MARQUETTE — There were plenty of reasons for Marquette-area residents to be in a less than festive mood in December 1974. The Mining Journal announced that grocery prices had risen more than 7% in the month of November. In Washington D.C., the Watergate cover-up trial was just concluding. ...
QUESTION: A 1974 ad encouraged children to visit Santa at the Northern Michigan Bank. How did they encourage children to verify that this was the real Santa Claus? a. Try pulling his beard to see if it was real b. Asking to see his sleigh driver’s license c. See his photos of his reindeer d. Listen to him say “Ho, ho, ho!” ANSWER: A. Northern Michigan Bank was located across U.S. 41 from the Marquette Mall. There was a competing Santa at the Angeli’s Supermarket in the mall.
George Shiras III wrote in his biography of his father, Justice George Shiras, Jr. of Pittsburgh, “The wilderness of the Lake Superior region, which was to attract four generations of the Shiras family for a period of more than 90 years, was first called to the attention of George Shiras ...
In the 1960s, which bar on Third Street was a favorite hangout for NMU students and professors? A. Third Base Bar B. Stucko’s C. Tip Top Café D. Pap’s Pub Answer: C, Tip Top Café with manager Gert Johnson
