“How would you like to try and play guitar with broken fingers?” was how Don Arden kept Steve Marriot in the band The Small Faces when he was asked to join a new band with Jimmy Page. Don …
Parts 1 and 2 of this series covered how former Marquette educator Fred Rydholm came up with his theories as to the likely identity of the ancient copper miners and why I have been a di…
A quick recap is in order. We began this series by introducing readers to two gentleman who managed to upset those who choose to believe that the history of North America began with t…
Quick – how many things do you think a retired British Naval navigator (Gavin) and a retired junior high science teacher (Fred) could have in common? Both travelled extensively …
By the time you read this article, I will be unemployed for only the second time since 1970. Okay, being retired isn’t exactly like being unemployed, but it probably will feel like …
Greetings – just a quick note to remind visitors to this site that I am retiring from the Ontonagon Area Schools as of June 30, 2018 – it is hard to believe that I have had the honor of wo…