The 300 block of Rock Street will be closed to through traffic for tree maintenance on Tuesday, April 19, beginning at 8:00 a.m. This project is in collaboration with the Marquette Board of Light and Power. It is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

The 500 block of E. Ridge Street will be closed to through traffic for tree maintenance on Wednesday, April 20, beginning at 8:00 a.m. This project is in collaboration with the Marquette Board of Light and Power. It is expected to be completed Thursday, April 21, by the end of the day.

The regular meeting of the Fire & Police Pension Board scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, has been canceled.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon in the main floor conference room of the Peter White Public Library.  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.

City offices located at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue; the Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Avenue; the Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed on Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday.  Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time. 

There will be no change in garbage pickup for City residents.

The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture presents Signs of Spring, a new community art exhibit in City Hall. Signs of Spring features artwork by new, emerging, and professional local artists inspired by the Blue Spotted Salamander and other subtle signs of spring. The community is invited to vote for your favorite. Awards for Popular Vote, City Manager’s Choice and First Place will be presented at a City Commission meeting in May. The exhibit will be on display from April 1 through June 10 and is open to the public during normal business hours, Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:30pm. City Hall is located at 300 West Baraga Avenue.

Signs of Spring is part of Salamander Days, an awareness campaign presented by the City of Marquette, Superior Watershed Partnership, and other local organizations and individuals in the Marquette community supporting the migration of the Blue Spotted Salamander on Presque Isle Park. In addition to the exhibit, a variety of themed arts and science programming will be presented by partners throughout the month of April. For more information on Salamander Days and other programs being offered, please visit https://www.mqtcompass.com/salamander-days/.

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For additional information, please contact the Office of Arts and Culture at (906) 228-0472 or arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

The Harbor Advisory Committee (HAC) meeting scheduled for March 15, has been canceled due to lack of agenda.  The next regularly scheduled meeting will be April 12.   

The 2022 Marina Seasonal Slip Agreements have been mailed to the 2021 seasonal slip holders on March 11, 2022.  Payments will be accepted March 15, through April 15 at the Community Services Parks and Recreation Office, located at Lakeview Arena.

Beginning March 15, the City of Marquette will require all boaters to obtain a launch permit to launch a boat at either Cinder Pond or Presque Isle Marina.

Seasonal launch permits are available for purchase at Lakeview Arena Parks & Recreation office, located at 401 E. Fair Avenue, the City of Marquette’s Treasurer’s office located at 300 W. Baraga Avenue.  Seasonal launch permits will also be available at Cinder Pond Marina office beginning May 9.  The cost is $60.00 per seasonal launch permit, and $15.00 for an additional launch permit (restrictions apply).

Daily launch permits are $6.00 and are available in the red launch boxes located at Cinder Pond and Presque Isle Marina.

The City of Marquette’s outdoor ice rinks – located at the Presque Isle Avenue north ballfield and at the corner of Spring and Seventh Street – will no longer be maintained by Public Works, due to warming weather.

The public is still welcome to use these rinks until the ice deteriorates.