Jumping Off Black Rocks Into Lake Superior Is the Marquette Rite of Passage Yoopers Never Forget
The cold water, the long drop, the dare from your buddies. If you're from Marquette, you already know the spot. You know the exact...
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An Iron Mining Company Hired a Famous Architect for a Piece of Machinery. Ishpeming Got Two Egyptian Obelisks.
The Cliffs Shaft Mine headframes in Ishpeming are Egyptian Revival obelisks designed by a Chicago architect in 1919, and crews built them around the...
The World’s Largest Log Cabin Is Hidden on the Lake Superior Shore
The largest log cabin in the world sits on Lake Superior near Marquette. The man who built Granot Loma also helped finance the Empire...
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