MARQUETTE — Marquette City Hospital was organized in July 1896 by Drs. Northrop, Foster, Youngquist, Harkin, and H. J. Hornbogen. Its subsequent history was one of nearly constant expansion. The first building was a converted home at 152 E. Prospect St. Quickly a larger home at 219 N. Front ...
QUESTION: Which of these facts about the escalator at the old Neldberg building at Marquette General Hospital was NOT true? a. It was the only escalator in the Upper Peninsula b. Northern Michigan University students liked to get high and then go ride it c. Sometimes the escalator was closed down after the high school let out to discourage students from coming to ride it just for the fun of it. d. Some people were nervous about getting on and off of it and preferred to take an elevator or the stairs. ANSWER: A, there is an escalator at the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie.
Last week’s article discussed the history of farming at the Marquette Branch Prison. Two former prison employees, Dan Kolpack and Tom Ogle, helped to bring the story up to date. When Tom Ogle began working at the prison in 1975, the prison cannery was no longer in operation, but the ...
Who was the first European to land on soil that would eventually become Michigan? A) Father Jacques Marquette B) Etienne Brule C) Samuel de Champlain D) Louis Joliet Answer: B. Etienne Brule, 1621
