Cutline with photo; credit line should be: “Photo courtesy of Jack Deo, Superior View Studio, www.viewsofthepast.com, 149 W. Washington St., Marquette”

MARQUETTE — Last week’s article talked about Peter White’s responsibilities as a member of the Michigan Board of Fair Managers for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. That piece ended with a description of the three trains of sleeper cars that took the entire Michigan legislature ...

QUESTION: Gliders were used to move troops after D-Day (6 June 1944) Where were the 4,200 gliders between 1943-1945 manufactured, the nation’s largest glider factory at the time? a. Amasa b. Iron Mountain c. Marquette d. Big Bay ANSWER: B, Iron Mountain

MARQUETTE — “The Creator might have made a better state than Michigan, but He never did.” These were the opening words of the Report of the Board of World’s Fair Managers of the State of Michigan, reporting on Michigan’s contributions to the Columbian Exposition of 1893. ...