HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING the story of the local swim club itching to get back in the pool? The Wildcat Aquatics Club has traditionally used the MSHS pool for training and a limited schedule of competitions, but staffing issues… yes, staffing issues, have resulted in the club being denied their time. Pool ... Continue Reading
Landmark Inn Ramping Up, Looks Toward Revival
Dining to be offered within a few weeks IT'S BEEN A long and eerily quiet spring for the Landmark Inn, one of the UP's most prestigious hotels. Occupancy has been languishing in the single digits during the pandemic scare, restaurants and the pub are closed down, most of the staff has been furloughed. But now ... Continue Reading
Goodbye to The Piedmont, Hello to The Parlour
BIG CHANGE AT the Landmark Inn. The hotel's restaurant, The Piedmont, will close down on March 30th for several weeks of renovations, to re-emerge by summer as The Parlour, featuring wood-fired pizzas. "We have been trying to do too much for too many people," says Matt Mering, one of the owners. "We wanted a more ... Continue Reading
Pizza Truck Arrives, Dia de los Tacos Welcomes It, Chamber Grows, Landmark Revenue Grows, Marijuana Business Mystery, and TV Reporter Moves On
MARQUETTE'S BURGEONING FOOD truck industry is about to grow yet again. The latest addition? Copper Crust Co., which will feature wood-fired pizzas, along with empanadas, chicken wings, meatballs and quesadillas. Actually, Copper Crust won't be a truck; it'll be a fully equipped trailer transported to its parking spots ... Continue Reading