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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 — Although the old stairway at Sugarloaf Mountain was extensively damaged by fire last year, some of the lumber is being salvaged by a local trails group. The North Country Trail Hikers Club will remove salvageable lumber from the Sugarloaf trail Saturday. The lumber was donated to the group by Marquette County, which owns the Sugarloaf tract. The lumber will be used on trail projects. The local group is developing the section of the ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago HOUGHTON — Cooperative planning is still going strong in two Upper Peninsula school districts. The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board of Education agreed Monday to participate in a $74,000 telecommunications grant secured by the Copper Country Intermediate School District. Hancock gave the nod to getting involved last week. Also, representatives from both districts’ school boards and administration will talk with legislators this week ...

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 — Despite objections from firefighters, residents and some city commissioners, Marquette’s No. 2 fire hall appears headed for the ash heap. City Manager Dale Iman will present a $33 million budget to commissioners tonight, and says it appears a majority will go along with his plan to close the 80-year-old fire hall. Iman’s budget would close the station on North Front Street to cut costs and boost fire prevention efforts. The city fire ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference desk staff at Peter White Public Library. 30 years ago April 17, 1993 - MARQUETTE - A family-run commercial fishing operation in Marquette has been cited by the Michigan Audubon Society for saving loons from drowning in nets. Thill’s Fisheries received the society’s 1993 Small Business Award for Environmental Stewardship for altering their fishing nets to enable deep-diving loons to escape when accidentally snared. “We’re real pleased about the award,” said Jerry Thill, who owns the business with his ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MUNISING — The Munising School Board voted recently to alter the roof design on the Mather Middle School renovation project. The board accepted the recommendation of project engineers Sundberg-Carlson of Marquette to redesign the roof to accommodate a heavier snow load. The building will be more energy efficient when renovations are complete, making the redesign necessary because more snow will stay on the roof rather than melting from the ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago GWINN — State money to fund about two dozen home improvement projects for low-income residents is on its way from Lansing to Gwinn. The $150,000 grant from the 1992 state Community Development Block Grant Housing Grant Program Township will be used to help about 14 families renovate their homes. “The grant’s been approved,” Forsyth Township Supervisor Joe DeJuliannie said. “It will be used to help a lot of people fix up their homes.” The ...