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Winter in Michigan's Upper Peninsula can be long and brutal. It can also be glorious. Check out this video of was seems like hundreds of residents of Marquette, Michigan who have turned the city's harbor on Lake Superior into a huge community ice rink. Lake Superior, as the largest of the Great Lakes, is almost always the most volatile with ship destroying winter waves, just ask the Edmond Fitzgerald. But Marquette's Lower Harbor is protected and more placid. Oh, and that imposing and eye-catching structure is the Lower Harbor Ore Dock. It's no longer in use for industry transporting ore betw...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — After five deadline extensions that delayed the process by nearly one year, the Marquette City Commission has come to an agreement with Home Renewal Systems Founders Landing LLC to authorize the purchase of Parcel 2A at the Founders Landing site. The commission voted 4-2 at Monday night’s meeting to approve a local development agreement with HRS, which was the final step in authorizing the purchase of land. The 1.6-acre parcel, located near the Fairfield Inn and Suites by the Lakeshore Boulevard and South Front Street/U.S. 41 intersection, will be dev...

A Townsend's solitaire is shown. (Scot Stewart photo) “I pray this winter be gentle and kind — a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.” — John Geddes It has been uncommonly warm in northern Michigan this winter. Always strange when the biggest snows come in October! A snowstorm, or even a big snow shower, will jolt life back into winter in the Upper Peninsula. The lack of true winter has made for many strange sights across the U.P. the past two and a half months, with many tree buds already showing some green, but especially for bird life reluctant to leave the mild climate that ...

A Northern hawk owl looks on. (Scot Stewart photo) “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” — Alan Watts A new year stands ready to bring new changes. Ironically the changes most look forward to are the ones bringing back the ways of old, the routines of the past. 2021 is all about undoing the changes of the past year! It has been a strange, horrible year in so many ways, but there have been some opportunities to learn from all that has happened and take away some interesting lessons.

9 ways to play in the snow this winter in Marquette Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 Snowy hikes at spots like Presque Isle Park are one of the ways to enjoy winter in Marquette. Photo by Aaron Peterson Facebook Share MARQUETTE, MICH. -- It’s hard to beat Marquette’s outdoor adventure possibilities any time of year, but especially in winter. As one of the nation’s snowiest cities east of the Rocky Mountains, Marquette is a great place to fall in love with all the classic winter activities — skiing, snowshoeing, winter hiking — while also being wowed by some of the more u...