The Rubbish drop off site for the City of Marquette is nearing the end of the season.  Please note that the site will close at 6 PM during the week due to reduced hours of daylight. The final day open is Saturday, October 28.

The remaining schedule for the rubbish drop off site will be as follows:

• Saturday, October 14, 1 PM – 4 PM
• Monday, October 16, 3 PM – 6 PM
• Wednesday, October 18, 3 PM – 6 PM
• Monday, October 23, 3 PM – 6 PM
• Wednesday, October 25, 3 PM – 6 PM
• *ADDED* Saturday, October 28, 1 PM – 4 PM

The Compost drop off site will continue to be open on Tuesdays from

3 PM – 6 PM and on Saturdays from 9 AM – 1 PM through Saturday, November 11^th, weather permitting. 

The site will reopen in the spring and a new schedule will be posted.  

The Lake Superior Performance Rally car race is taking place on Saturday, October 14th. The community event will require the closure of Mount Marquette Road from Cliffs Power Road to M553 from 7am - 7pm.

Volunteers will ensure that all trail crossings are closed, but cyclists, hikers, and pedestrians are asked to avoid utilizing the recreational area surrounding Cliffs Power Road from 7am - 7pm for the safety of all the participants and the public.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for October 17, 2023, has been cancelled due to lack of business. The next schedule meeting is November 14th, 2023.

Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed to through traffic Thursday, October 12 between Pine Street and Fair Avenue for shoreline protection maintenance. This project will begin at 7am and is expected to be completed by the end of the day.

The southbound lane of Front Street between Main Street and Spring Street will be closed Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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.

The City of Marquette has been approved for a $583,750 Revitalization and Placemaking Program (RAP) award from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to transform the vacant Marquette Chamber building located in Father Marquette City Park into a vibrant public space for the Arts, Recreation and Sustainable Downtown Development. This is the second round of the RAP grant and is awarded for ‘public space place-based infrastructure for a single project in a traditional downtown’.

The Project will rehabilitate a vacant, blighted, public and historic building in South Marquette and will serve as a local cultural resource hub and economic pipeline that funnels visitors to the business district in downtown Marquette. The Project site provides 1) a new gateway to downtown Marquette, 2) a new Cultural Center for Marquette, 3) a new regional 4-season trailhead. This project will provide the community with a new-centrally located public venue for a wide range of events that will significantly grow the tax base, contribute to the vitality of the downtown district, and reactivate a public space in the heart of the City. The project will include Low Impact Development, ADA/Universal Design and green materials and native landscaping.

The City Community Services Department will be the lead on the project in cooperation with the Office of Arts and Culture. Superior Watershed Partnership assisted with the successful grant proposal.

Due to predicted inclement weather on Saturday, October 7, the static display at Harlow Park will be canceled. Your safety and enjoyment of our outdoor program is important to us.

It has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 14 in the same location from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.. We hope to see you and your families there! 

Remember: October is Fire Prevention Month! Practice two ways out in the event of a fire. Know your meeting place. Talk about fire safety around your home.

The Saturday Morning Farmers Market on October 7 is canceled due to the weather forecast.

While the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market has a rain-or-shine policy, rain mixed with dangerously high winds is where the line is drawn. The Saturday Morning Market plans to be back next week, October 14 from 9-1 PM at the Marquette Commons.

To learn more about the DMFM visit. www.mqtfarmersmarket.com. To stay up to date with market happenings follow the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market on Instagram, @mqtfarmersmarket, or at www.facebook.com/mqtfarmersmarket. 

For more information about the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market, please get in touch with Sara Johnson, Market Manager at (906) 228-9475 ext. 105 or farmersmarket@downtownmarquette.org

The Marquette City Commission will hold their first regular meeting in October on Tuesday, October 10. The meeting will be held in City Commission Chambers at City Hall, and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

The City of Marquette is announcing that all remaining annual flowers, plants, and other temporary seasonal items must be removed from the Park Cemetery before Monday, October 9. Beginning October 9, City crews will be winterizing the cemetery and will dispose of such items left at grave sites.