QUESTION: Bowling pins were manufactured in what Marquette County village in the early 1920s? a. Gwinn b. Michigamme c. Big Bay d. Palmer ANSWER: C, Big Bay

MARQUETTE — Take an old paper chart of Lake Superior, say, NOAA’s #14963, Grand Marais to Yellow Dog Point. Now, use a ruler and a pencil to draw a line from Garlic Point, on the western shore, east, out to Granite Island. Then draw another line southward toward Little Presque Isle. ...

QUESTION: The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis were responsible for building which hospital in Marquette? a. St. Francis b. St. Luke’s c. St. Mary’s d. St. Joseph’s ANSWER: C, St. Mary’s in 1891

“… there were so many automobiles on the island that it was two hours before the traffic jam was cleared up...” — The Mining Journal, July 5, 1928 “Fourth of July Celebration Breaks Record; Crowd at Presque Isle Yesterday is Estimated At 15,000; Fine Weather” read the Mining ...