By JO WITTLER and BETH GRUBER Marquette Regional History Center Special to the Journal MARQUETTE — 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Guts Frisbee Tournament in Marquette. Guts Frisbee began with four brothers: Bob, John, Tim, and Peter Healy of Ann Arbor, who began ...
QUESTION: When the Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957, the fare was $3.75. What is that worth in today’s dollars? Answer: $28.71!
QUESTION: President Teddy Roosevelt famously sued Ishpeming newspaper publisher George Newett for libel. What had Newett accused Roosevelt of? a. Killing deer out of season b. Accepting a bribe from Ishpeming resident, Peter Jacobson, to be appointed postmaster. c. Failing to secure the border between the U.S. and Canada at Sault Ste. Marie d. Drunkenness Answer: D. Drunkenness. Roosevelt won the trial, held in the Marquette County Courthouse, and was awarded damages of six cents, “the cost of a good newspaper.”
MARQUETTE — Last week’s article told the history of the first large hospitals built in Marquett, St. Mary’s and St. Luke’s. Both were established in the 1890s. In the early 20th century, due to an increase in population and continued advancements in medicine, both hospitals expanded ...
