AS THE SUMMER tourist season wraps up in Marquette, Layla Khoury-Hanold, a free lance writer for the Chicago Tribune, has written a love letter to Marquette, urging readers to visit here in the fall. The headline? "Fresh Marquette: Outdoor Sports Haven in Michigan's U.P. Serves Up Booming Culinary Scene" Quoting: ... Continue Reading
Don’t Bet Against BotEco, Don’t Miss an Acclaimed Literary Talent
SLOWLY BUT SURELY, BotEco is pushing closer to reality BotEco's that highly ambitious campaign to revive the Lower Harbor's long abandoned ore dock as an attractive and popular feature at the edge of Marquette's downtown. As a promenade for pedestrians, a performance venue, a center for history, education and ecology, ... Continue Reading
Marquette Mountain: Changes, Improvements, Investment, and Rumors
THE CAMPAIGN TO turn Marquette Mountain into a mountain bikers' destination hasn't been a smashing success this summer, nor has it been a failure. Somewhere in between, according to Marquette Mountain general manager Andrew Farron. But he believes they have something to build on. "We're still working on designing and ... Continue Reading
The Marq Is Closing After September
THE RUMOR HAS been circulating for the last couple of months and now it's been confirmed. The Marq, Marquette's highly regarded farm-to-table restaurant, is closing down after a five year run. It'll shut down at the end of September. The official announcement was made via a Facebook posting on Thursday ... Continue Reading
Mining Journal to Eliminate Sunday Newspaper
IN TWO MORE weeks, the Sunday edition of the Mining Journal will disappear. Marquette's hometown newspaper, more than 150 years old, will be published only six days a week. The new Saturday paper, called Morning U.P., will be essentially a combined Saturday-Sunday edition, including the advertising inserts and specials ... Continue Reading