30 years ago NATIONAL MINE — Firefighters this morning were continuing to battle a stubborn coal fire in a storage building at the Tilden Mine. The fire was discovered early Tuesday morning in a storage building containing a pile of several thousand tons of western coal, said Don Ryan, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago SKANDIA — Les Johnson, retiring chief of the Skandia-West Branch Fire Department, passed the gavel and congratulated newly elected chief Bob Goodwin. One of the ...

30 years ago ISHPEMING — Chick Coron just might know more secrets than anyone else in Ishpeming. It just seems that when someone sits down in Chick’s barbershop chair, he’s making a friend for life. Even after 47 years in the same barbershop, the Ishpeming native isn’t ready to ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago SANDS TOWNSHIP — Marquette county residents interested in high-powered snowmobile racing are in for a treat this weekend. More than 75 racers and their teams in 15 ...

30 years ago MUNISING — The state’s decision to repair a section of H-58 that is collapsing into Grand Sable Lake will preserve tourism in Alger County, officials and business owners say. Cathy Killgore, co-owner of the Melstrand General Store, located on H-58 said the condition of H-58 ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE — Marquette Senior High School swimming star Jenny Laughna ended her dual meet career Thursday night in typical fashion – leaving the competition in her wake. Laughna broke yet another team record while guiding the Redettes (10-0) to an undefeated season with a ...