MARQUETTE — “The Creator might have made a better state than Michigan, but He never did.” These were the opening words of the Report of the Board of World’s Fair Managers of the State of Michigan, reporting on Michigan’s contributions to the Columbian Exposition of 1893. ...
QUESTION: Bay Cliff Health Camp was developed by Edna Morse, registered nurse and Dr. Goldie Corneliuson. The camp’s first summer was in 1934. What was the goal for the children in attendance in the first year of the camp? a. learn English b. make crafts for income c. learn domestic skills d. gain weight ANSWER: D, gain weight
MARQUETTE — In honor of Veterans’ Day on Tuesday, we’re looking back at Northern Michigan University’s GIville and Vetville. On June 22, 1944, shortly after the D-Day invasion, the G.I. Bill was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Officially known as the ...
QUESTION: Seventy-seven Upper Peninsula men enlisted in Michigan’s 34th Regiment, Company L to serve in which war? a. Civil War b. Spanish American War c. World War 1 d. World War 2 ANSWER: B, Spanish American War
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 ...
