A 1200 ACRE tract of land south of Sawyer International Airport could be the site of a major solar farm in the U.P. Marquette resident Rich Vander Veen, best known for having jump-started the wind power movement in Michigan, is teaming up with Tradewind Energy on the project. They've leased 1200 acres where they've ... Continue Reading
Jazz Club Hopes Are Dimming
IT SURE SOUNDED like a great idea at the time. And it still might happen, but the plans for a new jazz club at an old railroad depot in downtown Marquette have been put on hold. Attorney, trumpeter, and jazz aficionado Karl Numinen bought the building a year ago and announced plans to open a jazz club that would ... Continue Reading
Veridea to Buy Old Hospital Site
IT'S THE STORY everybody's been asking about for a couple of years, and now we have an answer. The Veridea Group, the Marquette-based development firm, has signed an agreement to buy the old hospital site after it's vacated next year, and will convert it to a mixed use development--offices, residences, retail shops, ... Continue Reading
Beacon House Sale Falls Through
DISAPPOINTMENT. FRUSTRATION. AND hope. That basically summarizes the mood of Beacon House CEO Mary Dowling today (Friday). The deal to buy the old Beacon House property on Third Street--the one that looked so promising just a couple of weeks ago--has fallen through. "Finance issues" were the problem. The ... Continue Reading
Bakery Revival
THE BREAD WILL rise again at the Marquette Baking Company. Founder and owner Peter Claybaker closed down his much beloved bakery a couple of months ago but now he's sold the business to Courtney Dalman and Brian Quale. Dohlman is employed at the Marquette Co-op, Quale works in construction. They expect to re-open the ... Continue Reading
Mayor Stonehouse: Marquette’s Lakefront Is Not for Sale
'THE CITY OF Marquette has absolutely no intention of selling any of its lakefront property. In fact, it is buying lakefront property." The words of Mayor Fred Stonehouse, who seems vaguely annoyed by accusations that Marquette is selling off its most valuable property on its way to becoming another Traverse City or ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Changing Skyline
AFTER A FEW delays, the move-in date for the first residents at the brand new One Marquette Place on the lakeshore has now been set for January 2nd. That'll include residents on the first and second floors, along with some on the third. The rest of the residents on the upper floors will all be able to move in by ... Continue Reading
Marquette’s Building Boom: Continuing or Ending?
IS THE BUILDING boom in Marquette just about over? At first glance, it might appear to be. Consider: 1) The $300 million hospital project is gearing down and is scheduled to open this spring 2) The Woods, NMU's huge residential addition, is complete 3) Same goes for the Energy Center 4) And for Harbor Vista, the ... Continue Reading
Valle’s to Close
IT'S A SAD sign of the times. Valle's Supermarket, the neighborhood grocery store on Third Street, is closing down next month. Owner Mike Valle doesn't have a firm date in mind yet but he's selling off the inventory and expects to be out of business before the first of the year. "The last three years have been tough," ... Continue Reading
Vandalism at Marquette Mountain
A TOUGH WINTER so far for Marquette Mountain, which was supposed to open for skiers and snowboarders last Friday. Yeah, the weather has been mostly cold and snowy, but then the unexpected happened. General Manager Frank Malette says two separate incidents of vandalism have delayed the ski hill's opening. The vandals, ... Continue Reading
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