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Snow tire season

Driving for some was a bit scary on Tuesday. Drivers are shown in the photo above coming into Marquette and leaving town on South Front Street in the early afternoon. They were faced with a slick road surface. Traffic was reportedly backed up several times over the course of Tuesday on this ...

Marquette to invest in swim tech

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission approved a new system for waterfront safety during the commission’s Monday evening meeting. The commission approved the $95,240 purchase of four SwimSmart towers in response to staffing shortages which have ...

Marquette County: Where the arts abound

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Marquette County is known for many things and now is being featured for its “thriving” arts and culture scene. Travel Marquette shared in a recent press release that the creative community “boasts a distinctive cultural scene ...

Then and Now: Small town Community Building lives up to its name

MICHIGAMME — The Community Building in Michigamme was built in 1937 in what is now the middle of town on Main Street. Residents say it was built on the site of the former Michigamme House, a boarding house owned by Gus Schewendman. The building burned down after the firehall, which was ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. 30 years ago MUNISING - Rangers from the Munising District of the Hiawatha National Forest are asking snowmobilers to stay off Hanley Field this winter. The local ...

Armistice Day Storm remembered

MARQUETTE — Maritime Maritime Museum’s Maritime History on Tap presents “The Armistice Day Storm of 1940” with National Weather Service Forecaster Joe Phillips at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. Nov. 11, 1940, Armistice Day (or Veteran’s Day), began with blue ...