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 ...

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

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 ...

QUESTION: What was the name of the first Hollywood feature film shot in Marquette County? a. "Daisy Kenyon" b. "Anatomy of a Murder" c. "Slapshot" d. "The Flaming Forest" e. "The Flower of the North" ANSWER: A, "Daisy Kenyon" in 1947. Scenes were filmed at Presque Isle Park