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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Anglers catching trout and salmon with clipped adipose fins from the Great Lakes or their tributaries are asked to save the head for research. The state Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service placed microscopic tags in the noses of trout and salmon with clipped adipose fins. The tag identifies when and where the fish was planted. The adipose fin is the small, fleshy fin just in front of the tail on a fishes back. Researchers are tagging 1.3 million chinook salmon and 1.5 million lake trout annually as part of the project. Data gathered in the research will help determine movement, growth, survival and the contribution of natural reproduction to the Great Lakes fishery.

60 years ago

ISHPEMING — At the meeting this week, the Ishpeming City Council discussed the thawing of frozen water lines by city crews. Discussion was started when the manager informed the councilmen that the city, in the opinion of the city attorney, in which he concurred, was not liable for damage to a television set which allegedly resulted while a municipal crew was thawing a home owner’s water line. One councilman voiced opinion that, if municipal workmen were responsible for damage to the TV set, the city should see that the men “are trained better or we should do away with the service entirely.”