THOSE OF US WHO call Marquette home know all too well the cost of living here. Whether you rent or buy, your monthly tab looks nothing like it did just a few short years ago, and that’s if you can find a place. And the taxes? Statements are out, and to say a few of us are experiencing home-owner sticker shock ... Continue Reading
That Timber Cut and a New Hotel
LOTTA QUESTIONS ABOUT that large and highly visible timber cut along M-553 near Marquette Mountain. It's gotta be for something really big, right? Not really. It's actually for a natural gas line--20 inches wide that narrows to 10 inches-- that Semco is having installed, according to Jon Swenson, the city's director ... Continue Reading
Tap Room Opens, Tourism Soars, Mining Truck Collides, Temperatures Plummet, Casino Expansion Starts, and “Do It for Daniel” Going Statewide
A COMPLAINT WE'RE always hearing: "There just aren't enough doggone places in downtown Marquette where you can buy a beer!" (Pause for laughter) Well, we've got a new entrant in the beer-stakes. The Iron Bay Tap Room opened in a very soft launch this weekend. It's right next to the Iron Bay Restaurant and ... Continue Reading