QUESTION: New Year’s Eve in Marquette is now associated with the dropping of a ball on West Washington Street. How was the holiday celebrated at the turn of the 20th century, on Dec. 31, 1899? a. Mayor Neidhart opened the Front Street hill for sledding b. An usually warm week meant ...

QUESTION: What are moose called in Great Britain? a. Red deer b. Elk c. Wapiti d. Bogwalkers ANSWER:b. Although moose have probably been extinct in Great Britain for a thousand years, they are called elk, from the Latin name, alces alces. Variants of this name are used ...

By ANN HILTON FISHER Marquette Regional History Center Special to the Journal An article a few weeks ago talked about the fall and rise again of Michigan wild turkey populations, to the point where a recent count estimated there are more than 200,000 birds in the state.  The ...

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MARQUETTE — Brothers Franklin Bennett and John Wilder Spear arrived in Marquette in May 1864. Soon after, they shipped 1,300 pounds of anthracite coal to the community, the first known instance. The brothers and their business prospered, especially after the Great Fire of 1868, when the ...