(Photo: Cory Genovese) AFTER WEEKS OF controversy and dissension on Marquette Mountain, Frank Malette is out as general manager, and 27 year old Andrew Farron, a mechanical engineer, is in. The announcement was made at 3 pm Monday afternoon. Farron and Marquette Mountain owner Pete O'Dovero had been having discussions ... Continue Reading
A Winter of Discontent
MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN WAS flush with optimism at the start of the ski season. New snowmaking equipment, new LED lights, cheaper season and daily tickets, longer hours, a new general manager, and an early winter. November was cold. Perfect. Not quite. "What a s--t show." That's a recent quote from a skier on ... 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
The Crib is Opening, and the Mountain is Getting Ready
SO YOU'RE THINKING we need another coffee shop in town. Good news. The Crib, brought to you by the producers of Crappie Coffee, opens Thursday at the corner of Third Street and Arch. For the last several months, they've been restoring and renovating a building more than a century old, and the results are impressive. A ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn News, Marquette Mountain Biking, Pictured Rocks Cruises, a Warm Summer, a Hideous Algae Bloom, New Construction in Ishpeming, Beacon House Party, Lumi Album Release
SOMETHING NEW IS coming to the top floor of the Landmark Inn. Matt Mering, the director of development for Graves Hospitality which owns the hotel, won't say what exactly except that it's going to be a pretty big deal. It'll be something new that will also honor the past, he says. We'll know more about it in the next ... Continue Reading