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News & Opinion from Marquette, Michigan

The next Traverse City?

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  IS MARQUETTE BECOMING the next Traverse City?  That’s the question we’ve been asking for the last 20 years or so.  And what ordinarily sounded like nothing more than a little bluster coming from the coffee klatch crowd, suddenly seems a little less absurd. Tourist traffic, while off the charts last summer, is ... Continue Reading

Presque Isle

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Presque Isle Park, locally cherished as the crown jewel of the Marquette park system, is poised for another big season, welcoming residents and visitors alike. Though a car ride around the “island” is usually a great way to kill a half hour or so, the park has a lot more to offer than just what can be seen from inside a ... Continue Reading

Moving IN and Moving UP

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UNLESS YOU'RE INTO SOME serious window peeping, you may not have noticed the happenings at the former First National Bank Building along Front Street in downtown Marquette. Now called the Kaufman Block, this 80,000 square foot facility has most recently been the home of Flagstar Bank, Travel Marquette, a couple other ... Continue Reading

Comings and Goings

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  It's always more fun to talk about what's coming, rather than what's going.  But it seems there's always a little bit of both.  And that's true today, as we take a look at recent developments, both comings and goings, that will shape the days ahead. Comings • You may have already heard about the new development ... Continue Reading

Back at the Cog • New show on Fox UP • Family Video Update

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Pouring again at the Cognition NO, IT WASN'T an April Fools joke.  The Cognition, the popular brew pub, which previously had been operating out of Ishpeming’s Mather Inn, reopened there last week, much to the joy of local crafters.  (Not those crafters… beer crafters.) Owner Jay Clancey explains the timing… “We have ... Continue Reading

A Bohnak Return? • Summer Ready • Bald for a Cause

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Bohnak Coming Back to TV? We see his regular reports in the Mining Journal.  We hear him on the radio.  Will we see him again on television? The word on the street is that Karl Bohnak will be back in front of the weather map with the new station in town, WZMQ. Confirmed?  No.  Believable?  Sure.  And why not?  It was ... Continue Reading

Planning… and Pot

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Planning Marquette The City of Marquette’s Planning Commission met with the Marquette City Commission Tuesday night at the city’s service center to go over what the Planning Commission has been up to, and, by definition… what they’re planning.  Though it’s probably not the most exciting two hour meeting you could imagine, ... Continue Reading

Emmendorfer Leaving RATI • No Petunias This Year • Going Green

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Changes at Room at the Inn AFTER 3 YEARS AS Executive Director of Room at the Inn and overseeing the operation at the Warming Center, Nick Emmendorfer has announced that he is leaving the post for another job here in Marquette. Emmendorfer took over RATI in January of 2019 and has put his passion for helping the ... Continue Reading