Up until the early 1970s downtown was the center of Marquette commerce. From national chain stores to mom and pop outlets, from banks to grocery stores, when you needed to buy something, including all the holiday shopping one usually does this time of the year, you went “downtown.” That ...
Frank Lamora was one of 42 cigar makers in Marquette in 1900. How many cigars could he roll in a day? A. 600 B. 400 C. 200 D. 100 Answer: A, 600
An article not so long ago in The Mining Journal lamented that children had lost their innocence — no longer believing in Santa Claus or enjoying the simple pleasures of playing marbles or riding a sled down a snowy hill. The author, Kate Verne, regretted the loss of “the merry old ...
QUESTION: Ishpeming-born Glenn Seaborg shared the Nobel Prize in 1951 in which category? a. Physics b. Chemistry c. Biology d. Physiology Answer: b. Chemistry
Cutline with photo; credit line should be: “Photo courtesy of Jack Deo, Superior View Studio, www.viewsofthepast.com, 149 W. Washington St., Marquette”
