30 years ago IRON MOUNTAIN – The Upper Peninsula Travel and Recreation Association is once again issuing “passports” to people interested in traveling to the Upper Peninsula. It’s the sixth year for the passports, which come in the form of a booklet that lists six areas of discovery, ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The ice sheet at Northern Michigan University’s physical Education Instructional Facility may grow to Olympic proportions this fall an NMU official said today. The move would insure the continued presence of the medal winning short-track speed skating program at ...

MARQUETTE – Tim Lutey, used car manager for Choice/Advantage Auto Group in Marquette, donated a 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo to be raffled during the Marquette Senior High School All Night Party, sponsored by Project Graduation for the senior class and held next Thursday from 8:30 p.m. to 6 ...

By JIM KOSKI Marquette Regional History Center As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, and with thoughts of the 80th anniversary of VE Day fresh in our minds, we should remember those families that lost multiple members during World War II. In Marquette County several families lost two ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Rolande Graves, professor and department head of foreign languages at Northern Michigan University will present a lecture “Women in the Middle Ages” from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium at the Peter White Public Library. This is the first offering in an ...

30 years ago ALUMET – Built at the turn of the century, the Calumet Theatre is one of the few remaining landmarks of the cultural and entertainment scene during the heyday of copper mining in Keweenaw. The theater has undergone numerous renovations and remodelings since it was built, all in ...