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

30 years ago

The Senate has given the go-ahead for a national park honoring the copper mining industry in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. House approval is expected shortly, Rep. Bob Davis said Friday. “Hallelujah and praise the Lord,” said Rev. R.V Langseth, pastor of Faith Lutheran in Calumet and chairman of a committee of local activists who have pushed six years to establish the park. The bill cleared the Senate on a voice vote late Thursday night in Congress is expected to adjourn next week as members head home for the election campaign’s final stretch. Davis, R-Gaylord, whose district includes the Upper Peninsula, said the House probably would vote on the Senate bill instead of acting on its own version, which remains lodged in committee. The park would consist of two primary areas. The town of Calumet, with its copper-flecked streets and historic buildings, including a turn-of-the-century opera house., and the Quincy Mine district near Hancock, where buildings that housed the opening of an underground shaft and other mining operations still stand.

60 years ago

Theft of an estimated $40 in dimes from a bumper pool table at the Harvey Inn was reported this morning by state police from the Marquette post. Officers said Nelda Delany, K.I Sawyer Air Force Base, a waitress at the Chocolay Township restaurant- bar, reported the incident just after midnight Monday. It occurred sometime before 12:35 p.m. yesterday, state police said. The table which was broken into and from which the money was taken is located in a small room at the Harvey Inn, operated without much supervision, it was reported. Several customers used the facilities of the room during the evening, according to the state police, who are continuing their investigations of the theft.