An Early Intervention What a beautiful sight… filled with hope and inspiration. It signals beginnings and the promise of great things to come in the new day. I’m talking of course about the sunrise, that one thing, along with death and taxes, that we can actually count on. The sun rose yesterday, it may have already ... Continue Reading
OUR Ski Hill… Marquette Mountain
IT'S A SIGHT WE OFTEN see on our cold winter nights. It’s a sign of life on those quiet evenings when it’s already dark at 5pm. And it’s a seasonal reminder of one of the area’s more popular winter activities. I’m talking about the illuminated slopes of our ski hill, Marquette Mountain... brightly bordering the ... Continue Reading
A Hard Lesson • A Negaunee Weekend
YOU ARE NO DOUBT ALL TOO familiar with the tragedy which occurred last weekend when an Escanaba couple lost their lives in a traffic accident as they were on their way to see their son play basketball in Sault Ste. Marie. I don’t need to go into unnecessary detail about the incident, which is almost too painful ... Continue Reading
On the Hills, At the Beach, Online, and at the Lounge
Today Wax 'em up skiers and snowboarders, because Marquette Mountain opens today! Better late than never, and in these times, never is always a possibility. Though the pandemic tends to put a drag on everything, it’s the weather that’s been holding things up this year. Upper Midwest ski hills like to be open by ... Continue Reading
Marquette Mountain’s Search, Marquette’s Tourism Trend, and an Actor’s Pivot
Top candidate turns down the job STILL LOOKING FOR a leader. That's the status of Marquette Mountain as owner Eric Jorgensen and his team continue their search for a new general manager at the Mountain. This, following the surprise dismissal last month of previous GM Andrew Farron who Jorgensen decided was not the right ... Continue Reading