Farmers Market Opening Day Our return to normalcy has to include the return of the farmers market… specifically the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market which opens the outdoor season tomorrow at the Commons. Market Manager Sara Johnson says, "We're very excited to have a more robust market this year, but things are still ... Continue Reading
The Homeless… and Other Words
Homeless... not Hopeless Have you driven by the Room at the Inn Warming Center on West Washington lately? Did you look? Or did you look away? Like almost every other city in the nation, Marquette has a homeless “issue.” For one reason or another, there’s a certain percentage of the population that just can’t seem to ... Continue Reading
Traffic Challenges, Mother’s Day at the Mall, Great Golf, and the real Michigan
Traffic Report It's construction season again, or still, as we see a couple of projects sure to affect the blood pressure of those navigating their way around Marquette this summer. U.S. 41 in Marquette Township is going through a major improvement project (didn’t we just do this?) that's going to challenge drivers ... Continue Reading
Off the Map… Again!
IT HAPPENED AGAIN. We knew it would. It was just a matter of time. Our Upper Peninsula was left off another map... as in, no longer a part of Michigan. But this was particularly galling because it was a map about the census. The census! The thing that actually counts people! So we don’t even count? It’s ... Continue Reading
Spirits and Streets
An Honorable Distillery THOUGH PROGRESS HAS been slowed by the coronavirus, plans are still on track for the Honorable Distillery… a drinkery destined for the old Nordic Theater site, more recently the home of the Book World Bookstore at 136 W. Washington. Owners Anne White and Scott Anderson are coordinating work on ... Continue Reading