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 Candace Prill

Fat Bike Fever Hits Marquette County

Fat Bike Fever Hits Marquette County

Biking season enjoyed up North all year round as fat bike fever hits Marquette County!   “Marquette County has some of the world’s best snow biking right out the back door, so get yourself a Fat bike and go ride these unbelievable trails year round!” –Mike Brunet Marquette Michigan is the easiest place in the […]

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Kite Skiing on Lake Superior

Kite Skiing on Lake Superior

Marquette, MI – March 25, 2014 –  This year’s winter of record breaking frigid cold has brought the Great Lakes ice cover to reach 91 percent, a level not seen since 1973.  Here an Upper Peninsula resident takes advantage of the frozen waters by kite skiing on Lake Superior. You could say kite skiing is […]

 Roweena Langin

NMU Women’s Basketball Team Hosts First Round of Playoffs

NMU Women’s Basketball Team Hosts First Round of Playoffs

Wildcats women’s basketball team gets ready for playoffs on home court! Marquette, MI – Going to a sports game is a family fun activity with excitement and suspense for the players and the fans.  When you add the words playoff game it becomes a whole new experience.  The experience becomes epic.       Northern […]

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NMU vs MTU Hockey Hot Action Game

NMU vs MTU Hockey Hot Action Game

Wildcat and Huskies face off in high action men’s ice hockey game Saturday at the Berry Events Center! MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University hockey team played a great game Saturday night against Michigan Tech during their Western Collegiate Hockey Association match.  MTU made the winning goal in the 3rd period finishing the game […]

 Roweena Langin

All Smiles For NMU Basketball

All Smiles For NMU Basketball

Great weekend of basketball at NMU! Unknown to me and many of the fans that came to the games, NMU had printed trading cards to hand out to the fans that came to attend the games. Yesterday upon entering the building fans received the freshmen and sophomore girl’s basketball team trading cards.  To add to […]

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Downtown Showdown Rail Jam

Downtown Showdown Rail Jam

Snowboards and skis own the road during Marquette’s 2nd annual Downtown Showdown! Marquette, MI – The annual Downtown Showdown brings the excitement of Olympic Freestyle snowboarding and Skiing to the streets of  downtown Marquette.  As Washington Street is transformed into a trick riders paradise for the day. This action packed event is quickly becoming a […]

 Erica McMillan

Learn Self-Mastery With Maritial Arts

Learn Self-Mastery With Maritial Arts

The Marquette Soo Bahk Do Academy specializes in teaching self-mastery and much more! Marquette, MI – Are you wondering yet what exactly is Soo Bahk Do? Seems like there has been an explosion of different martial arts disciplines now throughout the world as more and more people discover the benefits of practicing martial arts; Kung […]

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NMU Hockey vs Minnesota State

NMU Hockey vs Minnesota State

After victory in Friday nights face off against Minnesota State the Wildcats fell in Saturday evenings game 5-1. MARQUETTE, MI – The NMU hockey vs Minnesota State game was a disappointing one on Saturday night as NMU not only lost but did so with a huge gap in the score causing one fan to describe […]

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NMU Men’s Basketball vs Lake Superior State

NMU Men’s Basketball vs Lake Superior State

Wildcats basketball bows to Lake Superior State on home court Thursday, January 30, 2014… MARQUETTE, MI – NMU Men’s Basketball vs Lake Superior State University Thursday night and although the action on the court wasn’t so hot the warmth of the fans and half-time performances by the NMU Dance Team and Cheerleaders made up for […]

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Jr Noque Nordic Ski Race Kicks Off

Jr Noque Nordic Ski Race Kicks Off

Around 100 competitors turned out for the Jr. Noque 2014 Ski Race at the Noquemanon trailhead in Marquette! Marquette, MI – Jr Noque Nordic Ski Race Kicks Off – Participants ranging from 8 year olds to 19 year olds came out to race in the Jr. Noque despite the nasty weather with patches of snow […]