Big snow memories
Donald Hansen and his grandchildren, Steven and Alison Niemi, ride a snowmobile near Marquette’s Lakeshore Boulevard during the May 10, 1990, snowstorm that produced more than 14 inches of heavy wet snow in the Marquette area. (Photo courtesy of Donald Hansen)
MARQUETTE — During the second week of May in 1990, Steven Niemi, then 5, asked his grandpa Donald Hansen if he could take a ride on his snowmobile. The weather was sunny in the 80s and there was no snow on the ground, so Hansen told his disappointed grandson that he’d have to wait until the next year. Or so he thought.
On May 9 and 10, 1990, an unusually heavy and wet snow storm hit the Upper Peninsula, covering the ground in the Marquette area with 8.2 inches on May 9 and 14.2 inches on May 10.
“It was just a freak storm,” Hansen, now in his 80s, said. “It was blowing real hard, but the sun came out the next day and the snow disappeared the day after that.”
But during the two days of record snowfall, Hansen was able to grant his grandson’s wish to take a snowmobile ride on “real snow.
Truck ruling
MARQUETTE — Circuit Court Judge Thomas Solka denied a request from L. Blondeau and Sons Trucking to allow its trucks to travel on south Marquette streets while its lawsuit against the city of Marquette is pending.
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People peruse the “With my own hands” exhibit displaying art by students from area elementary schools at the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University in Marquette Friday.
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Residents of the Great Lakes Recovery Center pick up trash along a section of Founders Landing Thursday during a community clean-up project assignment from the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee.
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