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QUESTION: Which Marquette photographer is credited as the “Father of wildlife photography?” a .B. F. Childs b. Ed Lemon c. Gustave Werner d. George Shiras III
 ANSWER: D:George Shiras III


Recalling John Mangum

MARQUETTE — The Village of Mangum was a small farming and lumbering settlement about ten miles southeast of Marquette on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. It had a population of 100 and a post office from 1902-1927. The town began when Joseph Dupras and his brothers ...

History quiz

QUESTION: 1. The Lake Superior Powder Mill was located along the Dead River at an area now known as Tourist Park. Who founded the Powder Mill? a. John M. Longyear b. Peter White c. Charles H. Call d. Daniel Ball ANSWER: C, Charles H. Call

Police Chief Timothy T. Hurley III profiled

MARQUETTE — One of the confusing things about the Hurley Family of Marquette is they had at least six Timothy Hurleys. Today we’re focusing on the fourth Timothy, confusingly named Timothy Thomas III because the first Timothy had had no middle name. Timothy was born in the village of ...