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Classic car show on Saturday to benefit Women’s Center

MARQUETTE — The annual Classic Cars and Bikes on Third event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in Marquette. “The Marquette Downtown Development Authority is collaborating with the Women’s Center of Marquette County to put on the seventh annual Classic Cars on Third ...

Walk for Hope set for Sept. 19

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Suicide Prevention Alliance will join with several other local organizations, businesses and area residents to hold the annual Marquette County Walk for Hope at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event benefits local suicide prevention efforts and postvention programming in the county. The walk will be held in person at the Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming. Organizers urge all area residents to attend to honor the spirit of the event and recognize the importance of suicide prevention while supporting suicide loss survivors, attempt survivors ...

U.P. State Fair returns Monday with new attractions, familiar favorites

ESCANABA — For one week each summer, the Upper Peninsula State Fair brings agriculture, entertainment and community together in Escanaba. That tradition continues Aug. 17-23, as thousands of visitors are expected to pass through the fairgrounds for a celebration highlighting America’s ...

Flock cameras not wanted in Marquette

MARQUETTE — Don’t expect any of those controversial Flock cameras to show up in the city of Marquette anytime soon, or perhaps, ever. That’s because Marquette’s top cop, Chief of Police , said the cameras, often solar-powered and positioned on highways to snap photos of passing ...

Art on the Rocks winners announced

MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Art Association presented the 66th Annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show July 25-26, at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. Art on the Rocks is a juried fine art fair hosted on the last full weekend of July each year. Art on the Rocks featured over 100 ...