Facts For World Water Day
A look at how water has and will continue to shape human culture.
Have you ever stopped to think just how water has shaped humanity and it’s many cultures? Despite the diversity we find from place to place one thing is common to all; that without water there is no humanity. In preparation for World Water Day on March 22, 2015 we wanted to share the importance of […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Pasty: A Recipe Wrapped In Memories
Growing up in the Upper Peninsula, pasties become a part of your national identity—the food linked with wooded hills cradled in the arms of three great lakes. It’s the food that came with miners who forever altered the craggy, ancient, almost-mountains as they dug for copper, iron, and even gold. Cornish miners, communities with half-lives […]
Fun on the Mountain
Marquette Mountain offers fun-filled things to do in the U.P. all year round!
Marquette, MI – When imagining four seasons of fun, Marquette Mountain may seem like the last place that you would look, but they deliver in every sense of the word. Not only a ski hill there are activities taking place at the ‘mountain’ all year round. For anyone new to the sport of all things […]
Marquette County Gears Up For U.P. 200 and Midnight Run
Premiere Dog Sled Races in Marquette Michigan
Marquette, MI. February 12th-16th 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the U.P. 200 and Midnight Run Sled Dog Races. The U.P. 200 is one of America’s premier 12-dog, mid-distance sled dog races drawing mushers from around the United States and Canada and is also an Iditarod qualifying race. In this year’s race we’ll see two […]
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 […]
Why To Try a “Craft” Beer
By Mark Wilson Now as the title mentions this article is for those who don’t drink “craft” beer, or for that matter beer at all. I will not state that by the end you will like craft beer (from here on no quotations and we will just call it beer), but I do hope to […]
Shack Fever
You Could Be Next...
Winter is upon us once again. Early winter is rather cool; sliding down hills, making snowmen and playing in the snow before it piles up to the rafters. In late winter, people in northern climates tend to experience a variety of neuroses, colloquially termed: shack fever. Not only must we endure the debilitating Arctic air […]
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! […]
