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Superiorland Yesterdays

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — A trip by Upper Peninsula residents to the rainforests of Brazil should prove educational - providing they can avoid gold diggers, poachers and razor-toothed piranha. The group, including two Marquette women, is part of a six-member Rotary International exchange team that will leave the United States May 20th. The team will explore the largest bird and wildlife sanctuary in the world. A Brazilian exchange group sponsored by Rotary ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MARQUETTE — To John Rebers of Marquette, the Little Presque Isle shoreline is a perfect natural setting. To others, however it’s a convenient garbage dump. Rebers is a member of the Central Upper Peninsula Group of the Sierra Club. He and 25 other volunteers. Spent more than four hours Sunday collecting garbage and refuse dumped into the woods near the picturesque state recreation area on County Road 550. Items hauled from the site included car ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago MUNISING — A hush falls over the packed auditorium while a low, guttural growl rises from the silence, filling the room. Then, to the delight of hundreds of elementary and middle-school youngsters, “Critterman” appears. Stopping occasionally to snarl at unexpecting audience members, he climbs onto the stage and for the next hour, mesmerizes his young audience with a blend of theater, humor and natural science lessons. Critterman - alias Denny Olson of ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago April 29, 1993 - HANCOCK - There’s some bad news in store for 500 senior citizens in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. The state Office of Services to Aging has cut next year’s grant funds to the local senior meals program by $16,629. The program is sponsored by Keweenaw Health Resources, a subsidiary of Portage View Hospital. Program Director of Nutrition Services Ed Jenich Jr. said the cut represents 10 percent of the program’s grant money. The program ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago April 28, 1993 - GRATIOT LAKE - A Keweenaw County copper mine is well on its way to starting operations, but opponents remain hopeful they can halt the project. The proposed chalcocite copper mine near Gratiot Lake and the former Calumet Air Force station received its water discharge permit last week. The state Water Resources Commission voted 6-to-1 to approve the permit after listening to three hours of testimony for and against the mine. One of those speaking ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago REPUBLIC — The Republic Township Board has launched an effort to use the mining community’s history to bring tourism to town. The board hopes to turn a century-old, underground mining site into a park, campground, picnic area and museum on a 40-acre parcel on a peninsula jutting into the Michigamme River. “One of the board’s goals is to make this an end destination, so people can come to the area from the outside and stay here,” Township Supervisor Gary ...