MARQUETTE — The Shiras Planetarium was built attached to the new Marquette Senior High School in 1964. Superintendent Henry Bothwell had an interest in stars and found he could obtain $55,000 from the federal government through the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The legislation ...

QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT part of Cornish Wrestling? a. A fall consists of three points to the mat at once, either two hips and a shoulder or two shoulders and a hip. b. Wrestlers wear loose fitting canvas jackets with two ropes across the front c. The judge or referee is ...

QUESTION: Which European royal visited Marquette in August 1861 during a tour of the United States? A. Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII) B. Prince Oscar Fredrik, Duke of Ostergotland (brother and heir of King Carl XV of Sweden and ...

MARQUETTE — Described as “hardy and sociable,” Capt. Patrick H. “Bill” McGuire, Marquette lighthouse keeper, was a favorite of The Mining Journal in his day. In July 1885 a reporter was charmed by what he found on Lighthouse Point: “It may be remarked in the first place that ...

QUESTION: Where was the first location of the Marquette City Library, established in 1871? A. A room in the First National Bank building on the corner of Spring and Front Streets B. 136 W. Washington St., the current home of the Honorable Distillery C. 217 N. Front St., the library’s ...