HOMELESS ADVOCATES HAVE been talking about it for the last few years--the need for a permanent shelter for the homeless in Marquette. The questions have remained, though: Where to locate it? And how to pay for it? Nick Emmendorfer, the executive director of Room at the Inn, says he and his board may have come up with ... Continue Reading
Valle’s, The Crib, the Winter Forecast, and the Third Best Ski Resort in the Nation
The future of the Valle's property uncertain IT'S BEEN A year now since Valle's supermarket on Third Street closed down and the For Sale sign went up. Still no takers for this building on a prime piece of property on Third Street. "We've had a lot showings," says realtor Steve Pelto, "some of them with multiple ... Continue Reading
How the New Restaurants Are Doing, and Why We Love the U.P.
TIME FOR US to check in with the new restaurants in town and see how they're doing, whether they've run into any surprises, and what might lie ahead for them.... Lake Superior Smokehouse A BARBECUE BRUNCH? Yep, that's what this Harvey barbecue restaurant and brewery is planning to start up on Sundays in another month or ... Continue Reading
Two Big Changes Downtown, and the Golf Club Defies the Odds
The Preserve has shut down, but only temporarily AN INTRIGUING TRANSFORMATION taking place at the corner of West Washington and Fifth Street. The Preserve. Three young, entrepreneurial partners opened it more than a year ago as a place to grab something to eat and drink. Sandwiches, beer, and such. Open during the ... Continue Reading
A Distillery in Downtown Marquette
THE TWO SIGNS out front--Book World and For Sale--are incorrect. Book World closed down two years ago, and the building was sold two months ago. The new owners, Anne White and Scott Anderson, are planning to convert the former theater and book store into a distillery. Yep, they'll be making gin, vodka, malt whiskey ... Continue Reading