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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Increasing numbers of Marquette County drivers are buckling up, mirroring a statewide trend, according to the Michigan State Police. A September survey showed 81 percent of drivers and 89 percent of passengers were wearing seatbelts in Marquette County, the highest rate of compliance in the Upper Peninsula, said Sgt. Gary Taskila of the Traffic Services Division in Negaunee. The survey followed a month of increased seatbelt law enforcement and a year-long statewide public awareness campaign. A recent survey of intersections statewide found 64 percent of motorists wearing seatbelts, compared with 57 percent in 1992. The 64 percent usage rate means Michigan qualifies for $1 million in federal funding for programs to further encourage safety belt use.

60 years ago

MUNISING — Wednesday, Oct. 9, was officially observed in as “Pictured Rocks Park Day” in Grand Marais by the chamber of commerce.” Highlight of the affair was a town meeting in the high school attended by approximately 100 persons. A delegation from Munising composed of Munising-Alger Chamber of Commerce members, city and council officials, along with representatives from Shingleton and other areas which will be affected by the park proposal, attended the session. The Rev. Neil Smith, president of the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce, said: “If there is dust gathering on the Pictured Rocks park proposal in Washington, it must be shaken off.”