Name that Airport! At the Marquette County Board of Commissioners meeting this past Tuesday, the agenda included a Public Hearing regarding the proposal to come up with a new handle for Sawyer International. What’s that you say? You’re just getting used to Sawyer International after years of calling it Marquette County ... Continue Reading
OUR Ski Hill… Marquette Mountain
IT'S A SIGHT WE OFTEN see on our cold winter nights. It’s a sign of life on those quiet evenings when it’s already dark at 5pm. And it’s a seasonal reminder of one of the area’s more popular winter activities. I’m talking about the illuminated slopes of our ski hill, Marquette Mountain... brightly bordering the ... Continue Reading
Random Stuff on a Winter Day
• First, news about snow... or lack thereof. It was definitely a bummer to see the U.P. 200 cancelled, but the resourceful folks responsible for our Sled Dog Friday night fun really came through. NMU, the new sponsor of the event, stepped up, and along with the other organizers created the Festival of the Sled Dog. ... Continue Reading
A Master Plan • Canine Cancellation • Speed Limit Update
A Master Plan in Progress The city hosted an open house earlier this week on Northern’s campus for the purpose of gathering information about the future of Marquette. It was a good chance for community members to speak with city leaders as well as provide input regarding what to include in the new community Master Plan. ... Continue Reading
A House that’s not a Home • Re-Use and Re-New
IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE, dark and dormant, for so long now, you probably don’t even notice it anymore. It’s the house on the corner of Washington and Lincoln… the one that’s been in a constant state of disrepair, or rehabilitation, with very few visible signs of progress. I reached out to the owner, at least ... Continue Reading
A Hard Lesson • A Negaunee Weekend
YOU ARE NO DOUBT ALL TOO familiar with the tragedy which occurred last weekend when an Escanaba couple lost their lives in a traffic accident as they were on their way to see their son play basketball in Sault Ste. Marie. I don’t need to go into unnecessary detail about the incident, which is almost too painful ... Continue Reading
Marquette Township… On a Roll!
Marquette Township has been flexing its municipal muscles lately with an impressive influx of both commercial and residential expansion. New businesses and new housing developments are in the works, with more likely on the way. That sure seems like a good thing, though it probably doesn’t please everybody. We ... Continue Reading
Stuck in the Snow
“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but still the same amount of snow." Are you spending the winter in the Great White North, lamenting our latest snowstorm and wondering why you aren’t in Florida or Arizona? Are you hunkered down on the couch, weathering the winter in ... Continue Reading
Quietly Cleaning Up… and Down
Folks of a certain age can probably remember the time when littering wasn’t the transgression it’s considered to be today. That bag of McDonald’s garbage would just as likely end up on the side of the road as in any waste receptacle. Thankfully, we’ve progressed to a point where we now recognize that the ... Continue Reading
2023 – The Year in Preview
With 2022 now a not-so-distant memory, it’s time to look forward at what we can anticipate seeing happen around here in ’23. It seemed like planners were real busy last year but planning and producing are two different things. I wouldn’t suggest that any of the developments currently on the drawing board are ... Continue Reading
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