At the time of his death, Negaunee pioneer Medard Gauthier was the city’s oldest citizen in both age and in length of continuous residence. When he died on December 22, 1923, he was 90 years old and had resided in Negaunee for 66 years. Medard was born to Antione and Sophie Gauthier on Sept. ...
One hundred and fifty-one years ago, on March 31, 1869, Harriet Tenney made history when she was appointed the first female state officer (the historical equivalent of a department director) in Michigan. Despite this accomplishment, women still lacked the right to vote. That same year, a ...
QUESTION: What was the name of the first steam powered vessel on Lake Superior? A. Julia Palmer B. Napoleon C. Griffon D. Independence Answer: D. The propeller-driven Independence was portaged around the rapids at Sault Ste. Marie in 1845.
Last week I told you about how the Coles family traveled from England and eventually settled on what we know as Coles Hill near the corner of McClellan Avenue and Washington Street in the mid-1800s. You also learned that Jeffrey Coles helped supply food to the abolitionists in what was called ...
MARQUETTE — What do the abolitionist movement, the Bleeding Kansas War, the Harlow Block, and Marquette’s earliest library all have in common? The Coles Family. Ever heard of Coles Drive in Marquette? That’s the little street that connects with McClellan near Washington Street, between ...
MARQUETTE — Over the years there have been many colorful personalities who have lived and worked up and down Third Street in Marquette. But there was only one Gert Johnson. Born in Munising, Gert was for many years the manager of the Tip Top Cafe on the 500 North block of Third. Opened in ...
Question: Name the seven presidents (future, current and former) who have visited Marquette County? Answer: Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
MARQUETTE — Presently one of the safest places to gather with family and friends is outdoors. Over the years, from the earliest days of Marquette, a popular outside activity has been picnicking. Picnicking as we know it came about during the Victorian age in England. It soon became a ...
Q: How many lighthouses are there in Marquette County (including Breakwater Lights and those out in the lake)? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 Answer: D, Marquette Harbor, Marquette Breakwater Light, Presque Isle Breakwater, Big Bay Point, Huron Island, Granite Island and Stannard Rock
As mentioned in last week’s article, a smallpox quarantine hospital known as the pest house operated in the Copper Country from 1901 to the mid-1930s. Only one photo of the Houghton County pest house has been found, this being from the archives of the Houghton County Historical Society. It ...
Q: Who was the first mayor of Marquette in 1871 (when it became a city)? A) Philo Everett B) Henry Stafford C) Amos Harlow D) Robert Graveraet Answer: B, Henry Stafford was the first mayor.
A smallpox quarantine hospital operated in the Copper Country from 1901 to the mid-1930s. Smallpox is a gruesome subject, so maybe that is why it has been forgotten. The hospital was called a “pest house” which comes from the word “pestilence”, and was on the Lake Annie Road about a ...
The Marquette Regional History Center recently featured May Malloy Quilliam in our annual cemetery walk. Mary Bridget “May” Malloy was born in Ontonagon, Michigan on May 13, 1897. She was the oldest of Hugh and Rose (McCaully) Malloy’s nine children. The family moved around a lot before ...
