🌱 How Manufacturing Day could shape future careers for Dickinson County students
Iron Mountain, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Iron Mountain! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Manufacturing Day could shape future careers for Dickinson County students
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 49 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy with showers around, temps: high: 62, low: 34.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Manufacturing Day draws more than 400 students to Bay College Iron Mountain Campus (uppermichiganssource.com) — Hundreds of local ninth-graders just spent Manufacturing Day at Bay College’s Iron Mountain campus, exploring hands-on exhibits from area employers like Boss Snowplow and CCI Systems. Organizers hope the event will steer students toward well-paying manufacturing careers in Dickinson County, which they say offers strong job growth, high starting wages, and reasons for young people to stay in the area. 
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Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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LGBTQ+ 101 Workshop - Iron Mountain →
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 221 W B St, Iron Mountain
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The Braumart, 106 East B Street, Iron Mountain
2:00 pm
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fall Fest 2026: Quilt & Fine Arts Auction Fundraiser →
Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp, 138 Fortune Lake Camp Rd., Crystal Falls
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Pumpkin Patch →
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Kingsford, MI Calendar, 305 S. Carpenter Ave., Kingsford
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Volleyball (Girls Junior Varsity) @ Iron Mountain Sr High School
Breitung Township Schools Kingsford, MI 49802
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Volleyball (Girls Varsity) @ Iron Mountain Sr High School
Breitung Township Schools Kingsford, MI 49802
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Volleyball (Girls Freshman) - Houghton High School
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Volleyball (Girls Junior Varsity) - Houghton High School
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Football (JV) @ Westwood High School
Breitung Township Schools Kingsford, MI 49802
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Volleyball (Girls Varsity) - Houghton High School
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Josh Berton at Sandstone Terrace →
Sandstone Terrace Rooftop Bar Live Music Venue, 220 Iron Mountain St, Iron Mountain
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All children should be tested for lead at ages 1 and 2.
If they’ve never been tested, they should get a test by age 6. Learn more about blood lead testing at Michigan.gov/MiLeadSafe. (Nextdoor )
- Great Lakes Wine and Spirits posted a job opening for Part-Time Merchandiser (OS Wine Team) in Iron Mountain. Apply here.
- Hubbell Incorporated posted a job opening for Panel Painter in Iron Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iron Mountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kingsford
- Maroons, Lakes hold top spots in UP football polls (ironmountaindailynews.com)
Crystal Falls
- Washington Middle School sixth graders attend School Camp at Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp (uppermichiganssource.com)
- Camping in the land of tall trees and elusive fish (cadillacnews.com)
Iron River
- Michigan State University Extension pasture walks (dailypress.net)
- Yoopers Are Revealing Their Favorite Pasty Stops (lansing730.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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