MARQUETTE — They were known as the U.P. Wildcats, a name befitting a bunch of Northwoods flyboys who were looking for a few thrills and a chance to fight in the Big One, the conflict we now know as World War II. A large group of Northern Michigan College of Education students had joined the ...

MARQUETTE — The Shiras Planetarium was built attached to the new Marquette Senior High School in 1964. Superintendent Henry Bothwell had an interest in stars and found he could obtain $55,000 from the federal government through the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The legislation ...

QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT part of Cornish Wrestling? a. A fall consists of three points to the mat at once, either two hips and a shoulder or two shoulders and a hip. b. Wrestlers wear loose fitting canvas jackets with two ropes across the front c. The judge or referee is ...

QUESTION: Which European royal visited Marquette in August 1861 during a tour of the United States? A. Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII) B. Prince Oscar Fredrik, Duke of Ostergotland (brother and heir of King Carl XV of Sweden and ...