As a historical researcher, one the coolest things that can happen is to start looking into a story, and then have it take twists and turns you didn't expect.
Like what happened when I dug into this tale...
#historynerd #marquette #marquettemi
youtu.be/CwarC22uryw?...
A shot of Marquette's Lower Harbor Park on April 6th, believe it or not, still filled with snow and ice and gloom and despair.
One day, hopefully soon, Marquette will have no snow. Sadly, today is not that day.
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #lowerharborpark #isitjuneyet
A shot down Front Street in Marquette during the biggest winter storm of the 21st century (at least so far).
If anyone is curious as to what the biggest winter storm system in a century looks like...
This is what it looks like.
#photography #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #wintersux #youcansee10feetinfrontofyouandthat'sit
A shot of a drip off of an icicle, a small sign that our 54 straight months of winter may soon be coming to an end.
Look. It's finally melty season here in Marquette!
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #icicles #springhassprung
A shot of the Longyear Building (in the foreground) and the Landmark Inn (in the background), the lines of the two buildings cutting across one another.
For whatever reason, the geometry of buildings fascinates me.
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #oldbuildings
A shot of downtown Marquette on Wednesday, February 18th, with a layer of ice covered by wet heavy snow covered by a layer of frozen rain.
If anyone's every wondered what a layer of ice covered by wet heavy snow covered by a layer of frozen rain looks like...well, this is it.
Winter can go away any day now...
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #iswinteroveryet
A shot of a snow bank in downtown Marquette, where the snow removal people have built a Matterhorn taller than the building next to it.
Based on the size of the snow piles around here, I'm pretty sure we've had enough of the crap for the year... 😱
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #snowmatterhorn #snowsucks #isitsummeryet
A picture of a "No Lifeguard on Duty" sign on a Marquette beach with snow on one side and 35 degree water on the other.
Nor, I'm guessing, is one needed on a day like today.
Sadly...
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #lakesuperior #wintersucks
A shot of an ore boat on Lake Superior, with a jet skier zooming between it and the shore, on a warm summer day in Marquette.
There is literally nothing in this picture that you would be able to see in Marquette today.
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #lakesuperior #iswinteroveryet
As I get ready to head out to Surf Expo in Orlando, FL, a shout out to the crazies surfing Lake Superior recently, www.surfer.com/news/environ... #brrrr #cold #crazies #icecreamheadache #lakesuperior #marquettemi #surf #surfing #waves
Two pictures of a dead snowman in someone's front yard...an obvious victim of foul play, from all appearances.
I have some, uhm, interesting neighbors.
That is all.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #csifrontyard
A shot taken on Front Street in Marquette, the day AFTER Snowpocalypse 2025.
This is, I'm guessing, the proverbial calm AFTER the storm.
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #streetscapes #snowpocalypse2025 #snowsucks
A shot looking at a couple of historic buildings on Front Street in Marquette, after the snows of Snowpocalypse 2025 died down.
Wow. For once the forecast was actually correct.
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #streetscapes #snowpocalypse2025 #snowsucks
A shot of a deer crossing sign at Marquette's Presque Isle Park that's been altered quite creatively for the holidays.
Rudolph hopes everyone has a great Christmas and a happy holiday season!
#photography #marquette #marquettemi #streetsignart #presqueisle
While this video is specific to Marquette, it's about an age-old story that's happened to almost every single community in the country over the past half century.
#history #marquette #marquettemi #downtownmarquette #piecesofthepast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWWEP_uIsjU
A shot of a VERY old-style snow man taken on the east side of Marquette as we're heading into our first snowy holiday season in a few years.
Wow. Someone went old school with this one.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #snowmen #awhitechristmasforonce
A picture with parts of three buildings that are actually eight blocks apart--part of the Father Marquette School, the dome of the Marquette Regional History Center, and the top of the Landmark Inn.
Living in a city that's nothing but hills can give you an interesting perspective on buildings that are, in all reality, six or eight blocks away from each other.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #perspectives #thelandmarkinn
A picture of a metal dog pushing a wheelbarrow made out of an old can. At least that's what I think I'm seeing. I DID take allergy medication this morning, so I can't be 100% sure, can I?
I have no idea what this is.
But I'm all for it.
#photography #Streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #streetart #readthealttext
A picture of a whole lot of signs, all of them clustered together on south Third Street in downtown Marquette.
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign...
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #signs #remies
I am loathe to utter the phrase "Back when I was a kid", but, uhm, back when I was a kid Novembers in Marquette (or anywhere around Lake Superior) sure did not look like this.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #yesthisisnovemberandnotseptember
A picture of a sailboat sitting on the water in Marquette's Lower Harbor, awaiting on an eventual voyage onto Lake Superior.
It was just a few weeks ago that the big lake was shining with the brilliance of several million diamonds...
#photography #lakesuperior #marquette #marquettemi #sailboats
A shot looking up a sidewalk outside of the site of the old Longyear Mansion in Marquette, showing trees finally deciding to turn orange for the year.
Apparently, this whole concept of "Autumn" is now starting to take hold around here.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #autumn
The sun rising over the tennis courts at Marquette's Williams Park, on a day when the Fresh Coast Film Festival and the Lake Superior Performance Rally guarantee things won't stay this quiet for long.
The calm before a film festival, a car rally, and a mass of pickleballers bring a city to life.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #williamspark #fcff #lspr
For those of you who don't live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, our clothing choices can, on occasion, leave you wondering. I'm here to help.
#lifeinthe906 #marquette #marquettemi #plaidurday
youtu.be/tqJOUO0R-zg
A shot of someone's porch after what must have been an interesting night, considering the shot consists of a bunch of empty beer cars and a jar of dill pickles.
Uhm...do I really wanna know what went on here?
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #picklesandbeer
Map showing locations of the “No Kings 2.0” protests to be held in Michigan on Saturday, October 18th, 2025.
#NoKings 2.0
Saturday, October 18th, 2025
#NoKingsMichigan
(Part 5 of 8)
#LowellMI
#LudingtonMI
#ManisteeMI
#MarquetteMI
#MidlandMI
#MonroeMI
#MontagueMI
#MountPleasantMI
#MuskegonMI
#NewburyMI
Link:
www.nokings.org
A picture of a once green tree--now ablaze in red--in front of Marquette's historic sandstone Harlow Block.
It felt like summer today, but there was one sure sign it wasn't.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi #harlowblock #changingleaves
A car with a disembodied hand trying to crawl out of its hood. That's something you see every day, right?
Either someone's started to celebrate Halloween a little too early or one of my neighbors has a secret none of us know about.
Yet.
#photography #streetscapes #marquette #marquettemi
#tistheseason
Lush green ferns grow densely in a vibrant forest, creating a rich, textured backdrop of foliage.
