| Page Views: 7,014 Last Visit to Marquette: - I Live Here | A Small Town next to a Big Lake by yooperprof - last update: Dec 20, 2007 |
The Coast Guard Lighthouse in Winter Whoever came up with the idea of painting the Coast Guard lighthouse red should get a ribbon - preferably a red ribbon. This is probably the closest thing we have to an "official image" for Marquette.
This would probably be a good place to explain a few things. Marquette is the largest town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Upper Peninsula (or U.P., to use its well-known initials) makes up about 20% of the land of Michigan, but only 3% of the population. People who are from here are known colloquially as U.P.-ers, or "Yoopers." Hence "Yooperprof." Strictly speaking, I am not a Yooper because I was not born here,, but. . . |
|  | Colorful Sunsets Some of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen have been in Marquette. A favorite place to go is Presque Isle Park. "Inspiration Point" lives up to its name. |
Anatomy of a Yooper One of the most attractive buildings in Marquette is the century-old County Courthouse, which features this glorious Tiffany & Co. designed glass dome. It was the location for filming "Anatomy of a Murder," the 1959 Jimmy Stewart classic, which was directed by the great Otto Preminger.
(This classic court procedural film is much better than any number of the John Grisham wannabees, IMHO!) | | |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful (and cool) summers followed by spectacular fall colors" | | Cons: | "A really long winter followed by a really miserable spring" | | In A Nutshell: | "The Entertainment Capital of the Central Upper Peninsula!" |
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BruceDunning Sun Mar 1, 2009 18:49 UTC
My brother went up to the UP top end-he is in Cedarville and snows hard 2-3 months. He likes the solitude-no one is around | alacross Mon Jan 19, 2009 17:18 UTC
bartenders are very rude, i would not recommend even stepping foot in this place, if your a male you'll have better luck but if your a female, the girl bartender will treat you with an incredible lack of respect | Nemorino Mon Aug 18, 2008 19:57 UTC
Me again, just checking back for updates and new tips that you have added here in the last year and a half. I hope lots of people came to the play you were in, after you advertized it in the big parade. | haroldcrick Mon Jul 14, 2008 00:08 UTC
Great info and entertaining. Really looking forward to Marquette now. Thanks for making what had been a quick drive through into at least a day or two spent exploring. I especially liked the Yooper/Troll thing. |
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