Which one should I write about next?
When I was voting yesterday morning I
ran into several fans of History Jim, and one of them brought up the
articles I've been writing for the Mining Journal. This person wondered if
I have another one coming up (spoiler alert--I do), and then asked
what the topic would be. I had to give them the honest answer--
I don't know yet.
My next article is scheduled for the
end of December, so I do have a little time. And while I have three
that I'm considering, I really don't know which I should do next. So
I tell you what—I'll present them to you, and if you wanna weigh in
on which you'd be interested in reading, I'll take it under
advisement.
The first? The story of this church--
That's the old First Baptist Church in
Marquette, a glorious sandstone structure that used to sit in what is
now the Landmark Inn's parking lot.
Then there's this field--
Know what and where it was? It's what
used to be called Longyear Field, and sits across Lakeshore Boulevard
from the Maritime Museum. At one time it was the front yard of the
Longyear Mansion, and before they built houses on it it was a place
where everyone from marching bands to the Graveraet High School
football team would use for practice.
And finally, I do wanna write about
this place some time--
You know what that place is, right?
You don't? It's Marquette's oldest existing continuously operating
bar. It's been going since the 1880s, with just one stop for
Prohibition (and even then...well, that's part of the story). Still
not sure?
Take a look again--
Now do you recognize it? If you don't,
here's a hint.
It's Remie's.
8-)
I've been leaning toward doing a story
on the First Baptist Church, as the anniversary of its burning down
is just a few weeks after the story will be published. However, I do
realize that there are other stories that should be told, so if you
wanna weigh in on the matter I will certainly take your opinions to
heart. Just let me know.
And thanks!
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