QUESTION: The Works Project Administration carried out numerous projects throughout the Upper Peninsula during the Great Depression, including the Powell Township School and the Negaunee Public Library. Which of these projects in Marquette was not done under the auspices of the WPA? a. The ...

By ANN HILTON FISHER The Marquette Reginal History Center Special to the Journal Although much of the labor history of Marquette County focuses on the struggle between unions and management, particularly in the mines, the history is not all about struggle. There is also a long, long ...

QUESTION: Which notable Marquette artist had a cottage at Middle Island Point called “Midgaard?” a) Nita Engle b) Anita Meyland c) Kathleen Conover d) Vida Lautner ANSWER: D, Vida Lautner. The inspiration for Midgaard was found in the early Norse cabins of the thirteenth and ...

Breweries have become common place across the Upper Peninsula, featuring in towns as large as Marquette and as small as Alpha. Though breweries may seem like a new trend, they have a long history in the area. An early Keweenaw brewer was Joseph Bosch, of the Bosch Brewing Company. He was born ...