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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — To John Rebers of Marquette, the Little Presque Isle shoreline is a perfect natural setting. To others, however it’s a convenient garbage dump. Rebers is a member of the Central Upper Peninsula Group of the Sierra Club. He and 25 other volunteers. Spent more than four hours Sunday collecting garbage and refuse dumped into the woods near the picturesque state recreation area on County Road 550. Items hauled from the site included car seats, bed springs, a stove, an old-fashioned wringer washer, carpet, and enough other garbage to fill a truck supplied by the Department of Natural Resources. The Little Presque Isle effort capped a busy weekend for spring-cleaners in the Marquette area.

60 years ago

HOUGHTON — The fourth annual Crafts and Native Industries exhibit and conference sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Crafts Council will be held on the Michigan Tech campus in Houghton tomorrow. Featuring a program of discussions, workshops and exhibits, the conference was arranged with the assistance of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, and the cooperation of Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech. Its purpose is to stimulate participation in creative arts in the U.P., to help improve the craftmanship of those now active in the field, and to seek ways to improve the promotion and marketing of creative arts products.