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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 — The Marquette Super 8 Motel, located at 1275 U.S. 41, will participate in Super 8 Motels’ 1992 Rooms at the Inn program. The motel will offer free accommodations on Christmas Eve to anyone visiting a friend or relative in a nursing home, veterans’ home, hospital, or treatment center. “We want to eliminate lodging costs as a barrier to visiting a loved one over Christmas,” said Harvey Jewett, Super 8 Motels’ chief operating ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago BIG BAY — The 345 exchange in the Big Bay area will be hooked up to the Marquette County 911 systems at midnight Saturday. County 911 Coordinator Jeff Selesky said people should dial 911 if they feel an immediate response from police, fire, or ambulance services is needed to preserve either life or property. “Since we went on-line, we have received some life-saving calls,” Selesky said. “The system is a reality and it does work.” Test ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming City Council gave Benson Forest Products permission Wednesday to drive logging trucks through the Al Quaal Recreation Area. Benson trucks will be hauling logs harvested from 80 acres near Deer Lake, north of the recreation area. Marty Wilk, Benson’s chief operating officer, assured the council that the company is sensitive to safety concerns raised by the small-scale operation. The hauling is expected to begin around ...

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 — The scheduled opening date for the new Superior Hills Elementary School has been postponed from September to December 1993. Students will now remain at Fisher School for the first half of the school year and return to the new facility after Christmas break. “It will be an inconvenience but we will have a two-week break to move in over Christmas,” said Superintendent Bill Bergin. The setback is the result of a two-month delay in ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago SAULT STE. MARIE — Great Lakes shipping has been running ahead of the 1991 pace despite a two-month slowdown, the Lake Carriers Association says. The group’s latest report says September tonnage fell 2.8 percent from the same month last year and 6 percent in October. But because of a brisk spring, 1992 remains better than 1991. Through October, shipping of the Great Lakes’ three major commodities-taconite, coal, and stone-stood at 103.3 million ...

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Mr. Sporely, Carp River Forge, Negaunee, circa 1890 9Photo courtesy of the Superior View Studio, Marquette www.viewsofthepast.com)