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Wade Shows was founded in 1912 by Leander "Lee" Wade. [1] [3] The family-owned company began playing at small events in the greater Detroit area, first known as Imperial Shows, and later Joyland Midway Attractions after Lee Wade retired.
North American Midway Entertainment, LLC (NAME) is an American provider of midway services based in Farmland, Indiana, that describes itself as "the world's largest traveling outdoor amusement park." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] NAME provides rides, games and food to over 15 million fairgoers every year in 20 states and 4 Canadian provinces. [ 4 ]
Negaunee (/ n ə ˈ ɡ ɔː n i / nə-GAW-nee or locally / ˈ n ə ˈ ɡ ɒ n i / nə-GON-ee) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,627 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ]
The towns of Ishpeming and Negaunee developed as a result of mining this deposit. A smaller counterpart of Minnesota's Mesabi Range, this is one of two iron ranges in the Lake Superior basin that are in active production as of 2018. The iron ore of the Marquette Range has been mined continuously from 1847 until the present day.
The original Negaunee depot burned in 1879. [2] This Negaunee depot was built in 1884 by the Marquette and Western Railroad as a freight and passenger depot. [ 3 ] After only a year of service, the entire line was bought by a competitor, the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad. [ 3 ]
County Road 492 (CR 492, Co. Rd. 492) is a primary county road in Marquette County, Michigan.The road serves as an alternate route between Negaunee and Marquette.Several historic sites line the roadway as it runs south and parallel to the main highway, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and M-28, through the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Charles Sundberg was born on September 1, 1845, in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Gustave and Elizabeth Sundberg. [3] [4] He emigrated to the United States in 1864, settling first in Marquette, Michigan, and in 1869 moving to Negaunee. [3]
Negaunee Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,232 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The city of Negaunee is located at the southwest corner of the township, but the two are administered autonomously.