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Superior History

Looking at Hiawatha Music Co-operative

“There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.” — Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability MARQUETTE — A co-operative is an organization which is jointly owned and ...

History quiz

QUESTION: Which one-time Marquette mayor persuaded Gov. James Blanchard to come to the Upper Peninsula to see the moose relocation in 1987? a. Fred Rydholm b. Jerry Irby c. Tom Baldini d. Holly Greer ANSWER: C. Tom Baldini, who had been named mayor just a month before his death in ...

When Red Wings faced off against inmates at Branch

MARQUETTE — Feb. 2 marks the 70th anniversary of the Red Wings hockey game at the Marquette State Prison, now the Marquette Branch Prison. Hockey at a prison may sound like a dangerous idea, but it actually helped to alleviate some of the inmates’ restlessness. The incarcerated men had a ...

History quiz

QUESTION: Many people fondly remember the railroad trestle that crossed Front Street on the way to the lower harbor ore dock. How many years was it in use?? a. 40 years (1931 to 1971) b. 90 years (1901 to 1991) c. 50 years (1930 to 1980) d. 25 years (1945 to 1970) ANSWER: A. The ...