The City of Marquette Clerk’s office has now mailed absentee ballots for the November 8 election to registered voters who have submitted a request.

Registered voters can still begin the process of voting absentee in the following ways:

• Complete an application online at www.mi.gov/vote with a valid Michigan Driver’s License
• By phone or email: 906-228-0430 or clerk@marquettemi.gov
• In person at the Clerk’s Office at 300 W. Baraga Ave

Absentee ballot applications, absentee ballots, and voter registration forms may be returned by mail, or via one of the City’s three 24-hour secure election drop box locations:

• City Hall: 300 W. Baraga Ave
• Municipal Service Center: 1100 Wright Street
• Lakeview Arena: 401 E. Fair Ave

The City Clerk’s office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will incorporate extended office hours in the lead-up to the November election. Beginning in October and continuing through election day, the Clerk’s office will be open each Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Additionally, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 5.

Ohio Street, between Cedar Street and Fern Place Boulevard, will be closed to through traffic on Wednesday, September 28 beginning at 7:00 a.m. for a sewer lateral replacement. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

The City of Marquette and the Superior Watershed Partnership will be holding a celebration of the completion of the Michigan Coastal Zone Management Grant on Thursday, September 29at noon at the intersection of Pine Street and Lakeshore Boulevard. The celebration will include a brief synopsis of the grant and a walking tour of the project area.

Northern Michigan University will be holding their annual homecoming parade on Friday September 23, 2022, 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.

Blemhuber Avenue, west of Altamont Street, will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, September 20 beginning at 7:00 a.m. for a sewer lateral replacement. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

PASSPORT PARKING APP UPDATE

Downtown Marquette parking customers who use the iPhone version of the Passport Parking app to pay for parking in downtown may currently be experiencing difficulties with paying for parking. If this happens, a manual update of the app may be required. To remedy this, access the App Store via your iPhone and search for the Passport Parking app. When you tap on the icon for Passport Parking, you will be taken to the description page for the app, where you should be shown the need to update your app. Tap the blue “update” button to prompt your phone to update the app. This manual update requirement appears to only be affecting iPhone users. We appreciate your patience in this matter and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, Marquette Junior Hockey will be holding a “Hockey on Third” parade.

The parade will start at Pine Street behind the NMU Superior Dome, then proceed south on Pine to Fair, then west on Fair to Third, then south on Third to Michigan, then east on Michigan to Front, then north on Front to Fair, then east on Fair to Pine, then north on Pine, returning to the Superior Dome parking lot. The parade will be escorted by the Marquette City Police, and streets along the route will be closed to through traffic during the parade.

The City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture presents the 25^th Annual Art Awards on Saturday, October 8, 2022. This red-carpet affair honors outstanding individuals who have made an impact in arts and culture in Marquette. The awards show will be held at the Masonic Building’s Red Room, 128 W Washington St. This year’s awards show is made possible by Innovate Marquette Smart Zone.

This event is free and open to the public with a “Marquette Formal” suggested dress code to match the occasion. No RSVP required, doors open at 5:30 p.m., show begins at 6:00 p.m., reception with live music, cash bar, and desserts to follow. The 25^th Annual Art Awards show will feature performances by TaMaMa Dance Co., Troy Graham, B.G. Bradley, and more. Notable community members will appear as award presenters, and honor this year’s recipients:

Arts Advocate:            Susan Divine

Arts Business:             The Gallery

Arts Educator:             Barbara Rhyneer

Arts Organization:      Revolve CC

Arts Volunteer:           Robert Mercure
Performing Artist:       Troy Graham
Visual Artist:              Sawftsea [Chelsea Monaghan]
Writer:                         B.G. Bradley
Youth:                         Ethan Swanson

Special Recognition:  Judy Sarosik

Arts Innovation:         Silas Talley

For more details about the Annual Art Awards visit www.mqtcompass.com

For questions contact the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture at 906-228-0472 or e-mail arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

East Ohio Street, between Fern Place and Cedar Street, will be closed to through traffic on Wednesday, September 14 beginning at 7:00 a.m. for a sewer and water service replacement. This project is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

On Saturday, September 17, 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 use caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for police officers directing traffic and detour signage.