Hog Harvest Connects Community to Food and Farming
Community Gets Opportunity To Learn Farm To Fork Philosophy
Marquette, MI – Imagine for a moment that the slabs of meat wrapped in plastic on the grocery shelves hold a story within them, a story that you become a part of with every bite. Ponder for a moment, how the story began, before it landed on your plate… was this animal respected, cared for, […]
Pat O’Day Honored With SISU Award
Pat Ryan O’Day Named 2015 Recipient Of Save the Wild U.P.’s Fred Rydholm Sisu Award Marquette — Local publisher Pat Ryan O’Day has been posthumously selected to receive the 2015 Fred Rydholm Sisu Award from Save the Wild U.P. (SWUP), a grassroots environmental nonprofit. The award will be presented next month at SWUP’s Winter Gala, […]
Run For Life
Run For Life race raises awareness for organ donation and celebrates life! Marquette, MI – Saturday morning June 13th runners and walkers young and old will be turning out at the Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park for one of the summer’s most enjoyable family-oriented race events, the 4th annual Run For Life race. This annual […]
Marquette Welcomes Elegant New Antique Shop
Marquette, MI – Marquette antiques and decorating enthusiasts have reason to celebrate this month. On May 2, area antique dealers Richard and Pat Hennessy and Steve LaForais opened a second location for their popular shop, Birdcage Antiques and Eclectic Décor. Their new, high-end antique store shares space with Karen Larson Interior Design at 1508 W. […]
Festival Of The Angry Bear
Spring comes a little late here in the Upper Peninsula, but once that 40 degree mark hits in April it’s time for the angry bear to come out of hibernation. At Ore Dock Brewing Company’s Festival of the Angry Bear, people can try their signature angry bear drink, a hoppy sour-ish blend (6.5%), among other […]
Downtown Rail Jam Celebrates It’s Third Year
Annual Rail Jam Event Continue To Grow
Marquette MI- The annual Downtown Showdown Rail Jam has become a hugely popular and beloved outdoor winter event in the city of Marquette. This year marked it’s 3rd year in a row on February 21, 2015. The city of Marquette is well known for it’s outdoor sports and it’s architecture. Three years ago the city […]
Chocolate Festival at NMU’s University Center
Marquette, MI – Local chocolate lovers were delighted this weekend as the 6th annual Chocolate Festival kicked off Sunday, February 8, 2015 at NMU’s University Center. 10 chocolatiers from around Marquette County were featured at this year’s event including the Cookie Jar, Sayklly’s, the Marquette Food Co-Op, Gophers Cafe, Super One Foods, Root 41 Restuarant, […]
Marquette Kings and Queens of Drag
Marquette MI- Northern Michigan University hosted their annual drag show on January 23rd, 2015. People of all ages packed NMU’s Vandament Arena for the yearly drag show. For 19 years some of the Midwest’s greatest kings and queens have been making the trip to NMU to perform for the Upper Peninsula. The family friendly show […]
Eagle Mine Truck Accident on County Road 550
December 15, 2014 Marquette, MI – In the early morning hours of Saturday December 13, 2014 a truck hauling nickel and copper ore from Eagle Mine facility on the Yellow Dog Plains left the roadway and overturned in a ditch. Thankfully, no one was injured, no other vehicles were involved in the accident, and Marquette […]
NMU Students Raise Awareness About Ethical Hunting
LOCAL HUNTERS PLEDGE TO ETHICAL PRACTICES THIS SEASON written by Trisha Larkin, Molly Rinckey, & Reggie Bowden of the NMU Environmental Campaigns Class PR432 Marquette, MI – Northern Michigan University Student sportsman and women are pledging to act ethically in the outdoors. They are pledging to protect and preserve the streams, lakes woods and fields […]