Which of these early French explorers did NOT visit Lake Superior? A) Jean Nicolet B) Etienne Brule C) Pierre-Esprit Radisson D) Louis Jolliet Answer: A, Jean Nicolet explored Lake Michigan and Green Bay but did not visit Lake Superior. The other three men, Brule, Radisson and Jolliet ...
SAULT STE MARIE — In a Thursday news release from Chippewa County Prosecutor Rob Stratton, Stratton said that Matthew David Hudecek, former president, treasurer and coach of Soo Area Little League, was sentenced to 11 months in jail on Oct. 27 in the 50th Circuit Court after pleading guilty to embezzlement by an agent/trustee of $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. “Over approximately two years from 2022 through to 2024, Hudecek misappropriated more than $46,000 from the nonprofit youth organization,” said Stratton. “The investigation completed by the Michigan State Police ...
WASHINGTON — The final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose. Millions ...
MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have fallen 30.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.50/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 3.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.56/g higher than a year ...
60 years ago MUNISING — Heavy snow whipped by 40-mile-an-hour winds, brought activities here to a standstill yesterday as one of the worst storms to be recorded this early in November hit the Alger area. Extremely high winds blew all Wednesday night, then early Thursday morning heavy snow started to fall. By noon, visibility was practically zero and many cars had become stuck in drifts from two to three feet high. All Munising public and parochial schools were dismissed at noon and children from rural areas were rushed home by bus. The second working shift at the Forrest Center ...
