Due to impacts from the ongoing winter weather event, City of Marquette offices will be closed on Monday, March 16 and business scheduled for that day will be postponed.

This will impact the Marquette City Commission regular meeting and work session, which were scheduled for the evening of March 16. Both meetings are canceled, and updates will be shared regarding the rescheduling of the meetings.

The March 16 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting is also canceled.

City Police, Fire, and Public Works remain operational.

As always, please dial 911 if you have an emergency.

Presque Isle Park will be closed to vehicular traffic effective immediately due to hazardous conditions caused by the impending winter storm. The park will will re-open once Public Works Crews have an opportunity to remove the snow and make it safe for visitors. 

Queen City Running Company will be holding a one mile running race on Pine Street between Ridge Street and Lakeshore Boulevard on Thursday, March 12. Runners will begin lining up at the start at 5:55 p.m. and the race will start at 6:00 p.m.

The race will be led by a police vehicle and Pine Street will be briefly closed to traffic while the race passes through. Volunteers will be stationed at each intersection on the course and police will be directing traffic at Pine Street and Lakeshore Boulevard. Pine Street will be reopened to traffic as the race passes through. The overall closure time is expected to be less than 20 minutes. Ridge Street will remain open to traffic. 

Motorists are asked to take caution when traveling in the area.

In cooperation with the Superior Watershed Partnership and Northern Michigan University Biology Department, the City of Marquette will be closing a portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park to facilitate the safe migration of the blue-spotted salamander.

The southwest bend of Peter White Drive from the Ice Cream Store Pavilion to the gate north of the pavilion will close to vehicular traffic daily at 8:00 p.m. from March 15 to May 15 or until the completion of the migration.  Road barricades will be placed and removed daily to prevent vehicular traffic use of the migration area.  Foot traffic is permitted in the area during regular park hours.

Superior Watershed Partnership can be reached at 906-228-6095.

The 2026 Marinas Seasonal Slip Agreements have been mailed to the 2025 seasonal slip holders.  Payments will be accepted beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2026 through Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the Community Services Parks and Recreation Office located at Lakeview Arena.

Community Office Hours at the Peter White Public Library with Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs have been canceled for Wednesday, March 11.

Notice of BOR Organizational Meeting
The City of Marquette (Marquette County) Board of Review will be meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at City Commission Chambers, located in City Hall, at 300 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette, Michigan.

No protests will be heard at this meeting. This notice is given in accordance with Act 267 of the 1976 Public Acts of the State of Michigan. This is an organizational meeting. Public notice will be given regarding any changes to the above meeting.

BOR Public Protest Hearings
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review, City of Marquette will meet on Monday, March 9, 2026 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. at City Commission Chambers, located in City Hall, at 300 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, in order to hear property tax assessment protests:

Notice of Poverty Exemptions
City of Marquette guidelines and policy for granting or denying a poverty exemption are available at the City Assessors Office. If you feel you qualify for a poverty exemption on your property taxes, guidelines and applications are available at 300 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855. Applications must be filed with the Assessor BEFORE the MONDAY, MARCH 09, 2026 Board of Review Meeting. Any exemption granted will only apply to 2026 property taxes.

If you require assistance to participate in any meeting, program or activity offered by the City of Marquette, please provide advanced notice to City of Marquette ADA Coordinator Eric Stemen at 906-225-8978 or via email at estemen@marquettemi.gov.

The Marquette Public Art Commission (MPAC) has approved the design for a new landscape-based public art installation and is presenting it to the community for review and public comment. The landscape-based public art design is planned within Marquette Lions Lakeside Park as a public gathering space and functional outdoor extension of the future City Cultural Trailhead (501 S Front St).

Funded entirely through private donations and grant support, the public art landscape is made possible by a gift from the Eiben Family. The project will be an aesthetic enhancement to the exterior accessible pathway improvements at the new City Cultural Trailhead, which are funded through a Michigan Department of Natural Resources SPARK Grant.

Project design and details are posted online: https://mqtcompass.com/blog/culturaltrail/public-art-landscape/ Comments may be submitted by email to City Arts & Culture Manager Tiina Morin or as public comment during the MPAC Special Meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Peter White Public Library Lions Club Room, 217 N. Front St., Marquette. Comments will be collected until Noon on Thursday, March 5th

The Marquette Public Art Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss capital enhancements, outreach materials and educational materials in the Cultural Trailhead space. This meeting will be held in the Peter White Public Library Lions Club Room, 217 N. Front St., Marquette.

There will be two options for public participation in this meeting: in-person or written. There will be two public comment periods for the meeting, one near the beginning of the agenda and one at the end. Comments are limited to three minutes and speakers must give their name and address before speaking. Written comments will be presented to the board during the meeting and can be submitted by emailing tmorin@marquettemi.gov. Written submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

The following streets will be closed to motor vehicles at the following times for the start of the Annual U.P. 200 & Midnight Run Dog Sled Races to be held Friday, February 13, 2026.

Thursday, February 12

10:30 p.m. - Washington Street from Front Street to Lakeshore Boulevard

Friday, February 13

5:00 a.m. - Washington Street from Front Street to Sixth Street.

7:00 a.m. – Fifth Street from Spring Street to Bluff Street (closed to through traffic).

7:00 a.m. - Fourth Street from Spring Street to Bluff Street (closed to through traffic).

1:00 p.m. - Lakeshore Boulevard from Mattson Park to Baraga Avenue (closed to through traffic)

5:00 p.m. - Lakeshore Boulevard from Baraga Avenue to U.S. 41 (closed to through traffic)

5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. - The northbound lane of S. Lake Street from U.S. 41 to Hampton Street

5:15 p.m. - Front Street from Baraga Avenue to Bluff Street (closed to through traffic)

5:45 p.m. - Third Street from Spring Street to Bluff Street (closed to through traffic)

A detour route around the closure areas will use Baraga Avenue, Seventh Street, and Bluff Street.

The street closures will remain in effect until 4:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14.

Pedestrian access will be allowed throughout all the street closure areas.