WE'RE NOT SURE what it means yet, but the I Love Marquette store on Washington Street in the heart of downtown has been closed for at least a week now. Simply a Closed sign on the door. Lights are on inside, flower pots outside. Becky Salmon, the assistant director of Downtown Development Authority, says she's got no ... Continue Reading
Free Ice Cream! Free Hot Dogs! And More Smiles for the Kids
ARE SERVICE CLUBS on the decline in this country? Is their membership getting older every day? Will some of them go out of business for lack of interest and members? Yes, yes, and yes. But here's why service clubs--which have struggled to attract younger members--matter. Immensely. They Get Stuff Done. Example: ... Continue Reading
Musical Chairs in Marquette, and the Highest Rated Coffee Shop in Town
IT HAPPENS EVERY year in Marquette--businesses open, close, relocate, and expand. But the last several months have been particularly active. Dizzying. Let's review what is a lengthy but almost certainly incomplete list. Try to keep up. Reblossom (the above photo) has now closed on Washington Street after moving from ... Continue Reading
Uncertainty at Gander Outdoors
A HECKUVA SALE taking place at Gander Outdoors in Marquette. Forty percent off of everything except for guns, ammunition, and generators. Big crowds But that exciting news may be masking the uncertainty surrounding the entire Gander Outdoors chain--69 stores in 22 states. The CEO of Camping World, which owns Gander ... Continue Reading
The Smokehouse Fires Up, Barrel and Beam Boosts its Brewing
A NEW ENTRY on the culinary scene. The much anticipated Lake Superior Smokehouse Brewpub (in the former Bayou space) opens to the public next Tuesday in Harvey. It'll be a very soft launch, says owner Scott Arbour. Meantime, family and friends are dining there this week. Arbour who, with his crew, has been working ... Continue Reading
Theatre with a Bite, a Literate Community, and a Stimulating Mix of Coffee and the Blues
"WE NEED TO raise funds if we're going to sustain our growth." The words of Jamie Weeder, the cofounder and director of Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival and Wolf's Head Theater Company. So begins a campaign to identify arts-loving individuals and businesses who will put the two relatively new theater groups on ... Continue Reading
OfficeMax to Close
OFFICE MAX IN Marquette will be closing up shop by mid-November, according to employees. Reportedly the lease on the property is up, and the business will not be relocating. The company is now working to either transfer employees to other locations or to help them find other jobs locally. OfficeMax has been advising ... Continue Reading
The Continuing Arby’s Mystery, the Bright, New Future for Construction Workers, NMU’s Appeal Levels Off, and the Battle Against Graffiti
STILL A MYSTERY. It's been one of the most frequently asked questions we've heard over the last several months: What's going in at the old Arby's site near WJMN's studio just off the highway? Veridea, the owner of the property, isn't saying. The contractor working on the project isn't saying. The township's not ... Continue Reading
A Parade of Snowstorms, a New Coffee Shop, and a Tourism Dip
AND JUST LIKE that, it's autumn. The change in the last few days seemed awfully abrupt, didn't it? WLUC weather guru Karl Bohnak says this summer was close to average, although July was warmer than usual with about half the days rising to 80 or above. The summer was also drier than average for the U.P. Autumn? Should ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn Changes and Graffiti Eradication
THE LANDMARK INN has changed its plans as it moves toward becoming a high prestige Tribute Portfolio Hotel in the Marriott chain. The revival of the Crow's Nest on the sixth floor of the hotel, which had been scheduled to start this fall, has been put off until next fall. "We're going to reverse things," says Matt ... Continue Reading
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