Community Calendar

The CDC has recommended a Spring dose of COVID- 19 vaccine for those individuals 65 and older. The Marquette County Health Department offers vaccine appointments Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call to schedule an appointment and to check eligibility.

June 23, 2025 – January 31, 2026

Maps are a valuable tool for seeing history at work. Maps have been used as an aid to all types of transportation from steamboat routes to today’s single track bike trails. They are also used as a marketing tool, for reference, and entertainment. View maps of the Great Lakes and Marquette County. See how mapmakers have sometimes misled their viewers and how our landscape and surroundings have changed. For more information on our special exhibit, visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571.

Ink Society is an informal group of local writers that connect at the library monthly to discuss their current work, seek feedback, and share ideas. Bring your work and prepare to be inspired!
The Ink Society meets the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Children ages 7-15 are invited to enjoy a Musical Show & Tell with instructors from Jim's Music on Saturday, August 2 at 10:30 a.m.
Learn about a variety of instruments and hear about the instructors' personal journeys in learning to play.
There will be hands-on activities as well.
For more information visit our website at www.escanabalibrary.org or follow the library on Facebook and Instagram.

Join us for a fun time of shopping and enjoy a light luncheon, while you help to support our volunteer fire department. Our bazaar and sales have thrilled shoppers each summer for over 40 years. Shop-'til-you-drop, then sit and visit with friends. This week, we are featuring back to school as our theme, so bring the kids.

You asked, we listened! This summer, from July 3rd to August 30th, we are bringing back your favorite exhibits: Remnants: Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula and Polar Bears: U.P. Soldiers in the Northern Russian Expeditionary Force 1918-1919.

The UP is known for its mining, creating a prosperous and booming population in its early days. But as this excitement settled, the once flourishing towns became abandoned. Now, they are forgotten, reclaimed by nature, or even demolished. Our Remnants exhibit explores 15 ghost towns, one from each county across the UP, through historic photos, contemporary photos, and drone footage.

Despite the infamy of World War 1, many don't know the history of the “Polar Bears”, a group of British, French, Canadian and U.S. troops who were sent to Northern Russia and Siberia. These units included nearly 100 UP residents who fought bravely and some even sacrificing their lives. Their stories cover the historical, social, and ethnic identities of these men through maps, artifacts, and photographs.

We are open *Monday through Saturday* 12pm to 4pm

Open knitting, crochet, other handwork. Bring your project. Enjoy working together sharing what you know and learning from others.
Meets Thursdays in the summer.
For more information call 906-524-6213.

Join us to celebrate 30 years of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve. The event will feature a hike in a seldom-visited section of the Yellow Dog River Community Forest, a pig roast, a kids' open mic, and evening music by Michael Waite and Ignorant Mob. Bring a dish to share, tableware, beverages, and a lawn chair or blanket. No dogs, please.

Watercolor Trees
Saturday, August 2, 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

Learn to paint some of the trees found in Presque Isle Park. We will begin with simple sketches and paint them. No experience necessary. Recommended age: Adult. Fee: $10. Email moosewoodnc@gmail.com to register.

Marquette Regional History Center presents there: Historic Marquette Bus Tours
Jump on and learn something new while being entertained. Tours feature local history through stories of our vibrant town. Historical reenactors will take you back in time. This is a 90-minute outing on an air-conditioned Checker bus. You will depart from and return to the Marquette Regional History Center. Tickets are $25 and are on sale now. Eight total tours in July and August. Advanced ticket purchases are highly recommended, as these tours sell out fast! For more information visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571.
July Bus Tours:
1:00 p.m. Tuesdays: July 15, 22, 29
6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: July 16 & 23
August Bus Tours:
1:00 p.m. Tuesday: August 5
6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: August 6 & 13
For ticket purchase visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571.