MARQUETTE — At the turn of the last century, wealthy industrialists enjoyed purchasing acres of land and building private hunting and fishing camps. These grand camps evolved out of a rebellion against the formality and rigidity of society’s social structure. Established in the ...

QUESTION: What Upper Peninsula community is noted for their annual Humongous Fungus Fest? ANSWER: Crystal Falls. The annual festival is dedicated to the discovery of a giant fungus in a nearby forest in 1992. An Armillaria bulbosa, covers more than 30 acres and has an estimated mass of 100 tons.

People have been going on journeys to gain greater understanding of themselves and the world around them for as long as humans have been able. Marquette’s history is no different, full of tales of people pushing themselves to the limit on long trips for personal and spiritual growth. Here ...