With America’s 250th Fourth of July Celebration coming and going, I began thinking of local history here in the Upper Peninsula. One cannot discuss this history without mentioning the story of the Venerable Bishop Frederic Baraga, whether through the town named in his likeness, or the street ...
Who succeeded Bishop Baraga as the second Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette? A) Ignatius Mrak B) Frederick Eis C) Joseph C. Plagens D) Paul Nussbaum E) John Vertin Answer: A. The Right Reverend Ignatius Mrak served as the second bishop of the Diocese ...
MARQUETTE — Brainard Childs was born Oct. 17, 1842, in Windham County, Vermont. Supposedly his name was a misspelling of Bernard, and his middle name was alternately listed as Freeman and Freemont. He ended up going by his initials, “B.F.” His early years were spent in Windham County and ...
QUESTION: What was the address of the Longyear Mansion, the “house that rode on a train”? a. 131 E. Arch St. b. 210 N. Front St. c. 536 E. Arch St. ANSWER: C. The house stood at 536 E. Arch St. before it was moved to Brookline, Massachusetts in the early 1900s.
