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

30 years ago

BIG BAY– It didn’t take the Drury family of Big Bay long to harvest some venison during the 1993 firearm deer season. Charlie Drury scored on a trophy buck just 9 minutes after sunrise on opening day of the season. AT 8 a.m., he brought down a magnificent 200-pound, 10-pointer. He shot the whitetail from about 60 yards with a .30-06-caliber rifle. The cooperative deer ran more than 100 feet toward Charlie’s nearby truck before collapsing. According to the “buck pole” at the Big Bay IGA, Drury’s 10-pointer was the first buck of the season taken in the area. It didn’t take his dad, David Drury Sr., long to match his son’s point total with a 10-pointer he killed at about 10 a.m. Monday. The elder Drury’s buck weighed about 150 pounds. As to where the Drury’s bagged their bucks: “Let’s just say northern Marquette County,” Charlie said with a grin. “You know, on second thought, you could say it was somewhere in Dickinson County if you want.” Hunting success was good in the Big Bay area with 20 deer listed at the IGA by the end of opening day.

60 years ago

NEGAUNEE —“French provincial furnishings are identified by the grooved decorations in the rounded lathes of furniture,” Thomas Wilkinson, manager of Lord’s Outfitting Store, Marquette, explained to a class of 11 Negaunee High School students Wednesday. As an extension of a unit on the history of France, the second-year students of French attended the after-school lecture at the store. Wilkinson added to the cultural aspect of the course, which emphasizes the influence of French in the United States. Seniors attending the session were Phyllis Anderson, Robert Delongchamp, Joan Korpinen, Margaret Lyon, and Connie Maki. Sophomores in the group included Ann Bogetto, Susan Delorenzi, Darlene Gyles, Jean Korpi, Betty Neste, and Sherry Rasanen. They were accompanied by their instructor, Mrs. Chester Daumitz. Transportation to Marquette was provided through the courtesy of Mrs. V. Sigfrid Anderson, Chester Daumitz, Miss Leona Delorenzi, and LeRoy Process.