Traffic Report It's construction season again, or still, as we see a couple of projects sure to affect the blood pressure of those navigating their way around Marquette this summer. U.S. 41 in Marquette Township is going through a major improvement project (didn’t we just do this?) that's going to challenge drivers ... Continue Reading
Marquette Golf Club: Struggling, Stable, or Successful?
IT'S HARDLY BEEN a secret. The Marquette Golf Club, supporting two 18 hole golf courses, has faced financial struggles over the last several years. In fact, five years ago, there was talk that part of property might be sold to Duke LifePoint for its new hospital. Didn't happen. So now, July 2019, has the situation ... 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
One Marquette Place Shapes Up, Wind War Heats Up, Yooperlites Are Glowing, Halloween Spectacle Cancelled, NMU Soccer Rising, Greywalls Praised (Again), and Surfer Dan Takes a Starring Role
CLEARLY NOT EVERYBODY'S thrilled with Marquette's changing skyline on the lakeshore--and One Marquette Place is tall--but you gotta admit it's not a bad-looking building. Kinda handsome, in fact. Not all flat and boxy and unimaginative. While the exterior continues to take shape, architect and co-developer Barry ... Continue Reading
A Newcomer Downtown, Help for the Keweenaw, Butterflies in Flight, the Rising Lake, the Search for a Radio Cohost, Another Honor for Greywalls
A NEW NEIGHBOR on West Washington in the heart of downtown. It's "I Love Marquette," a shop that sells tons of clothing and knick-knacks much of which, not surprisingly, expresses love for...Marquette. A couple things that give you pause. It's not a local owner. We're told by the clerk there that he's from Minnesota. ... Continue Reading