30 years ago MARQUETTE — The year 1996 marks the 150th anniversary of the Mining Journal, the oldest and most established newspaper in the Upper Peninsula. The Journal begins celebrating its sesquicentennial with a “Page from the Past,” the first of 52 weekly glances at historical U.P. ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – More than 74 inches of snow have fallen already this season, setting the stage for downhill and cross-country skiers. “It’s been an excellent season. Mother Nature sure has been cooperating,” said Bob Epps, lift manager at Marquette Mountain. The Marquette ski ...

30 years ago ISHPEMING – Bethel Lutheran Church rose from the ashes of last summer’s fire and hosted services for its members Sunday. Renovation of the 108-year-old Ishpeming church is reportedly 86 percent complete following the June 21 blaze started by a lightning strike. More than 550 ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Twenty groups from the Marquette County area decorated trees for the inaugural “Winter Wonderland Walk” holiday tree display at Peter White Public Library and Marquette County Historical Museum. During the open house at the library and museum on Dec. 3, several ...

30 years ago NEGAUNEE – You don’t often hear “Silent Night” sung in English, Swedish and Finnish simultaneously. And most folks don’t get to see St. Lucia pass around the saffron bread. Both holiday happenings were part of the recent “Pikku Joulu” (“Little Christmas” in ...

30 years ago ISHPEMING - Project Newborn Rock’n’Read recently brought books to preschool children at Birchview Elementary School in Ishpeming Tuesday. Ishpeming High School Key Club members Kate Kariniemi and Tricia Jackson read to Ishpeming preschoolers Kerri Myers, daughter of Tom and ...