A BATTLE MAY be brewing in Marquette over the increasingly popular Airbnb and VRBO style of bed and breakfasts. For the last year, the planning commission has been trying to come up with regulations that would govern them citywide. Proposals have been laid out, but still there's no consensus. In January--on a date ... Continue Reading
Another Closure at Country Village, the Library Gets a New Cafe, Vicky to Welcome a New Co-Anchor, the Russian Plane Moves!! (outside), and the Messiah Soars
TROUBLES CONTINUE AT the Country Village development in Ishpeming. Now the BP station has closed down, just a couple of months after the Country Grill restaurant shut its doors for good. Both businesses occupy prominent locations on the highway. Messages left with an official at Country Village, asking for an ... Continue Reading
Northwoods to Become Brewery
SO YOU'VE BEEN wondering when someone was finally going to do something with the old, closed-down but charming Northwoods Supper Club in Marquette Township? Well, now we know. It'll become the Barrel and Beam Brewery next summer. Yep, a craft brewery with a focus on farmhouse and barrel-aged style beers. The brews ... Continue Reading
Doghouse Changes Delayed, Panda Garden Closes, Big Business Proposal at NMU, Sawyer Traffic Booming, a New Sheriff in Town, and Whole New Lineup at ABC 10
THE MUCH ANTICIPATED transformation of the Doghouse to Digs downtown will have to wait. There was a problem with getting the new booths here in time. So now the change--complete with relocating the bar, erecting a stage, bringing in new tables and chairs, changing the menu and the name, and giving the establishment a ... Continue Reading
Delta’s Love Letter
DELTA SKY'S LOVE letter to Marquette County has been published. It's 33 pages long and five million Delta passengers will be reading it for the entire month of December. No, it's not the lead story of the magazine; in fact, it's not even mentioned in small print on the cover (which features a handsome, chiseled face) ... Continue Reading