Community Calendar

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.

The July 29 program will feature a documentary screening "One Day Longer: A Documentary of the 1990 and 1993 Strikes on the Marquette Range. The documentary was produced by Andy Skewis and funded by the USW Local 4950 and 4974. Free Admission.

The Marquette Elks Club is holding a fundraising dinner Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 eastern at the Elks Lodge located at the corner of Bluff and Front Street in Marquette. The public is invited to attend.

The homemade meal includes salad, entree, and dessert.

Dinner proceeds are used for activities and services that support children and veterans in our community.

More information at 906-226-7611
Or on Facebook at Marquette Elks Club 405.

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.

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.

The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and the Great Lakes Climate Corps (GLCC) are pleased to announce a new household electronic waste recycling collection site in Marquette that is open to the public every Wednesday from 12 PM - 4 PM, beginning April 2nd.

The public is encouraged to bring household electronic waste, including but not limited to: televisions, phones, computers, printers, etc. to SWP's Climate Office to be recycled. The SWP drop-off site is located in the Lakeshore Park complex across from McCarty’s Cove at 519 N. Lakeshore Boulevard.
Suggested donation: $5 per drop-off.

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.

Happy Hour - The Legendary Bars of Marquette and the Stories You May (Or May Not) Remember: A Walking Tour with Jim Koski
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. You guys did what back in the day? Join Jim Koski as he walks through downtown Marquette, stopping at the locations of the bars that live on in history, telling stories that would make your children (and grandchildren) never look at you the same way again. Meet at and return to the MRHC. $5 suggested donation. For more information visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571.

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.