MARQUETTE — “The Creator might have made a better state than Michigan, but He never did.” These were the opening words of the Report of the Board of World’s Fair Managers of the State of Michigan, reporting on Michigan’s contributions to the Columbian Exposition of 1893. ...

QUESTION: Bay Cliff Health Camp was developed by Edna Morse, registered nurse and Dr. Goldie Corneliuson. The camp’s first summer was in 1934. What was the goal for the children in attendance in the first year of the camp?
 a. learn English b. make crafts for income c. learn domestic ...

MARQUETTE — In honor of Veterans’ Day on Tuesday, we’re looking back at Northern Michigan University’s GIville and Vetville. On June 22, 1944, shortly after the D-Day invasion, the G.I. Bill was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Officially known as the Servicemen’s ...

QUESTION: Seventy-seven Upper Peninsula men enlisted in Michigan’s 34th Regiment, Company L to serve in which war? a. Civil War b. Spanish American War c. World War 1 d. World War 2 ANSWER: B, Spanish American War

The first known use of a telephone in Marquette County was used primarily for communication between The Mining Journal in Marquette and the Excelsior Mine office in Ishpeming. What year did this occur? A. 1875
 B. 1881 C. 1889 D. 1892 Answer: B, 1881