I've done almost 100 of these. I have no idea why I like this one so much.
The fourth season of the “Pieces of the Past” video shorts I do for the Marquette Regional History Center is coming to a close, with only two episodes left. For whatever reason, I try to make the final few every year memorable, and I think I've succeeded this year. Next week's entry—the final one—will echo the one with which we started the season back in April, but this week's was one that wasn't even on my radar when I started putting them together.
In fact, the idea for it came to me while I was running.
Like many things that pop into my head almost fully formed, the idea for this one came out of nowhere. Once it was there, I knew I had to do a video about it. But I didn't know where to start. There's not a lot of popular lore on how this particular Marquette tradition started, so I took advantage of a resource I never thought I'd need--
The City of Marquette Engineering Department.
They provided me with a rough date for the event I was hoping to chronicle. Once I had that, I was able to look up all the information I needed, added a bunch of pictures I've taken over the years (but never thought I'd use for anything), and voila--
The story of why you're not supposed to spit on Marquette sidewalks.
History's fun. It's also occasionally weird, too, but I don't think I'd want it any other way.
8-)
Enjoy the whole tale!
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