Moving forward, City of Marquette voters will be able to utilize an early voting center in the lead-up to each election in the City.

The City Commission in August established the Peter White Public Library, located at 217 N. Front Street, as the early voting site for City of Maquette voters. In the coming days, registered voters in the city will begin to receive a notice in the mail notifying them of the new early voting option.

While early voting will begin statewide next year, the City of Marquette will be conducting an early voting pilot – in partnership with the State of Michigan – for the November 7, 2023 election. Early voting for November will be available at the Peter White Public Library from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2-5.

Additional details about voting options in the city of Marquette, including the full schedule for early voting, can be found online at www.marquettemi.gov/vote.

The southbound lane of Front Street between Main Street and Spring Street will be closed Thursday September 21, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for a concrete pour. Southbound traffic will be detoured around the closure via Main Street, Third Street, and Baraga Avenue. Northbound traffic on Front Street will remain unaffected.

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

On Friday, September 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing through approximately 6:30 p.m., the Marquette Senior High School will be holding their annual homecoming parade. 

The parade will begin at the Graveraet School, exit west east on Hewitt Avenue to Third Street, proceed north on Third Street to Magnetic Street, then west on Magnetic Street to Lincoln Avenue, then north on Lincoln Avenue to College Avenue, and then west to MSHS High School parking lot.

The September 26, 2023 meeting of the Police/Fire Pension Board has been rescheduled for September 28, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Finance Conference Room at 8:30 a.m. within City Hall, 300 West Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855.

Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, the eastbound lane of Wright Street between Ontario Avenue and Erie Avenue will be closed for street repairs. Traffic will be directed into the center lane. These repairs are expected to be completed by 2:30 p.m.

Please take caution when traveling through this area.

The September 21 regular meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has been canceled due to lack of agenda items. The meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street on the third Thursday of each month. The next scheduled meeting is on October 19, 2023

Spruce Street will be closed to through traffic for a sewer main repair between Ohio Street and Hewitt Avenue on Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 7:00 a.m. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 20.

Public Skating 2023-2024 begins Monday, September 18, 2023

The City of Marquette announces Lakeview Arena’s Public Skating Hours:

• 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

• Public Skate (all ages)                                    Monday-Sunday 1:00-2:50pm

• Senior/Adult Skate (55 & older)                     Friday 7:00-8:30pm beginning October 20

(Free to Marquette City senior residents with ID)

• Drop-In Curling                                              Sundays 7:30pm-10:30pm beginning October 15

The public skating schedule can be affected by tournaments and holidays. Saturday, Sept 23 there will be no public skating for the Stick it to Cancer hockey tournament.

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

The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for September 19, 2023, has been canceled due to lack of business. The next schedule meeting is October 3, 2023.

On Sunday, September 17, Baraga Avenue between Front Street and Third Street will be closed from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for a block party hosted by the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum. 

Motorists are advised to take caution when traveling through this area.