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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — It was no ordinary day in the woods. For a dozen members of the Northwoods Trailblazers Saturday, communing with Mother Nature meant ridding her if numerous old household appliances, furniture, car parts and even a dead dog. The recreational organization, working with the state Department of Natural Resources and Benson Forest Products, spent much of the day cleaning up an illegal dump off Honor Camp Access Road in Marquette County’s Sands Township. The land is owned by Benson Forest Products. And by the time the trailblazers were done, they’d filled 14 pickup trucks and six trailers with junk that would be hauled to the Sands Township transfer station. From there it will go to the Marquette County Landfill where most of it will be recycled. “A lot of this comes from the people in the area,” said Ron Coron, a group member. “With all the dump sites closing, people figure they have to pay money to dispose of it when in fact, any steel can be dumped for free at any of the transfer stations.” That includes household appliances.

60 years ago

ISHPEMING — The first 1962 field event of the Ishpeming Beagle Club will be held this Saturday, restricted to hounds having a 1961 birth date, classified as derbies. A combined class of 13” males and females will go down at 8 a.m. and the 15″ combined class will run immediately following the finish of the 13″ competition. William T. Roberts and Melvin Ellason, both from Ishpeming, will judge two classes. This annual event is run to pick the four best derbies of each class who will then represent the local club at Northern Michigan Hare Association Derby Stakes at the Northland Beagle Club in Iron Mountain June 17. The other clubs of the Association will also send their eight top derbies and the clubs will, at that trial, compete for the Association’s traveling trophy. Last year’s Derby Stakes was won by the Gogebic Range Beagle Club of Ironwood.