Cowboys and Cowgirls Shine At The Great Lakes Rodeo
The Great Lakes Rodeo is a crowd pleaser full with heart-stopping action! Marquette, MI – Every father’s day weekend the Marquette County Fairgrounds hosts the Great Lakes Rodeo rain or shine. This annual event features hard and fast riding where cowboys and cowgirls shine at the Great Lakes Rodeo in classic rodeo competitions like bull-riding, […]
Culinary Ride: Food, Farms, and Fermentation
On September 6th Marquette hosts its first Culinary Ride—a food, farms, and fermentation bike tour pioneered by Audrey Wiedemeier and her partners in RadTour Partners LLC. The idea began in Iowa City in 2011 and since then Audrey has brought her exciting concept to cities from California to Iowa City and now to our very […]
Dead River Derby Double Header
You'll have double the action in their last home bout of the season
Marquette, MI – If you haven’t been to a Dead River Derby session (shame on you) but don’t fret, you will have one last chance on August 29th at 6pm to see our hometown derby girls in some hard hitting action on the Lakeview Arena floor. This will mark their final home bout for the […]
Ore To Shore’s Annual Epic Bike Race
2015 MARKS THE 16TH YEAR OF MICHIGAN’S LARGEST MASS START POINT TO POINT RACE Marquette, MI – With challenging terrains, gorgeous lake views, and unspoiled forests the Ore 2 Shore Epic bike races bring in riders from across the midwest. From seasoned competitors to weekend warriors men, women, and families are traveling here to Marquette […]
REdesign: Fashion In The Forest
Taylor Ehle Presents Her Latest Creations
Fashion in the Forest is a fashion show featuring the upcycled fashion designs of Taylor Ehle. Taylor only began redesigning clothing in the spring of 2014 and was a featured designer at the 2015 Marquette REdesign Fashion Show, but as soon as she created her first wearable piece, she knew she had found her passion. […]
Marquette Blueberry Festival
My First Time Experiencing a Yooper Tradition
Get Ready For This Year’s 15th Annual Blueberry Festival In Downtown Marquette! July 31, 2015 | 10am – 7pm In Hammonton, New Jersey where the rural lands are known for their harvesting of blue berries it seemed important that I go and witness the Marquette Blueberry Festival. This year being my first festival in the […]
Marquette 2015 Trails Festival
Marquette has become known for its friendly and accommodating spirit towards trail enthusiasts as much as it is for its scenic forests, varied terrain, and special seasonal events. Each June the city of Marquette hosts an annual event to highlight the fun available locally for all non-motorized trail users with mountain bike races, trail runs, […]
Run For Life
Run For Life race raises awareness for organ donation and celebrates life! Marquette, MI – Saturday morning June 13th runners and walkers young and old will be turning out at the Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park for one of the summer’s most enjoyable family-oriented race events, the 4th annual Run For Life race. This annual […]
NMU Homecoming: Not Just for Students
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING CAN BE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Marquette, MI- With Northern Michigan University’s Homecoming just around the corner, NMU students are in the final stages of preparing their floats, putting the finishing touches on their choreography for stepping competitions and gearing up for the Dead River Games. Most of the student […]
