“Through leadership, innovation, and collaboration, the
County of Marquette
is committed to using its resources wisely to provide services that improve our quality of life and foster a countywide sense of community.”The City of Marquette, the seat of Marquette County, was first settled in 1849 as a shipping center and was named for the French missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette. During 1999’s observance of Marquette’s Sesquicentennial, Marquette Mining Journal staff writer, Dan Weingarten observed “The City of Marquette may not be able to claim any Lincoln Bedrooms or signs proclaiming that ‘Washington slept here’, but the town has hosted a handful of U.S. presidents and vice presidents over its 150 years ... “Taft was the only sitting president to have paid a visit to Marquette. When he came to town in the fall of 1911 it was to campaign for a second term as president ... “Roosevelt made two visits to town. During the first stop, in 1912, he was campaigning against Taft ... “Richard Nixon never actually stopped in Marquette, but he passed very close. In 1954, the vice president and future president landed at Sawyer Air Force Base and drove to Negaunee for a rally ... “Future president Gerald Ford appeared at a GOP fund-raiser in 1966 at Northern Michigan University ... “George Bush, a future vice president and president, visited NMU to deliver a commencement address in 1973 when he was head of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to China ... “Marquette has also seen a handful of vice presidential visits: “Henry Wallace, the vice president during Franklin Roosevelt’s third term, was in Marquette for a pro-FDR speech at City Hall in October 1940. Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson’s vice president from 1965 to 1969, visited NMU in 1966 ... “The most recent vice-presidential visitor to Marquette was the current veep, Al Gore ...” |
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Northern Michigan University
is a public university serving over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in over 150 areas of study. NMU was founded in 1899 in Marquette, Michigan (located on the south shore of Lake Superior) as Northern Normal School, a teacher’s college. Today, NMU is changing to meet the future. NMU offers not only excellent academic programs, but a wide range of outdoor activities for all seasons. |
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Marquette General Hospital(MGH)
is the Upper Peninsula’s Regional Medical Center. Today, as Upper Michigan's largest health-care services provider, MGH houses many Centers of Excellence. These include a Family Practice Residency, Home Health and Hospice, Behavioral Health, a Cancer Center, a Heart Institute, Neuroscience, Rehabilitation and a Women and Children Center. As part of the Women and Children Center, MGH houses a
Teens Center
where professional staff help you make the Teen years what they can be ... Some of the best years of your life!Today, Marquette General Hospital, in partnership with the Upper Peninsula Medical Center, hosts “Ask the Doctors” . This innovative program is a live TV show with two to three panelist physicians answering medical questions as viewers call them in to a studio. It generally airs every other Thursday on Public TV 13 in Marquette at 8-9 p.m. Eastern Time. Each show focuses on a different topic. This widely-acclaimed program is just one of many parts of MGH’s focus on medically networking the entire Upper Peninsula in preparation for the 21st Century.
Speaking of construction and MGH’s preparation for the 21st Century, Marquette General Hospital is also focusing on the growth of the population in the Upper Peninsula with their Project 2000 . |
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The
Upper Peninsula’s Children’s Museum
is located in downtown Marquette and is currently the only Children’s Museum in the entire Upper Peninsula. The Museum officially opened on May 2nd, 1997. The Museum is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to the bustling efforts of the resident staff and about 100 volunteers. These volunteers range in age from 8 to ???The first of nine areas to open in the Museum is called the “Investigation Station” where kids and the young-at-heart can learn about re-cycling, turtles and snakes, model railroading, the inner workings of a tree, real honey bees and much, much more. Another open area is called “Micro Society” where kids can shop at all the wacky businesses along Main Street, U.S.A. You can visit the Outta This World Travel Agency, the Post Office, the Faces Studio, the Graceland Sound Studio, the Early Stages Theatre and the world famous Fossil Rock Candy Cafe featuring such delicacies as Brontosaurus Burgers with Volcano Ketchup, Barney’s favorite. Got trouble . . . call SafetyVille Emergency 911 Dispatch . . . call in the Troops! . . . and don’t forget the MINE TRUCK . . . it’s BIG! and YELLOW! and KIDS CAN DRIVE IT! . . . and, and the Museum has its own FANTASTIC Gift Shop, Dino-Store-Us where there are Great Gifts for Growing Minds! The Museum has hosted as many as 160 children a day and averaged 6 birthday parties a week. If you really must know, the children just love “flushing” their teacher ... ask some of the Elementary School teachers, they’ll tell you. I’m getting pooped ... you’ll just have to come and visit first hand to see all the wonders ... while you’re here, look for the Over the Air Exhibit (Aviation/Space, Weather, Radio), the Incredible Journey HealthExhibit and the World View Cultural Exhibit. Read about all the Museum areas ... with pictures galore! |
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The
Lake Superior Village Youth Center
is also located in Marquette and is a “port in the storm” where kids are safe, get smarter and have fun! After school activities include counseling, tutoring, doing homework, organized sports, field trips, working with computers and much more. The Youth Center is also family centered with such activities as professional assistance and entertainment. |
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Marquette is a small family-centered community of loving, caring people. The foundation of this community is its love and worship of God. Visit the inspiring houses of worship in beautiful Marquette, Michigan! | |||
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“Touch the Future” |
See Picture Postcards
depicting life in and around Marquette. This picture and the others you will see from this “Postcard” Site are from the many talented contributors to the Michigan Department of Transportation Welcome Center Directory, “Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Four Season Travel Planner”. You are encouraged to write to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association at:
P.O. Box 400
Iron Mountain, Michigan 49801for an abundance of information about the absolutely gorgeous Upper Peninsula ... they’re the ones who publish the above awesome Directory.
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