History quiz
QUESTION: What is the distance from the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the southernmost point in the Upper Peninsula?
Mysteries, histories and family sagas
Many genealogists consider themselves to be family history detectives, drawn by the need to solve the puzzle of who their ancestors were. Sometimes relatives appear or disappear like magic. Other times there are vague rumors of a tragedy or scandal that no one wants to discuss. Answers can be ...
Recalling the Cyrus Bentley Trail
MARQUETTE — At the turn of the last century, wealthy industrialists enjoyed purchasing acres of land and building private hunting and fishing camps. These grand camps evolved out of a rebellion against the formality and rigidity of society’s social structure. Established in the ...
History quiz
QUESTION: What Upper Peninsula community is noted for their annual Humongous Fungus Fest? ANSWER: Crystal Falls. The annual festival is dedicated to the discovery of a giant fungus in a nearby forest in 1992. An Armillaria bulbosa, covers more than 30 acres and has an estimated mass of 100 tons.