MARQUETTE — The Marquette area has no shortage of historic maritime landmarks and one of its most iconic is the Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light. During a five year stretch from 1897 to 1902, the United States Army Corps of Engineers worked on the construction of a 1,200-foot breakwater ...

ISHPEMING — The A-shaft head-frame on the site of the Cliffs Mine in Ishpeming was built as one of two identical buildings in 1919. Cleveland-Cliff’s Iron Company, the owner of the mine, replaced the wooden head-frame structures with two reinforced concrete shaft houses in a neo-Egyptian ...

The Cohodas Lodge’s distinctive, yet massive, presence along the east end of Lake Michigamme has seen the iconic structure be recognized at a local, state and national level for its historic importance. Built in 1935, the two-story structure was built for Polish-American businessman and ...

MARQUETTE - While Stannard Rock Lighthouse is often described as one of the loneliest places on the continent, the 150-year-old structure is continuing to see new life. Over the years, the Stannard Rock Lighthouse has garnered plenty of attention for its unique engineering and its ...

MARQUETTE—For nearly a century the stately Graveraet School building has graced the greater Marquette skyline on the corner of Front and Hewitt Streets. In September 1916, Louis G. Kaufman, a national banking figure and notable Marquette citizen, sent a letter and a check for $26,000 to ...

ISHPEMING — Ishpeming’s Gossard Building dates back to the late-19th century and has seen several different owners and businesses call the Cleveland Avenue building home over the years. Originally built in 1888, the Brastad-Gossard building, as it was then known, was added to the ...