History quiz
QUESTION: When did Michigan first celebrate Thanksgiving? a. 1829 b. 1840 c. 1851 d. 1863 ANSWER: A. In 1829, before Michigan even achieved statehood, territorial Gov. Lewis Cass declared Nov. 25 to be a day of Thanksgiving. It became an official federal holiday in 1863, when President Lincoln set the last Thursday in November as a day of “thanksgiving and praise.”
A LIGHTKEEPER’S LOG part 1
MARQUETTE — “I think the keepers of lighthouses should be dismissed for small degrees of remissness because of the calamities which even these produce …” President Thomas Jefferson, 1806. Samuel L. Barney was one of a handful of pioneer residents of Marquette County. He was well known and highly regarded for the public trusts he held including 13 years as keeper of the Marquette County Poor Farm. He also served as a lighthouse-keeper and was awarded the honorary appellation of “captain.” On a clear, warm July day in 1847, the seventeen-year-old Samuel arrived on the ...
History quiz
QUESTION: When were the first deer hunting licenses sold in Michigan? a. 1859 b. 1891 c. 1905 d. 1928 Answer: B. Michigan’s first deer licenses were sold in 1891. Priced at 50 cents each, 14,477 residents purchased a license that year. In 2022, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources statistics, 586,323 people purchased a license to hunt deer in Michigan.
Armistice Day as it was originally marked
MARQUETTE — In October 1918 at the close of World War I, the Germans began their appeals to President Wilson for peace. Terms were discussed and a rumor emerged that an agreement was reached. New York newspapers announced the end of the war on Nov. 7 and celebrations began before stopping ...
