Rangers said Van Riper State Park was packed this weekend. Campers mentioned that the line to leave the park on Monday morning was backed up through the entire campground.
The commencement ceremony included songs by the Gladstone High School choir, chorus and the concert band. The salutatorian speaker was Cameron Lee, and the Valedictorian speaker was Hannah Litts.
Attendees can enjoy live music, boat rides, food, check out vendors and pet baby animals among a variety of other activities on the Houghton Pier from noon to 6 p.m.
Visitors will now be able to explore the upper levels of the shaft-rock house and see quality-of-life improvements to the area due to funds received by Visit Keweenaw.
Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park was arrested on Nov. 12 in Cheboygan County after Mackinac Bridge workers reported seeing someone hiding under a blanket in his car.
The Quincy Mine will be offering a deal from last year, allowing visitors to tour the Quincy smelter after purchasing a full mine tour, and the Delaware Mine is aiming to add a maritime museum to what is offered at the mine.
American Legion Post 114 Memorial Day coordinator said this is a tradition that has gone on the Thursday before Memorial Day for quite a few years in Ishpeming. He says this is an important way to keep honoring those who served.