The City of Marquette announces Lakeview Arena’s Public Skating hours beginning Monday, September 15:

• Drop-In Figure Skating                                     Monday-Friday 9:00-9:50am
• Preschool/Parent & Senior Citizens                   Monday-Friday 10:00-11:20am
• Drop-In Hockey                                                Monday-Friday 11:30am-12:50pm
• Drop-In Hockey (evening, age 18+)                  Thursday 9:30pm-11:00pm
• Public Skate (all ages)                                       Monday-Sunday 1:00-2:50pm
• Drop-In Curling                                                Sundays 7:00pm-10:30pm

• Senior Skate (55 & older) begins October 3       Friday 7:00-8:30pm

(Free to Marquette City, Marquette Township, Chocolay Township, and Powell Township senior residents.  Some dates excluded: see Marquette Senior Center for schedule.)

The public skating schedule can be affected by tournaments and holidays. Saturday, September 20 and Saturday, September 27 there will be no public skate due to the Ainsley’s Halo and Stick it to Cancer hockey tournaments.

Please see the City website www.marquettemi.gov, Lakeview Arena Facebook page, or call the Lakeview Arena office for additional information.

Northern Michigan University will be holding their annual homecoming parade on Friday, September 19, starting at 5:30 p.m. The route will start in the NMU parking lot off Pine Street, head south on Pine Street to Fair Avenue, head west on Fair Avenue to Third Street, head south on Third Street to Hewitt Avenue, head east on Hewitt Avenue to Front Street, head north on Front Street to return to the start. The parade will be escorted by the Marquette City Police, and streets along the route will be closed to through traffic during the parade

North Third Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between Arch Street and Kaye Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2025, for the Marquette DDA’s Music on Third Event. Signed detour routes will be provided around the closures.

On Saturday, September 20, the Marji Gesick 50-mile mountain bike race will be starting on Lakeshore Boulevard between Washington Street and Spring Street. Riders will head south to the Carp River bridge by means of Lakeshore Boulevard, the City multi-use path and Lake Street. Riders will continue under the bridge to Cliffs Power Road, Mount Marquette Road, and onto NTN trails.

Between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed between Spring Street and Washington Street and closed to through traffic between Washington Street and Ridge Street. Traffic will be detoured via Spring Street, Front Street and Ridge Street. Police officers will be directing traffic on Lakeshore Boulevard; however, Lake Street, Cliffs Power Road and Mount Marquette Road will remain open to traffic.

Motorists are advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for detour signage and police officers directing traffic

On Monday, September 15, 2025, South Lake Street will be closed to through traffic from 8:30am to 6:00 p.m. in order to install sewer and water laterals to 1032 South Lake Street.

Residents living south of 1032 South Lake Street will have access to their homes from US41.Residents living

The Thursday, September 11 and Thursday, September 18 meetings of the E-bike and Multi-use Path Network Task Force have been canceled.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Room #103 at City Hall.

Beginning Monday, September 22, Smith Construction will be closing Presque Isle Avenue between Waldo Street and Kaye Avenue and Fair Avenue between Presque Isle Avenue and Third Street. A signed detour route will be provided around the closure using Wright Street, Lakeshore Boulevard, Fair Avenue, Third Street, and Kaye Avenue. The closure is required for utility service connections for the new Northern Michigan University apartment buildings. The closure is anticipated to last two weeks during which time access to homes and businesses will be maintained.

The public is advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signage

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side). 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.

The regular Marquette Public Art Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Marquette Arts & Culture Center Studio #2 has been relocated to the Peter White Public Library Lion’s Club Room. The Lion’s Club Room is located on the main level of Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St., Marquette.

Walking hours for the seasonal portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park will be extended on Thursday, September 4 until 6:00 p.m. for a Marquette Area Public Schools Cross Country meet. The gate for vehicular traffic on the loop will open at 6:00 p.m.

The public is advised of expected congestion at the park during this event.