By JIM KOSKI Marquette Regional History Center Special to the Journal MARQUETTE — One of the shortest streets in the city of Marquette is downtown’s Main Street, running a mere two blocks from the Commons to the Fish Dock. It’s also a street that holds three different ...

MARQUETTE — Last week’s article mentioned the recent discovery of a pop bottle with the name and image of Chief Kawbawgam, leading to a discussion of the early years of the Marquette Bottling Works, the commemorative bottle’s producer. Big changes came to the bottling industry when ...

QUESTION: Local children’s author Dorothy Maywood Bird described making Christmas presents as a child that began with cutting circles of felt and then adding buttons or ribbon bows. What was she making? Answer: D. Pen-wipers. She added that “the top layer could be very attractive since no ...

A recently unearthed pop bottle with the name and image of Chief Kawbawgam sparked an interest in the early years of Marquette Bottling Works, which produced the commemorative bottle.    Although Marquette Bottling Works was not the first local company to combine carbonated water with ...