Deltiology is the official term for collecting (and studying) postcards. Deltion is a Greek word for a small writing tablet while -logy, adapted from the Ancient Greek ending -logia, is used as a suffix in the English language to indicate the study of a certain subject. Considered to be the ...
The Walsh Ditch Fire is officially named for the closest landmark to the ignition point. More commonly known as the Seney Fire, it was sparked by a dry lightning storm on July 30, 1976. The next day a Michigan Department of Natural Resources aerial patrol spotted the blaze within the Seney ...
The vast landscape is all ice, snow and open holes of freezing water that seem to go on forever. It’s so barren and cold that even wildlife doesn’t live here. What place could this be except the North Pole? At age 68, Marquette resident Daniel Hornbogen (my grandpa) went to the North ...
QUESTION: What was produced in the kilns at the mouth of the Carp River (the last one collapsed several years ago and has since been rebuilt by the Iron Ore Heritage Trail)? a. Charcoal b. Bricks c. Pottery d. Glass ANSWER: Answer A, charcoal.
