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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — On-Cue Productions of Marquette has won the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association’s Teddy Award for Best Outdoor Travel Program. “Isle Royale Reflections,” produced by Frida Waara and Mike Settles, was one of 14 programs to earn the prestigious award. The Teddys are named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s first conservation-minded president. Waara owns On-Cue Productions and Settles is a producer/director at WNMU-Public TV-13. The pair spent 17 days on the island following four artists as they explored the country’s most isolated national park. Perennial winner ABC-TV took three awards for programs documenting South America’s rain forests, life in modern Siberia, and a trip riding the rails with real-life hobos. ESPN-TV took three awards for programs featuring the Grand Canyon, Africa’s lions, leopards and cheetahs, and an expedition to Mount Cook. “It’s an honor to be recognized with such nationally acclaimed producers of outdoor programming,” Waara said. “Perhaps Isle Royale and Upper Michigan will earn more attention as a wilderness destination.”

60 years ago

ISHPEMING — Thomas McNabb, city manager and civil defense director in Ishpeming, announced today that supplies have been arriving for the 10 defense shelters throughout the city. Enough supplies to fill the needs of 2,023 persons for a period of two weeks have been unloaded by city crews. They were issued by the Defense General supply Center in Richmond, VA. The supplies include canned goods, water containers (which the city will fill), medical supplies and one radiological detector for checking the degree of radioactive fallout in and out of the shelters. The fallout shelters in Ishpeming are the Miracle Center, Ishpeming High School, Francis A. Bell Memorial Hospital, Narotzky Motors, fire hall, county road commission office, post office, Cliffs Shaft Mine, and the Mather “A” Mine.