After the recent rain event elevated levels of bacteria, specifically E. coli,have been detected at South Beach and Tourist Park swimming beaches in Marquette, MI. The beaches are closed to swimming until further notice.The City of Marquette is collecting water samples daily and will reopen the beaches to swimming when…
Marquette, MI – July 11, 2020 – The U.P. Football All-Star Game has been held annually in Marquette since 2008. This year would have marked the 13th year for the event. Each year, seniors from around the U.P. come to Marquette to play in one last game before heading out…
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-147, which reiterates that individuals are required to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. It also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces. Most significantly, the order requires any business that is open to the…
Effective date: Friday, July 10th Be advised that the City of Marquette Beaches will be closed till 3pm today due to inclement weather and hazardous water conditions. Lifeguards will not be on duty during this period of time. The City Fire Department will issue a news release later today, advising news agencies of either beaches reopening,…
Northern Michigan University’s CDL truck driving program—temporarily halted by the COVID-19 crisis—will resume Monday, July 27, with new safety guidelines and procedures in place. Students who complete the intensive course should be ready to test for a Commercial Driver’s License and begin their careers in five weeks. The class will…
Upper Peninsula Keweenaw Bay: Fishing slowed with a mayfly hatch. A few lake trout were caught, but getting them to bite was tough. There were reports of a few Chinook salmon found, along with lots of baitfish, throughout Huron, Keweenaw and Traverse bays. Marquette: Most were launching from the Upper…
Company Announcement The J. M. Smucker Company today announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned cat food due to health concerns likely associated with elevated levels of choline chloride. Ingesting impacted product may cause nausea with excessive salivation, constricted…
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Upper Peninsula Fall Beer Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, September 12 in Marquette and hosted by the Michigan Brewers Guild, is being cancelled. This is the third of five festivals that the Guild has had to cancel this year, the others include the…
SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company (SEMCO) today announced an agreement with DTE Energythatwill support SEMCO’s goals to lower operational carbon emissionsand take another critical step toward reducing its overall carbon footprint. Under the terms of thepartnership,SEMCO will purchase half of theelectricity supplied to its headquartersin Port Huron from renewable sources provided…
LANSING, MICH. Fifteen million dollars in economic assistance for Michigan farms and agricultural processors, to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 virus across the state’s food production industry, gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)…