Quarantine in place THE LAST WEEK or two has been a major inconvenience for most us. Imagine what it's like to be old or infirm or both and living away from your family. It can be frightening, confusing, and depressing. Brookridge Heights, the assisted living and memory care complex in Marquette, is trying to make ... Continue Reading
What Can We Do to Help?
THIS IS WHAT you do when your community faces a crisis. You see what needs to be done and then you do it. Sally Steen and Terry Wessels have taken that to heart. They've started an online group, Masks for Marquette, to make masks to help protect our doctors, nurses, and medical technicians. In the last three days, it's ... Continue Reading
The Misadventure of a Lifetime: Discovering More About Yourself and Your Mate
IT'S NOT QUITE what they expected on their once-in-a-lifetime vacation ---a challenging hike up the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, one of the wonders of the world. Truthfully, it hasn't been even close to what they expected. Almost as soon as they arrived in Peru, Pat and Alyssa Digneit, the co-owners of Digs in downtown ... Continue Reading
GoFundMe Site Delay, Travel Marquette Help, and TV6 Social Distancing
Donors stepped up MORE THAN TWELVE thousand dollars. That's how much has been raised for Marquette's restaurant, tavern, and coffee shop workers in the last four days on a GoFundMe site. But now, this is where the story gets interesting...and frankly, discouraging. The money was raised so quickly that GoFundMe has ... Continue Reading
The Landmark Inn Is Not Closing, Marquette Mountain Is, and Room at the Inn Needs Help
Occupancy is minimal CONTRARY TO RUMORS, the Landmark Inn is not shutting down. "It's not been easy but we're doing our best to keep the lights on," says Ben Graves, the CEO of Graves Hospitality which owns the Landmark. "We have no plans to close. Frankly, we looked at shutting it down but it just didn't make sense. ... Continue Reading