Today marks the 120th Anniversary of a deadly explosion at Miner’s National Bank in Ishpeming. It was a little past 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, 1905. Mass had just been let out at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, a block south of the bank in downtown Ishpeming. Parishioners were standing in ...

MARQUETTE — In contrast to today’s highly regulated healthcare industry, 19th century Michigan had few regulations regarding medical care. Any person, however uneducated, could set themselves up as a doctor, treat patients, sign death certificates, testify as an expert witness in murder ...

QUESTION : Which of the following nicknames has not been used to lure visitors and tourists to the Upper Peninsula? a. Cape Cod of the Midwest b. Cloverland c. Land of Hiawatha d. Queen City ANSWER: A: Cape Cod of the Midwest

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 ...