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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 WASHINGTON — Northern Michigan University will receive $500,000 in federal funding to buy computer hardware and software for a system that links computer technology with community planning, according to U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee. The system includes many different types of data that are combined into a special map that will answer a series of questions about a community. The equipment is considered a major teaching and research tool for NMU ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago IRON RIVER — The public is invited to observe archaeologists and volunteers excavating two prehistoric sites this month on the shores of Hagerman Lake near Iron River. The site is located approximately eight miles south of Iron River on West Brule Lake Road. The project marks the fourth consecutive summer that Ottawa National Forest archaeologists will be working with “Passport in Time” volunteers in the Lake Ottawa/Hagerman Lake area. ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago ISHPEMING — The United States’ largest Jubilee Foods recently opened on U.S. 41 in Ishpeming with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Jay and Christy Blewett. Owned and operated by the Blewett family of Ishpeming, Jubilee Foods was founded to provide customers with a wide variety of top quality products at competitive prices. The store, which is managed by Robert Delongchamp, will include a product sampling program and event marketing to create an ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago ISHPEMING — Graveyards can talk if you know how to listen. At the Ishpeming Cemetery, century-old tales are being revealed this summer as the Marquette County Genealogical Society cleans and documents tombstones. “My grandparents and parents are buried here. That’s why I’m here,” said Mary Ernsberger of Little Lake, pointing deep into the cemetery. Ernsberger wants to learn more about family members buried in Ishpeming, and the ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago ISHPEMING - The Ishpeming City Council will spend up to $38,000 to install restroom and shower facilities at the city playground. The $70,000 restroom addition, commonly known as the blue building, already has sewer lines and electrical hookups. It was built two years ago using donations, state grants, city funds and Ishpeming Public Schools funds, said Dick Burke recreation superintendent. Officials will add showers, toilets and a heated floor. The building ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago CHAMPION — The NICE Community Schools will be able to solve Champion School’s radon problem easily, experts have told the district’s board of education. “We have the best news possible…” Superintendent Bill Hyry said. The school has radon levels up to 30 times above normal. Lifelong exposure to high levels of the naturally occurring gas has proven to cause lung cancer. A study of the school found gravel beneath the building sub-floors, ...