Local History

The fire began with a lightning strike that started a unique set of events in motion, resulting in the most destructive and costly fire in Michigan since 1908. You will...

A small group of World War II political dissidents reveal how they survived what they called America’s Siberia Concentration Camp. Before the Vietnam War Americans considered conscientious objectors equal to...

More than 50 full color photos of Fayette Historic Townsite offer readers a step back in time to a nineteenth century company town. 

My Marquette is the result of its author’s lifelong love affair with his hometown. Join Tyler R. Tichelaar, seventh generation Marquette resident and author of The Marquette Trilogy, as he...

Vitalis VanRaemdonck grew up in Belgium poor, hungry and with no hope of being anything else. But his life changed when rumors spread of a way to get to America.

Since 1871, Roman Catholics of Lake Linden, Hubbell, Tamarack, and the surrounding rural areas have worshiped at St. Joseph Church. While the founding group of families were mostly French-Canadian, the...