UP Health System-Marquette CEO and UP Health System Market President Brian Sinotte announced in a letter emailed out Thursday morning that he will be stepping down in June. According to the email, Sinotte accepted a new position in Chicago. There will be an interim leader elected in the intermediate while the search for ... Continue Reading
Springtime in Marquette: Golf, Snow, Art, and Theater
HUGE HONOR FOR Marquette's Greywalls Golf Course. It's now ranked by the prestigious Golf Digest magazine as the 54th best public course in the nation. It had never been ranked in the Top 100 until this year. So why the sudden, dramatic change? "We've never been able to qualify for ratings with Golf Digest because ... Continue Reading
Parking Miscalculation at the New Hospital
PLANNING AIN'T PERFECT. That's what the folks at UPHS Marquette have discovered as they prepare to open the brand new $300 million hospital next month. Turns out, there won't be enough parking spaces for employees at the hospital. "In the process of preparing for our move to the new hospital, we have discovered a ... Continue Reading
Finally! Wahlstrom’s Property Is Sold
ALMOST SIX YEARS ago, Wahlstrom's Restaurant on US 41 in Harvey closed down after more than a half century in business. And there it has sat ever since, sad, empty, and unused. No more. The property (with the building) has been sold. O'Reilly Auto Parts is the new owner. What happens next is uncertain. "The time ... Continue Reading
Traffic Surprise and Cyber Security
SO YOU'RE DRIVING down US 41 between the Roundabout and the Rock Cut, 55 miles per hour, just cruising, on a beautiful day. You're in the left lane (the fast lane), not many cars in either lane, no concerns, you're admiring the beautiful view of the Lake, the radio's playing your favorite tune, and suddenly a police car, ... Continue Reading
That Timber Cut and a New Hotel
LOTTA QUESTIONS ABOUT that large and highly visible timber cut along M-553 near Marquette Mountain. It's gotta be for something really big, right? Not really. It's actually for a natural gas line--20 inches wide that narrows to 10 inches-- that Semco is having installed, according to Jon Swenson, the city's director ... Continue Reading
A New Food Truck and a Changing of the Guard
ANOTHER FOOD TRUCK is about to enter the fray in Marquette County. "DaH Twisted Truck" (No, that's not a photo of it on top) hopes to be rolling into action by the end of May. It's a partnership between Davin Makela, who's made a name for himself crafting chocolates for the last four years, and Hans Andel, who works at ... Continue Reading
The Path Less Travelled
A DECADE AGO, Bob and Peggy Lorinser were living the good life in Marquette. He was a doctor at Marquette General, she was mostly a stay-at-home mom and wife, though she'd worked jobs at Kohl's and the YMCA. They loved their life, their children, their town, and their camp out at Bass Lake. But then fate ... Continue Reading
A Bakery and Condos
YOU CAN EXPECT the rebirth of the Marquette Baking Company soon, according to co-owner Brian Quale. Likely by late May. Quale and Courtney Dalman bought the bakery last year and have been working ever since to get up to speed as bakers. Quale had been working in construction, though he's had plenty of kitchen ... Continue Reading
Applause for Marquette
FOR BETTER OR worse, the outside world continues to discover us. North Outdoors recently published "10 Great Active Outdoor Towns in the North Country." Marquette was one of them. Effusive praise for our single track trails, dining, nightlife, lodging and our "diverse, outdoorsy and active vibe." Quote: "In this ... Continue Reading
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