SAY GOODBYE TO L'Attitude. Not the place. The name. Next month the new sign will go up over the restaurant/bar across from the Lower Harbor, and it will be re-named Iron Bay Restaurant and Drinkery. The new name is a nod to the history of the place. It's actually located on what used to be known as Iron Bay, and ... Continue Reading
Clark Park Deal Falling Apart
A COUPLE OF years ago, when it was first announced that Marquette was being given a one million dollar piece of beachfront property, everybody cheered. How wonderful! How generous! How times have changed. The Clark Lambros Beach Park, complete with a bathhouse, showers, parking, access for the handicapped, and ... Continue Reading
The Flying Moose, L’Attitude’s New Motto, Girls’ Night Out, a Not So Hot Summer, and a Paddling Honor
HOW TO DESCRIBE The Flying Moose, the soon-to-be-opened store at Washington and 5th (formerly Hockey Central)? Well, you'll be able to buy local and organic produce, meats and groceries there, along with backpacking and hikers' gear, along with bikes to buy or rent, along with Michigan beers and wines, and local artwork ... Continue Reading
L’Attitude to Re-Open
L'ATTITUDE IS BEING reborn. A couple of months after suspending operations, the troubled restaurant/bar with arguably the most attractive space and best location in Marquette will reopen in mid-May. Restaurateur Joe Constance and the most recent general manager of L'Attitude, Jill Hayes, are the partners in the new ... Continue Reading
Meister’s Out, Nagelkirk In, Hospital Rumors, ABC 10 Revolving Door, and Musical Ambassadors
MEISTER'S GREENHOUSE, WHICH has long been synonymous with gardening in Marquette County, is no more. It is now Nagelkirk's, and it'll be opening for the season on April 20th, come rain, snow, sleet or shine. Steve Nagelkirk, who operates a landscaping business in Marquette Township, bought Meister's on M-28 back in ... Continue Reading