The Marquette Downtown Development Authority Board district tour scheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. has been canceled due to rain. The tour will be rescheduled at the next DDA Board Meeting.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on September 1, 2022, has been canceled.   The next scheduled meeting will be held on October 6, 2022.

The City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture announces a partnership with Innovate Marquette SmartZone in the creation of a new award for the 2022 Annual Art Awards; the Arts Innovation Award. After 25 years of honoring the Marquette creative community, it is apparent that recognition is required for those who think outside the box and take risks in their process.

The Arts Innovation Award recognizes individuals who have exceptional creative thinking in their work and evidence of expansion in their perspectives and practice. Nominees should have demonstrated new methods, use of new technology, unique collaboration, unexpected use of materials, and develop new processes and collaborations that foster inclusivity and diversity.

The Arts Innovation Award is open to traditional and contemporary artists of all mediums and forms; or could recognize an individual or business that purposefully incorporated artists or creative techniques to their process or product design.

The nomination period for the Arts Innovation Award is open and will end Tuesday, September 6. The nomination form can be found at www.mqtcompass.com/annual-art-awards or HERE

The 25 Annual Art Awards ceremony will occur Saturday October 8, 2022 and is free and open to the public to attend. For more information or questions, please contact the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture 906-228-0472 or arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY - WILLIAMS PARK TENNIS COURTS

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for the completion of a Michigan grant-funded project in the City of Marquette.  The ceremony will take place on:

This project addresses high priority needs within the City’s Five-Year Parks and Recreation Master Plan.  This project was partially funded by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund with significant matching funds from the Marquette Tennis Association.

The public is invited to attend this event.

The seasonal portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park will be closed to vehicular traffic on Friday, August 26th from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a Marquette Area Public Schools cross country meet.

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAB) meeting scheduled for August 15, 2022, has been canceled due to lack of quorum. 

Wilkinson Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Center Street and Summit Street on Monday, August 15 beginning at 7:00 a.m. for a sanitary sewer lateral replacement. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

On Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pine Street from Fair Avenue to Lakeshore Boulevard and Powder Mill Road from County Road 550 to the north end will be closed, and Wright Street from Presque Isle Avenue to Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed to thru traffic for the “Ore to Shore” Mountain Bike Race.

Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling on Wright Street, Hawley Street, River Park Circle and Schneider Mill Court.  Race participants will be crossing at designated locations at varying times.

Starting Friday August 12, Oberstar will be working to install water main to service Rippling River Resort. The work will be occurring on the east side of M553 south of Division Street. No road closures will be needed however the shoulder will be closed and access to the multi-use path will be limited while they are working. The work is anticipated to last through August 28.

The public is advised to use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

As of today, Thursday, August 11, 2022, gasoline (premium) and diesel fuel sales have resumed at the Cinder Pond Marina.