SANDS — Ninty-nine years ago, two conservation officers went missing south of Marquette. It took a month of searches by police and the guilty conscience of one man to reveal the fact that an ex-con named Roy Nunn killed the officers in cold blood. Richard “Roy” Nunn had been in a state ...

QUESTION: What did Marquette’s Merchants, Janzen, Brunswick and Windsor Hotels, have in common? a. All sustained fire damage b. All owned by German businessmen c. All located on Spring Street in Marquette d. All were built in 1891 ANSWER: C: All were located on Spring Street, ...

October 19-20, 1905, saw “…old Superior in another of her fall tantrums, and she managed to kick up a very respectable blow.” Western Marquette County received significant early snowfall while the lakeshore suffered erosion. There was significant damage on both land and lake, but luckily ...

In honor of International Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 18, which of the following —ologies is not a subspecialty of archaeology? A) Anthracology B) Bioarchaeology C) Cereology D) Dendrochronology Answer: C, Cereology is the study of crop circles. Anthracology is the study of ...