30 years ago Marquette – Professor Phil Watts of Northern Michigan University admits to being one of those daring people sometimes seen dangling from the sides of cliffs and knotting the stomachs of casual observers. In fact, this soft-spoken and bespectacled professor with a warm southern ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Effective on Friday, “No turns on red” signs will be posted for southbound traffic on North Front Street at Washington Street, Marquette Police said in a press release. Police urge motorists to use caution at this intersection until drivers become familiar with ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The greenbacks in John Peterson’s hand were crisp and clean and they grabbed the attention of the student body Tuesday morning at the Marquette Senior High School gymnasium. Peterson, the assistant high school principal, officially kicked off the Redmen ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The Build a Dream Playground group, in preparation for the June construction of a playground at the Mattson Lower Harbor Park, will present their plans to the Marquette City Commission tonight. There will also be a presentation by the city’s Winter Cities planning ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – In the catacomb-like basement of the old Rosewood building on South Front Street, massive wooden timbers, recently hewn from an Upper Peninsula forest, rise from hydraulic jacks. The jack-and-timber system supports three floors of historical structure overhead, while ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Local artist Jill Kline will be signing her two new limited edition prints at The Artworks Gallery from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Kline was last year’s recipient of the First of America Bank’s Directors’ Choice Award and has been accepted into the ...