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Over The River and Through The Woods Snowshoe Race

Over The River and Through The Woods Snowshoe Race

Join the U.P. Land Conservancy For Some Fun In The Snow On This Scenic 5K Trek

Marquette has long been known to be the place to go for fun in the snow. This year a new event is being added to the mix. The first annual “Over the River and Through the Woods 5k Snowshoe Race/Trek” will be held at the future Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy’s Vielmetti-Peters Preserve located less than […]

 Roweena Langin

Downtown Rail Jam Celebrates It’s Third Year

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 […]

 Erica McMillan

906 Polar Roll Fat Tire Bike Races

906 Polar Roll Fat Tire Bike Races

  Marquette Michigan -The air was alive with the buzz of fat bike tires as the first annual 906 Polar Roll snow bike race kicked off Saturday morning, February 21st, 2015. This new yearly event brought together over 250 bike enthusiasts looking for a special event for and by bike lovers. The 906 Polar Roll […]

 Ron Caspi

Celebrating 128 Years on Suicide Hill

Celebrating 128 Years on Suicide Hill

Ishpeming's Annual Ski Jumping Tournament

It was a beautiful night for jumping on Suicide Hill Tuesday Jan. 27, 2015.  Over 600 local residents turned out for the Ishpeming Ski Club’s 128th Annual Ski Jumping Tournament which featured an international line-up of participants from the U.S. Ski Team, Finland, Poland, and Slovenia. Winds were low, temperatures mild, and the bonfires were […]

 Roweena Langin

NMU Defeats LEC In Basketball

NMU Defeats LEC In Basketball

Wildcats Have Hot Weekend in Basketball

NMU men’s and women’s basketball teams faced off against Lake Erie College (LEC) Storms at the Berry Events Center on Saturday January 10, 2015. NMU’s lady cats stepped onto the court and dominated the game. NMU’s Bre Gaspervich put the first points on the board giving NMU the lead. They held that lead throughout the […]

 Roweena Langin

Old Team Rivalries Make For An Exciting Game Of Hockey

Old Team Rivalries Make For An Exciting Game Of Hockey

Marquette MI- The most anticipated hockey game for NMU fans finally came to pass last weekend. On January 9, 2015 NMU and Michigan Tech fans dressed in their best team colors and stormed the Berry Events Center, to lose themselves in the long lived rivalry. 3706 people packed themselves into the stands to cheer on […]

 Cody Huebner

Zambon’s Brings Snow Bikes To The Upper Peninsula

Zambon’s Brings Snow Bikes To The Upper Peninsula

Trading Dirt For Snow

Marquette, MI- The Upper Peninsula has always been known for its beautiful summers and long harsh winters, it is truly a motorsports enthusiast’s paradise. There is only one problem, the summers are too short.  Snowmobilers love it, but for motorcyclists who don’t want to spend ten thousand bucks plus on a sled, it is hell! […]

 Roweena Langin

Two Wins For NMU Basketball

Two Wins For NMU Basketball

Marquette MI- Saturday December 13, 2014 NMU’s men’s and women’s basketball took on The University Of Findlay. Both of the NMU and Findlay teams captivated their fans with a wonderful performance of athleticism winning both of their games. The women’s game had fans sitting at the edge of their seats with nervous anxiety. The teams […]

 Roweena Langin

Bowling Green Dominates NMU Hockey

Bowling Green Dominates NMU Hockey

Marquette MI- It was a long night for NMU hockey. Saturday December 6th NMU hockey was shut out by Bowling Green State University (BGSU). NMU’s boys where physically on the ice but never seemed to be in the game, never finding their normal team coordination and aggression. For most of the first period both teams […]

 Roweena Langin

NMU vs. Bowling Green State

NMU vs. Bowling Green State

Marquette MI- Friday December 5, 2014 NMU had their first of two games against the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) at the Barry Event Center. The first two periods where fast-paced with both teams attacking the nets and giving both goalies a good work out. NMU’s Shane Sooth took advantage of a power play and […]