30 years ago

MUNISING — Alger Underwater Preserve officials are soliciting reservations to attend the June 1 sinking of the tugboat Steven Selvick in Munising Bay. The tugboat is being sunk as a dive attraction for the preserve, the first such event in state history. A tour boat from Pictured Rocks Cruises in Munising will be used to bring attendees to the sinking location. A fee of about $20 will be charged.

60 years ago

MARQUETTE — Problems ranging from littering to government financing were aired before Gov. George Romney in Marquette yesterday afternoon. The state’s Chief Executive was here to conduct his Upper Peninsula Conference on Local Government. Approximately 50 persons from throughout the Upper Peninsula attended the session in the Great Lakes Suite of the University Center, Northern Michigan University. Although the Governor suggested four broad topics (traffic safety, crime and delinquency, local government and water pollution), the discussion covered a host of subjects and consumed three hours.