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East Washington Street closed in Marquette

MARQUETTE — Oberstar Inc. will be completing restoration work of the concrete crosswalk on East Washington Street at the Lakeshore Boulevard intersection, which will require a full road closure for the installation and curing of the concrete. East Washington Street, from Front Street to Lakeshore Boulevard, will be closed to local and through vehicular traffic now through Monday morning, May 11. The sidewalk on the north side of Washington Street will remain open for pedestrian traffic only. Eastbound vehicular traffic will be detoured south on Front Street to Main Street, east on ...

Traffic signal at M-26/Canal Road intersection in Houghton to go into full operation

HOUGHTON ­- The Michigan Department of Transportation will switch the traffic signal on M-26 at Canal Road in Houghton from flash mode into full operation on Monday, May 11.  The signal will display green, amber and red phases for all directions beginning at 6 a.m. Monday. MDOT urges drivers to be aware of these signal changes and use caution when approaching the intersection. The department has been monitoring the intersection for several years. Traffic counts show that a traffic signal is now warranted during the peak summer season. MDOT plans to operate the new signal from ...

Run for the Trees race set for today

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Alternative High School is hosting a Run for the Trees: Happy Little 5K today. The course will begin at the Presque Isle Pavilion and head south on the foot path along Peter White Drive toward the city multi-use path connection at Peter White Drive and Lakeshore Boulevard. The course continues west and then south on the city multi-use path along Lakeshore Boulevard to the turn around point between Hawley Street and Wright Street and then returns to the Presque Isle Pavilion on the same route. The race will begin at 10 a.m. and finish at approximately 12:30 ...

Queen City Dead Carp race set

MARQUETTE — Queen City Running is hosting the Dead Carp 10 Mile Run, 5K Run/Walk on Saturday and the Little Carp 1 Mile Run today. The 1-Mile course today heads south on the multi-use path from the South Beach parking lot to a halfway point and turns around to end back at South Beach. The race will start at 6 p..m and be complete by 6:30 p.m. The 10-Mile course on Saturday starts at the Ojibway Casino and heads west and then north on the Iron Ore Heritage Trail to the city multi-use path and ends at the Mattson Lower Harbor Park. The race will start at 9 a.m. and will be done by ...

Historic Marquette Bus Tours 2026 on tap

MARQUETTE — Enjoy a tour through town in an air conditioned Checker bus. Sit back and relax, meet a few entertaining historic characters and learn from the tour guide along the route. Each summer, the tours include something new and delight locals and tourists as well. The 90-minute tour departs from and returns to the Marquette Regional History Center. Tickets are $25 and on sale now. Advanced purchase is recommended. For more information and ticket purchase visit marquettehistory.org Eight total tours in July and August. • July bus tours: 6 p.m Wednesdays: July 15, 22 & 29 ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MUNISING — Postmaster James Byrne will issue a special mail cancellation today to commemorate the city’s first 100 years. The 8:30 a.m. event at city hall is one of several events today kicking off the city’s year-long centennial celebration. A centennial birthday party is planned for 7 p.m. at Central Elementary School followed by a cakewalk and a flashlight parade through town. The city was founded in the late 1800s after developers built smelters to produce pig iron from ra ore mined on the Marquette Iron Range, said Fred Rydholm, a regional historian from ...