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Monday, April 29, 2013  The Marquette County Labor Council honored workers killed in the field Sunday for National Workers' Memorial Day

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Aiming to preserve the Painesdale Mine Shaft

Friday, March 23, 2012  The event will take place at The Mine Shaft in Houghton as a celebration and thank you to the volunteers who help raise funds for Copper Country Bowl for Kids

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  The shoes will be sent to an organization called Soles4Souls which has given over 300 million shoes to people in need

Friday, December 02, 2011  The Mine Shaft Bowling Center will have special guest Mika Koivuniemi on Saturday. The day will be filled with different bowling events and the Mine Shaft Mika Koivuniemi Youth Scholarship Fund will also be introduced.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  There are more than 200 abandoned mine shafts buried in Houghton and Keweenaw counties

Friday, August 19, 2011  After months of planning and fundraising, the Quincy Mine Hoist Association has made a decision to permanently light up one of its shaft houses

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  A fungal infection deadly to bats is spreading rapidly across North America, and the U.P. could be next

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  Crews constructing Michigan Tech's new Mineral Museum have unearthed a bit of forgotten history

Tuesday, August 04, 2009  The Mine Shaft and Rock House Grill has made many changes over the last year and is planning to reopen on August 24.