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Superior History

Everesta Steele & Ever Esta’s Dress Shop

The tradition of Easter bonnets, fancy hats worn by women on Easter Sunday, can be traced back to a medieval tradition of wearing new clothes to signify spiritual renewal during Lent and Easter. Over the years, decorating the hats with flowers became a celebration of the arrival of spring. ...

National pastime – Early baseball in the Upper Peninsula

MARQUETTE — This evening’s Major League Baseball marquee matchup between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants marks one of the earliest Opening Days in league history, which traditionally falls during the first week of April. But how did we get to this traditional celebration of ...

National pastime- Early baseball in the Upper Peninsula

MARQUETTE — This evening’s Major League baseball marquee matchup between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants marks one of the earliest Opening Days in league history, which traditionally falls during the first week of April. But how did we get to this traditional celebration of ...

History quiz

QUESTION: Prior to the 1937 Lumberjack Strike in Gogebic County, what were lumberjacks typically paid? a. $0.27-$0.33/hour b. $0.50-$0.55/hour c. $0.87-$0.93/hour d. $1.25-$1.35/hour ANSWER: A. For a lumberjack earning 30 cents an hour, if he worked 10 hours a day, six days a week ...