100 Years Ago – The Munising News Oct. 12, 1923
Class of ‘21 gifts statue
On Monday, the class of 1921 presented the high school with a statue of Venus de Milo. The presentation was made on behalf of the class by Miss Almeda Hosking and received for the school by Mr. Barney. The statue will be placed in the west corridor, near the entrance when a suitable pedestal has been provided for it. The thanks of the school and community are due to the class for this expression of loyalty and interest in the school.
80 Years Ago – The Munising News Oct. 15, 1943
Old landmark to be razed
The Alger hotel, at the corner of Superior street and Lynn street, one of the city’s oldest landmarks, is to be torn down and the pine lumber of which it is built is to be sold for new building construction.
What is now known as the Alger hotel was built about forty years ago by Henry Russell and was called the Russell House. Later it became known as the Alger hotel and for a time was converted into a YMCA building. Many of the students who attended the old Wyman School of the Woods forestry school, then located here, stayed at the building at the time.
50 Years Ago – The Munising News Oct. 17, 1973
Sunset Motel sold
Announcement was made recently of the sale of the Sunset Motel, located in East Munising, which had been operated for many ears by Harold and Grace Dunklee. The purchasers of the motel were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Truckey, of Marquette. The owners took possession about Oct. 1.
25 Years Ago – The Munising News Oct. 14, 1998 MPC Champions, again by Ken Burley For the second year in a row, and the third time in four years, the Munising boys cross country team went into the Mid-Peninsula Conference meet and came out with the first place trophy. The Mustangs won with 37 points. Ishpeming had 58 followed by Negaunee, Westwood, Norway and Gwinn.
Ken Burley took top honors as he won with a time of 18:21. Dave Harvey, Matt Anderson, Henry Loope, Wes Daniels scored for Munising with Shaun and Jesse LeVeque also on the varsity squad.
10 Years Ago – The Munising News Oct. 16, 2013 Sheriff’s office nabs two for camp thefts by Amanda Ingraham Two Marquette County individuals have been apprehended by the Alger County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with reports of breaking and entering at camps on Cooks Lake Road.
The case was initiated at the end of August, when guns traced to an owner in Traverse City were turned in to a law enforcement unit in Marquette County. Once officials there learned the guns had likely come from the owner’s camp on Cooks Lake Road, the case was turned over to Alger County.
The case suspects were identified by chance, however, through ATV complaints registered with the Michigan State Police at the estimated time of the thefts.
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