I have a plan on how to make Marquette more interesting. Granted, it’s just a plan and some of what I write is steeped in sarcasm — and it’s up to my loyal readers to figure out what — but it might give people something to think about.

Often when I travel by the Superior Dome, I look at the top of the dome and think how much fun it would be if it could be wired to act like a Simon game. Simon was a circular electronic game that required the players to repeat color and light sequences in order. The longer the sequence, the longer it was to perform them, or at least that was how it worked out for me.

The red, yellow, green and blue lights would flash during a game and make noises, making for a visual treat as well.

In case you don’t know, the top of the Dome has a little section on top. I’m not sure what you call it, but I call it the little section on top. So what if people had remote controls that would allow them to play a game of Simon as they walked by the Dome? I’m not sure how many people could play at once, and perhaps the noise created by the huge game might bother the neighbors. Still, wouldn’t it be fun to go by the Dome and see all the bright colors flash on and off?

There always seems to be talk about bringing more art to the area. The city of Marquette Arts and Culture Center has shows with creations I wouldn’t mind hanging in my house, but since my walls and my house in general are dangerously close to being cluttered, I wouldn’t mind seeing similar versions scattered through Marquette and surrounding towns.

A high school art show at the MACC a few years back showcased some pieces that definitely were on the whimsical side, and what city couldn’t use a touch of whimsy?

Perhaps some of these talented high schoolers could make enlarged versions of their creations. A giant red dragon hovering over the edge of the Lower Ore Dock? I’m there! In fact, local businesses who don’t want huge flocks of gulls on their roofs can install such a dragon to scare the gulls to less destructive locations.

Why stop, though, at the city of Marquette? What about K.I. Sawyer, which doesn’t have a Superior Dome or ore dock, and isn’t even by Lake Superior?

I have always found the former Air Force base to be strangely compelling, even with all the dilapidated buildings — or maybe because of all the dilapidated buildings.

Being a big fan of the TV series, “The Twilight Zone,” I can let my imagination run wild at Sawyer. What if one of those abandoned buildings harbors a deranged scientist with a shock of white hair and a white lab coat who creates atomic monsters from mysterious substances found in the groundwater?

Of course, this has to be in black and white. It can be like “The Wizard of Oz” with some parts in B&W and others in color. Heading into Sawyer, the scenery can turn B&W as I travel down Kelly Johnson Memorial Drive, and return to green as I head out the same way — and as I enter the former base, the ghost of Rod Serling can meet me at one of the intersections.

The Sawyer suggestion, however, might be out of community officials’ hands. I don’t think they can conjure up a ghost, or even a real mad scientist. So, perhaps they can take a few empty buildings and create a spooky science laboratory or fake counterfeit-money maker to simulate unsavory goings-on.

If all this is not possible, maybe just a few more community gardens would help the area. Actually, more community gardens throughout the entire region would be a great addition. Not only do they provide food for the gardeners, they liven up the landscape with greenery, red tomatoes and the like.

Which leads me to this idea: making community gardens in the winter more interesting. Perhaps gardeners can create snow sculptures where their plots would normally be. It would be like a snowman — or snowperson — garden. There certainly is no lack of snow in the area, so wipe that off your list of concerns. They also wouldn’t have to water their sculptures, unless they wanted to add ice.

Marquette and the surrounding communities are plenty interesting on their own, but it’s fun to think of little things can that make them even more interesting.

Rod Serling would be proud.