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Superiorland Yesterdays

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — If you are looking for a new or used car, plan on attending “How Not to Pick a Lemon” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at The Women’s Center. Bill Perry, salesman from Public Service Garage in Marquette, will teach some of the things to look for when deciding on a vehicle, whether the purchase is being made through a dealership or independently. “How Not to Pick a Lemon” is part of Issues & Insights: Focus on the Road Ahead, Part V. ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Hundreds of Upper Peninsula residents remain without water or hooked to neighbors’ hoses after a four-month water crisis triggered by several weeks of record-breaking sub-zero weather. Burst and frozen water mains have caused about $5.5 million in damage in eight U.P. counties. Michigan State Police say 134 homes still have no water, 258 are using temporary hookups, and 44 homes are without sewers. More than 15,000 homes are letting their water ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago NATIONAL MINE — For years, the National Mine School has turned out numerous outstanding boys’ basketball teams, first at the high school level, and now at the middle school level. This past season was no exception. Both the National Mine seventh and eighth grade squads posted banner campaigns. The Cougars’ seventh grade team went 7-0 in Marquette County league action and 7-2 overall. Members of the team were: Kevin Letson, John Nault, ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MUNISING — The Alger ice arena ended a successful first season with artificial ice April 2. “We did five times more business in the first season than we did with natural ice,” said Manager J.B. Kolbus. The arena, which opened in 1985 with natural ice, had a $230,000 artificial ice surface installed last October. The Newberry youth hockey league rented ice time for their home games, and adult leagues from Manistique and Munising rented time also. The ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Once the harbors and bays of Lake Superior are free of ice, anglers begin showing up along breakwaters and piers, such as Jack Webber and Al DuFay at Marquette’s Lower Harbor. Although boat fishermen have better access to fish, anglers can expect to catch coho salmon, splake, and whitefish from shore. The long, cold upper peninsula winter looks to be behind us, but the effects will linger. “One thing that concerns us is whether the brook ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — Marquette residents Carl Barnett, Dick Sarasin, and Hank Pascoe watched the first two freighters of the shipping season pull into Marquette’s ore dock near Presque Isle park Monday. The freighters, the Charles Wilson and Algorail, traveled in a broken ice path carved by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw. The eastern two-thirds of the lake remains frozen from the Soo Locks to the tip of the Keweenaw. “Marquette is pretty ...