MARQUETTE — All mines, gold, silver, copper, or iron, have a common problem, transporting the ore from the ground to a refining processor. In the case of Negaunee’s Jackson Mine, the first ore taken out by a group of mining speculators which put a claim on the area did it by hiring a group ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...