students as part of the Siril Series. They are available at nmu.edu/tickets.

Marquette Area Public Schools BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting
2025-07-21 17:30 - 22:00
Mission Statement
With an exemplary staff and rigorous curriculum, our mission is to maximize the academic potential of every child.
(Adopted 1/28/2013)
Marquette Area Public Schools
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1201 W. Fair Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
Telephone 906-225-4200
WEBSITE www.mapsnet.org
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 21, 2025, 5:30 PM
MSHS Shirley Smith Little Theater
1203 West Fair Ave
Marquette, MI 49855
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during one (1) period designated on the Agenda as, “Comments from the Public.” Attendees should register their intention to participate in the public participation portion of the meeting before the meeting is called to order. Individuals may not register others to speak during public participation. Participants must first be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name; address; group affiliation, if and when appropriate. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five (5) minutes duration. During the portion of the meeting designated for public participation, no participant may speak more than once. Participants shall direct all comments to the Board and not to staff or other participants. Please be advised that this is not an opportunity for participants to converse in a two-way communication with the board, or other members of the community, but for the board to hear comments or concerns.

A G E N D A
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Approve Agenda
5. Superintendent’s Report
A. Construction Manager
B. Other
6. Approve Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes of Budget Hearing and Regular Meeting of June 23, 2025
B. Personnel Report Dated July 2025
C. Financial Reports of June 2025
7. Comments from the Public
8. New Business
A. Consider the Recommendation of Miron Construction as the Construction Manager for Potential Bond
Project for Marquette Area Public Schools
B. Consider Awarding the Marquette Senior High School Gym Sound System Project to Superiorland
Electronics, Inc. as Recommended
C. Consider Awarding the MSHS Planetarium Roofing Replacement Project to Bell Roofing as
Recommended
D. Consider Awarding the MAHS Solar Project to Peninsula Solar as Recommended
E. Consider Approval of the Change Order for the Cherry Creek Elementary School Outdoor Learning
Project as Recommended
F. Consider Approval of Phase 2 Copier Replacements as Recommended
G. Consider Approval of the June 11, 2025, Thrun Policy Update
9. Board Member Comments
10. Board President’s Comments
11. Announcements and Other Meetings:
August 25, 2025 Board Meeting, MSHS Little Theater, 5:30 PM
Sept. 2, 2025 First Day of School
NOTE: This Regular Board Meeting has a delayed telecast on the MAPS YouTube Channel.
Agenda Items 12, 13 & 14 will be held in the Central Office Boardroom,
1201 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855
12. Recess to Closed Session in Central Office Boardroom under Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act
(Employee’s Request) to Consider a Periodic Personnel Evaluation
13. Reconvene to Open Session
14. Adjourn
NOTICE REGARDING BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Minutes of all meetings of the Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education are stored and available for inspection in the Board of Education Office, 1201 W. Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855.
Recent minutes, following approval, are also posted on the district website.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Any person with a disability who needs accommodation for participation in this meeting should contact the Superintendent at 906-225-4200 at least 3 days in advance of the meeting to request assistance.
