JUST WHAT WE needed. Another ten inches-plus headed our way late Saturday and early Sunday. That's according to the National Weather Service. "The exact path of the storm system is still not certain," says NWS meteorologist Jon Banitt, "but it looks like it's headed up through Green Bay into the western half of the ... Continue Reading
A Winter to Remember
BLIZZARDS. ICE STORMS. Frigid temperatures. Plow trucks frantically working from dawn 'til dusk. "We haven't had this much snow cover since the winter of '96-97," says WLUC meteorologist Karl Bohnak. He's referring to the nearly four feet of snow on the ground at the National Weather Service station in Negaunee. We've ... Continue Reading
Storm Was Comparable to Fitzgerald Storm
YOU'RE NOT WRONG if you think Tuesday's storm was comparable to the infamous November, 1975 storm on Lake Superior that took the Edmund Fitzgerald down. "In terms of millibars, it was very similar to the '75 storm, " NWS forecaster Jason Alumbaugh says. "The winds were a little weaker, but the waves were absolutely ... Continue Reading
Hate in Marquette, Pessimism on Dark Stores, Waiting on Marquette Mountain, and Snow (a bit) in the Forecast
HERE'S HOPING THE following is just one sad, isolated incident in our hometown. Khadijah Wilson has lived in Marquette for four years. She's black. She's worked as a nurse, she's served on the Boards of the Marquette West Rotary and the Women's Center, and she's currently on the Toastmasters' Board. She's the wife of ... Continue Reading
Ore Dock Revival, YMCA Lawsuit, Munising Tourism Boom, Not-So-Hot Summer, Partridge Creek’s Future, Edwards Departure, and Public Shaming
COULD THE HUGE, shadowy, abandoned ore dock become a centerpiece for downtown Marquette? Or is it just a fantasy? We'll start to get an answer on Monday when the folks proposing the transformation of the ore dock make their first official presentation to the City Commission. They're looking to get the Commission's ... Continue Reading