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Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MUNISING — Recycling in Alger County got a boost from the County Board Monday, which voted for the second year to help fund the recycling committee’s efforts. The board voted to give the committee $300 toward promoting voluntary recycling efforts. The all-volunteer committee works through the Michigan State University Extension office in Munising to encourage residents to recycle. Committee members hold monthly recyclable pickups at the Munising ...

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 — Anglers catching trout and salmon with clipped adipose fins from the Great Lakes or their tributaries are asked to save the head for research. The state Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service placed microscopic tags in the noses of trout and salmon with clipped adipose fins. The tag identifies when and where the fish was planted. The adipose fin is the small, fleshy fin just in front of the tail on a ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago NEGAUNEE — Three children escaped injury late Friday night when fire swept through their upper-level apartment on Pioneer Avenue in Negaunee. The children, ages 9, 10 and 12, were home alone when the fire broke out at about 9:45 pm, said Negaunee Police Chief Paul Waters. “I turned on the siren and (the children) came down a couple seconds later,” said Negaunee police office D.A. Salbert. About 300 people watched as 30 firefighters attempted to control the ...

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 — Ishpeming Township has reclaimed the distinction of having the best-tasting water in the Upper Peninsula. The award was handed out Tuesday in Escanaba at the U.P. meeting of the American Water Works Association. Ishpeming Township won the award two years ago and defeated six other communities this year, said Craig Marietti, waterworks foreman. The 90-foot-deep well No. 5 off of North Lake Drive is responsible for both victories. ...

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 — A trip by Upper Peninsula residents to the rainforests of Brazil should prove educational - providing they can avoid gold diggers, poachers and razor-toothed piranha. The group, including two Marquette women, is part of a six-member Rotary International exchange team that will leave the United States May 20th. The team will explore the largest bird and wildlife sanctuary in the world. A Brazilian exchange group sponsored by Rotary ...

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 — To John Rebers of Marquette, the Little Presque Isle shoreline is a perfect natural setting. To others, however it’s a convenient garbage dump. Rebers is a member of the Central Upper Peninsula Group of the Sierra Club. He and 25 other volunteers. Spent more than four hours Sunday collecting garbage and refuse dumped into the woods near the picturesque state recreation area on County Road 550. Items hauled from the site included car ...