QUESTION: In which year did a tornado hit downtown Marquette? a. 1860 b. 1888 c. 1902 d. 1926 e. This has never happened. ANSWER: B, at 2:55 p.m. Aug. 20, 1888, a tornado touched down near Fourth Street and continued towards the lake. The most significant damage was near the intersection of Front and Spring Streets. Several buildings lost roofs and coal derricks weighing 7-8 tons were torn from their moorings and moved 20 feet.
30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula was the only major job market in the state to show a decrease in unemployment for the June, the Michigan Employment Security Commission said. Job seekers in search of summer employment helped to increase the unemployment rate in most areas, MESC Director F. Robert Edwards said. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Secluded in Upper Michigan’s north woods on the rugged Marquette Range is the home of one of the area’s pioneer families. “Deertrack” has 12 acres of woods and fields in a complete natural state and it has been awarded a medal by ...
SENEY — Driving along what’s considered one of the most boring roads in Michigan, you might speed right past a roadside landmark dedicated to a very interesting man. Near the east end of the 25-mile arrow-straight section of M-28 in the middle of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known as the ...
ESCANABA — A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine from Christian Park Village, an assisted living facility where she was previously employed, appeared in Delta County's 47th Circuit Court on Monday to discuss the terms of her delayed sentence. In May, Jenna Leigh Furmanski pleaded ...
ISLE ROYALE — National Park Service officials have announced the launch of the Isle Royale Heritage Alliance, a new effort to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park’s historic structures—approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four ...
