MARQUETTE — Dec. 7, 1941 is one of those dates that many people know: they know where they were, what they were doing, and who was affected by the happenings of that day. And if they are too young to have been there, they know the family stories about this date. It has now been just over 79 ...

QUESTION: In the winter of 1874, a new saloon, the Silver Lead, opened in Forestville. Some predictable disorder followed and a temperance society was organized to oppose the saloon. The society was disbanded soon afterwards, however. Why? A. The president of the temperance society moved to ...

MARQUETTE — A collection of 18 colorized postcards of Marquette were recently donated to the Marquette Regional History Center. Several of the images were familiar but the story was new. The donor’s grandfather, William Ironside Sr., traveled around the country with a glass plate camera on ...

QUESTION: This keeper of the Marquette Lighthouse drowned in a small squall in 1898. A. William Wheatley B. Nelson Truckey C. Henry Cleary D. Patrick McGuire Answer: A, William Wheatley.

MARQUETTE — Taking a step in a snowshoe is like taking a step back in time. Along with the wheel, snowshoes are one of the oldest inventions. Imagine life without the creation of snowshoes; much of our northern landscape would have been left unexplored. Our ancestors relied heavily on ...

MARQUETTE — Edmund J. Longyear was a pioneer in the opening of the Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota who enhanced its development by introducing the diamond drill in 1890. His company E.J. Longyear was an international mineral exploration and drilling company in the early 20th century. The ...

QUESTION: What local team did the Green Bay Packers play for the very first away game in October 1919? A. Marquette Millionaires B. Ishpeming-Negaunee Twin City Eleven C. Negaunee Pick Axes D. Ishpeming Iron Men ANSWER: B. The Green Bay Packers played the undefeated Ishpeming-Negaunee ...

The harvesting and sale of Christmas trees was big business in the Upper Peninsula and provided income to hundreds of forest owners, tree cutters, truckers and tree handlers. In the 1800s, trees were taken from the wilderness for Christmas celebrations. By the 20th century, they became a ...

MARQUETTE — Joseph Mercure, a French-Canadian immigrant from Quebec, came to Upper Michigan in the later half of the 1800s to seek work. He worked as a teamster for the railroads, skidding logs out of the woods for railroad ties and bridge construction. Joseph was back and forth between the ...

QUESTION: Which Marquette native is known for writing Christmas carols including “Caroling, Caroling,” “Some Children See Him” and “The Star Carol?” A. Will Adams B. Alfred Burt C. D. F. Charlton D. Abby Longyear Answer: B, Alfred Burt.

MARQUETTE — Dec. 7, at least for the United States as a whole, has gone down in history as a “day of infamy.” For the city of Marquette, there’s another December day that may be remembered in much the same way, although for very different reasons. There haven’t been too many days in ...

QUESTION: Where was the last reported passenger pigeon sighting in Marquette County? A. Presque Isle B. Harlow Park C. Huron Mountain Club D. Presque Isle Answer: C, the Huron Mountain Club.

MARQUETTE — History is often reduced to the first man to do something—the first to settle an area, the first to invent something. History is much more than that. Many individuals and communities lead to the development of an idea. The history of outdoor recreation in Marquette County is a ...