Marquette Trail Running: Fun In The Forest
Summer trail running series bringing folks together for fun in the forest!
Marquette’s gotten a lot of recent press and notoriety for its ever-expanding network of trails. At the center of the limelight tends to be beer-drinking, bearded guys on bikes. Quietly though, a different group make their way through the forest with an ancient camaraderie and connection; trail runners. Along a dirt road south of town […]
Dead River Derby Craze
Marquette Catches the Derby Craze! Marquette, MI – Wondering what the roller derby craze is all about? Roller derby is a great community event and a lot of fun for people of all ages! If you’ve never been to a competition or ’bout’ as they are known you will have the chance tomorrow night Saturday May […]
Flat Track Roller Derby in the USA
A bit of history about the fast-paced sport of Flat Track Roller Derby in the USA Marquette, MI – In celebration of the 2015 women’s roller derby season here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan we’d like to share a bit of the history of the sport that has become a hugely successful sub-culture movement […]
Kids Learn Coding
CODING CLUBS FOR KIDS SPRING UP TO FILL GAPS IN EDUCATION RELEVANT FOR FUTURE OF OUR YOUTH
Marquette, MI – We are failing our children. Right now, each and every day, we are failing the next generation in this country as we continue to send them off to a school system that – for the most part – continues to ignore an alarming knowledge gap. But we can do something about that, […]
Teachers: Our Allies in Parenting
Words to think on as we start a new school year… This week in Marquette, we parents will have meetings with teachers, open houses, interactions with the school system in anticipation of the school year’s start next week. Wherever our opinions may fall on the matters of the ongoing teacher-school board negotiations and related issues and […]
Their Ship Has Come In
THE ONGOING STORY OF TWO PEOPLE, THEIR BOAT, AND THE PURSUIT OF A DREAM
Marquette, MI – The pursuit of our dreams will always involve challenge. On a sailing vessel – as Greg and Andrea Timm discovered – sometimes that challenge can even be terrifyingly life-threatening… When I greeted them on return to their home port of Marquette, what struck me was the far-off look in their eyes. Sitting […]
Come Sail Away With Me
One North Coast Couple embarks on a dream
The brilliant horizon of Superior on a breezy summer day in Marquette is increasingly punctuated by billowing white sails against that endless sapphire skyline. One day in the next few weeks, beneath one of those sails will be Greg and Andrea Timm at the helm of their unfolding dream. Ten years ago this month they […]
The Reason Teachers Are Important To Your Kids
The importance of your children’s teachers explained in one heartfelt moment… Marquette, MI – A father shares a heartfelt moment with his daughter that sums up one big reason why teachers are important to your kids! Yesterday was the last day of school in Marquette, Michigan. The night before last, just after bedtime, my daughter […]
