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Meet Joe Fine, barkeeper and mayor

MARQUETTE — The man known in Marquette as Joe Fine (1895-1969) was born with the name Jacob Isaac to Bentsion and Brokha Fain in Panevezys, Lithuania. At the time of his birth, Panevezys was home to many Lithuanian Jews, about half the city’s population of 10,000, with thriving Jewish ...

History quiz

QUESTION: Which Upper Peninsula business received an order to assemble 10,000 white cotton nurses’ uniforms during World War II? a. H. W. Gossard Co. in Ishpeming b. Martha-Lillian Corp. in Negaunee c. Venus Foundation Manufacturing Co. in Escanaba d. Upper Peninsula Dress ...

History quiz

How long did it take the US Army Corps of Engineers to build the MacArthur Lock at Sault Ste. Marie during WWII? A) 1 year B) 2 years C) 3 years D) 4 years Answer: A, it was completed in one year (1942-1943). Concrete was poured continuously during construction.

The U.P. cricket league

1892 was a baseball mad year. While everyone loved “America’s Game,” conditions were fluid – from top to bottom. At the top, the previous year had seen the professional American Association folding, and its survivors seeking refuge in the twelve team National League. At the bottom, ...