EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Horse and carriage tours of Marquette’s historic east-side residences will be offered this summer to complement historic boat tours from Ellwood Matson Lower Harbor Park. Ken Gagne of Bark River, who is exporting the horse and carriage concept, said it’s been successful in Delta County. “We’ve been in Escanaba for six years and in Fayette State Park for about three years,” he said. “The reaction has been good.” The service will start at 11 a.m. Saturday near the pavilion in the park and will run north on Lake Shore Boulevard before turning west on East Arch Street. The four-passenger one-horse carriage will turn back toward Lake Shore Boulevard via East Ridge Street and end at the pavilion, said Gagne. “It’s going to be a historic narration,” said Gregory Hokans, director of the Marquette County Tourism Council. The council has assisted Gagne in planning the route and advertising for carriage drivers. Hokans said the carriage rides will complement the Lake Superior boat trips offered by Marquette Harbor Cruises. The boat tours offer a historical narrative of the city’s shoreline, including the ore docks and Presque Isle. “It’s packaging what we have,” Hokans said. “One is land-bound and one is water-bound.” Cost for the four-passenger carriage will be $20 each, Gagne said. He will add a two-horse, 6-passenger carriage later if there is sufficient demand.

60 years ago

ST. IGNANCE — A busman’s holiday at area tourist attractions was on the calendar today for Upper Peninsula businessmen and employees to improve sales techniques and tourist hosting know-how. The campaign is coordinated by the Upper Michigan Tourist Association and the Michigan State University Extension Service. It includes a contest with prizes for “the host with the most” in each area. Busloads of Upper Peninsula businessmen and employees are being taken to already developed tourist areas as well as little known sites which authorities feel can be developed and merchandised to hold tourists longer in the area. The drive is using Michigan Week to start a six-month “Pays to Know” campaign. In some counties, the program consists of tours followed by informal hospitality training classes for waitresses, clerks and service station attendants. Class discussions are held aboard the buses while traveling between intended stops.