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Downtown Marquette Farmers Market Launches Online Marketplace May 26, 2020

Downtown Marquette Farmers Market Launches Online Marketplace May 26, 2020

Downtown Marquette Farmers Market Launches Online Marketplace May 26, 2020

MARQUETTE, MI: The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (DDA) launched the Downtown Marquette Online Marketplace Farmers Market on May 17 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic regarding large gatherings and social distancing parameters. Transitioning to a physical market will be assessed as a possible option later in the season. “The Online Marketplace…

Governor Whitmer Reopens Auto Dealerships and Retail Businesses by Appointment, Authorizes Nonessential Medical, Dental and Veterinary Procedures May 21, 2020

LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-96 to reopen retail businesses and auto dealerships by appointment statewide on Tuesday, May 26, as part of her MI Safe Start plan. The governor’s executive order also lifts the requirement that health care providers delay some nonessential medical, dental, and veterinary procedures statewide beginning on Friday, May 29. And the order authorizes small gatherings of 10 people or less starting immediately, as long…

Marquette Area Blues Fest Cancelled for 2020 May 21, 2020

Marquette Area Blues Fest Cancelled for 2020 May 21, 2020

Marquette Area Blues Fest Cancelled for 2020 May 21, 2020

Citing concerns relating to the coronavirus pandemic, the Marquette Area Blues Society Board of Trustees has voted to cancel the 2020 Marquette Area Blues Fest. The Fest was scheduled to take place over Labor Day weekend at Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park. Chief among the board’s reasons were concerns for…

Marquette County’s Response to COVID-19 Being Documented May 19, 2020

Marquette County’s Response to COVID-19 Being Documented May 19, 2020

Marquette County’s Response to COVID-19 Being Documented May 19, 2020

Northern Michigan University, Peter White Public Library and the Marquette Regional History Center are collaborating on a project to document Marquette County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic for future generations. They encourage area residents to submit stories, images and artifacts that represent how the crisis has impacted daily life. “This…

NMU Announces Earlier Start to Fall Semester May 18, 2020

NMU Announces Earlier Start to Fall Semester May 18, 2020

NMU Announces Earlier Start to Fall Semester May 18, 2020

Northern Michigan University has adjusted its fall semester schedule. Classes will begin one week earlier than usual—Monday, Aug. 17—and the semester will end shortly before Thanksgiving on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The decision follows the university’s previously announced plan to return to face-to-face instruction. The NMU Board of Trustees held a…

Ishpeming Provides Update on 4th of July Plans May 5, 2020

Ishpeming Provides Update on 4th of July Plans May 5, 2020

The Ishpeming 4th of July committee recently met to discuss the 2020 festivities. They realize that events will most likely not take place in the same way we are accustomed to; which means they may have to be reworked, downscaled, or possibly even cancelled. At this time, they are not…

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