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May 18, 2025 - The Legacy of Father Jacques Marquette
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This is the 350th anniversary of the death of Father Jacques Marquette, the missionary and explorer who spent much time in the Upper Peninsula. On this segment of Copper Country Today, Daniel Truckey from the Beaumier Heritge Center at Northern Michigan University talks with host Todd VanDyke about Marquette's legacy, and a day-long event about him planned for May 19th.
Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM, and 10:00 on WHBS 96.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. Copyright © 2025, Queens Bees Knees, Houghton, MI.