Superior History
History quiz
QUESTION: What did Marquette’s Merchants, Janzen, Brunswick and Windsor Hotels, have in common? a. All sustained fire damage b. All owned by German businessmen c. All located on Spring Street in Marquette d. All were built in 1891 ANSWER: C: All were located on Spring Street, ...
120th anniversary of the wreck of the Oregon at Partridge Bay, Oct. 20, 1905
October 19-20, 1905, saw “…old Superior in another of her fall tantrums, and she managed to kick up a very respectable blow.” Western Marquette County received significant early snowfall while the lakeshore suffered erosion. There was significant damage on both land and lake, but luckily ...
History quiz
In honor of International Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 18, which of the following —ologies is not a subspecialty of archaeology? A) Anthracology B) Bioarchaeology C) Cereology D) Dendrochronology Answer: C, Cereology is the study of crop circles. Anthracology is the study of ...
U.P. Moments in History
Hands-on learning for NMU students: Beaver Island archaelogical dig teaches, discovers history
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Archaeology Department hosts a field school every other year on Beaver Island. Located about 32 miles northwest of the northern Lower Peninsula city of Charlevoix, the island is the largest island in Lake Michigan and third largest island in ...





