30 years ago MARQUETTE – A diamond and opal gold pin designed by Thomas Kemp and Linda Wilson of Wattsson & Wattsson Jewelers Inc. won the new “Spectral Award” at the Michigan Jewelers Association 7th Annual Design Competition. The award is sponsored by Spectral Gems of Birmingham. ...

30 years ago ESCANABA – What once housed thousands of books will soon house a family. The Escanaba City Council has approved sale of the Carnegie Library for $63,813 to Paul and Marcia Neumeier of Gladstone. The Escanaba Public Library will leave the facility this fall and move to the new ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library 30 years ago ISHPEMING – Ishpeming fifth grader Rebecca Goulette has been named the grand prize winner in the fifth and sixth grade category of the Michigan Dental Association and ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE – For the 14th year in a row, Marquette has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation, and the city has declared Friday as Arbor Day ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE – The annual spring cleanup of the Whetstone Creek in Marquette is scheduled for Saturday. The cleanup, which is part of the state’s Adopt-A-Stream ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE – Dale Fritter of Marquette is the first student at Northern Michigan University to be awarded one of the nation’s most prestigious scholarships by the ...