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MDOT keeping most rest areas open year-round

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains a network of 61 rest areas across the state for the convenience and safety of travelers. Most MDOT rest areas remain open year-round. Five rest areas, listed below, are closed each winter for a 20-week period due to safety ...

Brass choir concert coming up at MRHC

MARQUETTE — The annual Holiday Brass Choir Concert will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Marquette Regional History Center, located at 145 Spring St., Marquette. This event features 10 brass players (trumpets, horns, trombones, euphonium and tuba) from the local area playing ...

Craft magic series: Felt magic with Jody Trost at PWPL

MARQUETTE — From 6:30-8:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in the the Peter White Public Library Shiras Room in Marquette, teens, family, adults and seniors will join fiber artist Jody Trost for a beginner needle felting workshop. Attendees will learn basic needle felting and leave with their own ...

Help Partridge Creek Farm upgrade free community grazing beds on Giving Tuesday

ISHPEMING — This Giving Tuesday, Partridge Creek Farm is calling on the community to help strengthen the foundation of their mission: increasing food access for all. PCF aims to raise $5,000 to upgrade the FREE Community Grazing Beds at the Ishpeming Middle School Garden, located in downtown ...

Tech coaching for seniors
 available

MARQUETTE — From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 18, in the the Peter White Public Library Heritage Room, tech coaching for area seniors will take place. Need help with the settings on your phone? Want to download the downtown parking app? Learn how to make your ...