Travel

Upper Peninsula Michigan travel tips, features, and photography from destinations all over the U.P. on MarquetteMagazine.com. From the pristine beaches and rugged coastlines of Lake Superior to the lush forests and spectacular views on Marquette Mountain. Find where to eat, shop, play, and stay in Marquette Michigan hotels, campgrounds, and cabins.

 Maggie J Shepeard

Camping in the U.P.

Camping in the U.P.

CREATING MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME: CAMPING IN THE U.P. Marquette, MI – We may not have made the Top 10 locations to visit this summer, according to some reports, but something that has made the Upper Peninsula famous for its summer tourism industry are the vast areas of camping available up here ‘above the bridge.’ […]

 Erica McMillan

Mini Cooper Culture

Mini Cooper Culture

U.P. JOINS THE MINI COOPER CULTURE BY HOSTING IT’S OWN EVENT: KEEWENAW MINI RENDEVOUS Since it’s 1959 debut in Great Britian the Mini has been an icon in Europe for decades based on it’s legacy of balancing efficiency, fun, and freedom. However, it’s huge popularity didn’t catch on in the U.S. until the early 2000’s.  Now sporting a modern design, the […]

 Keith Glendon

Their Ship Has Come In

Their Ship Has Come In

THE ONGOING STORY OF TWO PEOPLE, THEIR BOAT, AND THE PURSUIT OF A DREAM

Marquette, MI – The pursuit of our dreams will always involve challenge. On a sailing vessel – as Greg and Andrea Timm discovered – sometimes that challenge can even be terrifyingly life-threatening… When I greeted them on return to their home port of Marquette, what struck me was the far-off look in their eyes. Sitting […]

 Candace Prill

Grand Marais Michigan: Nature In Abundance

Grand Marais Michigan: Nature In Abundance

 Look no further for a great travel destination than Grand Marais, Michigan: Nature in Abundance! Marquette, MI – Grand Marais is a little nook on the southern shores of Lake Superior; a little corner harbored from the fast paced city life that most of us live. Grand Marais is infinite in nature and beauty and […]

 Ron Caspi

McCarty’s Cove

McCarty’s Cove

McCarty’s Cove one of Marquette’s Premiere Beaches Marquette, MI – From sunrise to sunset this stretch of golden beach sand bordered by dune grass and trees makes a great place to clear your mind with a walk, spend a day with the kids, or cool off with a dip in Lake Superior.   Located within […]

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Morgan Falls

Morgan Falls

 For a beautiful and easy to reach waterfall experience! Marquette, MI – Tucked just off of HWY M-553 across from the Marquette Mountain Ski Hill is a forest gem called Morgan Falls.  Just 2 miles south of Marquette these small but enchanting  falls cascade down 20 feet before joining with the Carp River.  This is a […]

 Tabbatha Quick

Discover Marquette Maritime Museum

Discover Marquette Maritime Museum

Discover Marquette’s Maritime Museum where history meets fun! Overlooking beautiful Lake Superior and half way between the lower and upper harbor is an old stone building that looks like it came out of the earliest days of Marquette’s history. This picturesque red building, at one time, served as the city’s waterworks building, but it has […]

 Kaitlyn Richmond

Eben Ice Caves

Eben Ice Caves

Eben Ice Caves make breathtaking winter excursion It’s a bright and sunny winter day. The sun is high in the clear baby blue sky and glistens off the snow. You putt down a dirt road with two intimidating ice covered hills and turn right just before the dead end. Another 300 feet and you arrive […]

 Roweena Langin

Annual Trenary Outhouse Classic

Annual Trenary Outhouse Classic

Get ready for the 22nd Trenary Outhouse Classic this February 28th, 2015

Looking for fun things to get you out of the house this winter? Here’s a unique event full with local U.P. style and fun. To find out what it’s all about check this account from last year’s event by MQTmag photographer, Roweena Langin. The Cure For Cabin Fever! Trenary, MI – Roweena  Langin went adventuring […]

 Erica McMillan

5th Annual Chocolate Festival a Success

5th Annual Chocolate Festival a Success

Great turnout for the Superior Alliance for Independent Living’s 5th Annual Chocolate Festival Fundraiser! Marquette, MI – The Superior Allicance for Indepent Living can call it’s 5th annual chocolate festival a success as community members filled the Great Lakes Rooms of the NMU campus center on Sunday, February 9, 2014.  In fact, people were lined […]