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Navigation Charts on the Mary Belle

Staff at the Marquette Regional History are wrapping up a multi-year project to sort, re-catalog, and properly store the maps in the research library’s collection. Recently cataloging librarian Emi Tinder began working on a series of twelve navigational charts of Lake Superior and the St. ...

Judge denies bond modification in animal cruelty case

ESCANABA — One of three animal cruelty cases involving Cornell residents was heard in court Monday morning after the defendant requested a bond modification. Nichole Jarvey appeared in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court for the first time Monday after her case was bound over from the 94th ...

Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages

WASHINGTON — As midterm campaigns careened toward their conclusion, Democrats pushed through intraparty divisions Monday to stay focused on voters' economic frustrations, while Republicans cast their opponents as dangerous radicals. President Donald Trump, the GOP's most powerful voice, ...

Today in History: 2008, Obama wins presidency in historic election

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2025. There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of ...

History quiz

Which of these early French explorers did NOT visit Lake Superior? A) Jean Nicolet B) Etienne Brule C) Pierre-Esprit Radisson D) Louis Jolliet Answer: A, Jean Nicolet explored Lake Michigan and Green Bay but did not visit Lake Superior. The other three men, Brule, Radisson and Jolliet ...