Effective date: Wednesday, August 19th Be advised that the City of Marquette Beaches will be closed today, August 19th, due to inclement weather. Lifeguards will not be on duty during this period of time. The City Fire Department will issue a news release later, advising news agencies of either beaches reopening, or continued closure. Beach status updates may also…
The Marquette Regional History Center Presents: Third Street: Day and Night, a Video History with Jim Koski Release date August 19, 2020. You may have joined Jim Koski for one of our walking tours in the past. Now is your chance for an up close video history with…
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Aug. 14 – The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association today announced it will move the 2020 Fall football season to Spring 2021, due to football’s higher risk for spreading COVID-19, with the rest of Fall sports proceeding as scheduled. The football season switch…
Northern Michigan University will open its Superior Dome to students when classes begin Monday, Aug. 17. Free community access to walk and jog in that facility, as well as the Berry Events Center, will be postponed until Oct. 1. “The October date is tentative, depending on the COVID-19 situation at…
Effective Date: Thursday, August 13th Be advised that the Tourist Park waterfront will be re-opening. As of today at 11:00AM, Lifeguards will resume normal hours. As always beach status updates may also be accessed through the City’s website, https://www.marquettemi.gov/departments/fire/waterfront-safety/
Agricultural employers, employees file legal challenge to MDHHS COVID-19 testing mandate An emergency order issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 3 mandating COVID-19 testing by farm employers with 20 or more farmworkers is headed to court. Grand Rapids-based Varnum LLP formally filed motions on…
Personnel from the Michigan Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy are investigating a fish kill incident along the lower reaches of the Middle Branch of the Escanaba River. The fish kill – which was reported Aug. 9 and responded to by state agencies the following day…
Inland lakes in this region were good for panfish, fair for walleye and very good for pike and bass. Rivers with brook trout had good catch rates. Keweenaw Bay: Anglers had success trolling and jigging for lake trout. A few lucky anglers picked up a couple Chinook and steelhead; however,…
Be advised that the Tourist Park waterfront will not be staffed with lifeguards during their usually scheduled hours. The City Fire Department will issue a news release later, advising news agencies upon the beaches reopening. Beach status updates may also be accessed through the City’s website, https://www.marquettemi.gov/departments/fire/waterfront-safety/
Marquette, Michigan – The Community Foundation of Marquette County, including four affiliate funds – Negaunee, Greater Ishpeming, Marquette, and Gwinn Area – granted a total of $58,334 this year in the annual competitive grant cycle. Forty-one percent ($24,000) was awarded to programs that involved Youth and Education, including: Forsyth…