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He Greeted Marquette’s Founders in 1849. The City Buried Him Like a King in 1902.

Chief Charles Kawbawgam welcomed Marquette's founders ashore in 1849, presided as the last local Ojibwe chief, and rests at Presque Isle under a Lake Superior boulder.

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There’s a Giant Wooden Dome in Marquette That’s the Biggest in the World

There's a giant wooden dome in Marquette that's the largest of its kind on earth, built from 781 fir beams…

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Could the Air Force Come Back to K.I. Sawyer? Marquette County Just Took the First Step

Thirty-one years after losing the base that built it, Marquette County just voted to talk to the military about a…

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Keegan OBrien Yooper Hub editor Aug 13, 2026
Starting this one myself. I want to know what Marquette story we haven't told yet. The ore dock gets all the attention. What's the place or person locals know about that never makes it into print?

Marquette and nearby

Start with these three

He Greeted Marquette’s Founders in 1849. The City Buried Him Like a King in 1902.

There’s a Giant Wooden Dome in Marquette That’s the Biggest in the World

Could the Air Force Come Back to K.I. Sawyer? Marquette County Just Took the First Step

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The Henry B. Smith Sailed Out of Marquette in 1913 and Vanished With All 25 Men

Everyone Thinks the U.P. Is Copper and Iron. In 1880 a Druggist Found Gold.

The World’s Largest Log Cabin Is Hidden on the Lake Superior Shore

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