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Sawyer International Airport is located in Marquette County. Avis, Budget, National Car, and Thrifty Car rental may be obtained at the airport. Leave a Comment Theme: AirplaneWebsite: sawyerairport.com
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That said, Marquette has pretty good air service for a town of 25,000 people. There are daily nonstops to Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit. It's the flights to Detroit that I'm usually on - Northwest Airlines has four flights a day to its big Detroit hub. The connections for international travel are actually quite good. It's possible to leave Marquette on a 5 p.m. flight to Detroit, and make an easy connection there onto NW or KLM flights to a significant number of international destinations, such as Tokyo, Amsterdam, Paris or London. And "Sawyer International" is one of the most hassle-free airports I've ever been to!
Just don't bring your appetite here - there's no restaurant in the terminal, just a sad little snack bar. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Often times people who may be patients at Marquette's regional medical center, Marquette citizens experiencing a medical emergency, visitors to the city will require medical transportation either to the hospital emergency room, or out of the hospital bound for home, nursing homes, or maybe other hospitals.
Marquette is lucky to be home to the U.P.'s most comlete medical transportation service, MediRide, Inc. EMS. MediRide offers advanced life support emergency ambulance service, non-emergency ambulance transportation, as well as medical transportation by wheelchair van or sedan and the prices are very affordable especially in comparison to the other ambulance service in town. MediRide will take patients to destinations anywhere in the US. We had them transport my mother from here in Marquette to my brother's home all the way over in Washington D.C. The other place we called gave us a quote for over twice what MediRide charged!
The staff was really friendly and professional and their ambulances are prepared for any type of medical emergency. They can bill Medicare, Medicaid and most other insurance companies too.
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Our local transportation agency is called Marq-Tran, and they provide both "fixed route" and "door-to-door" service using their fleet of buses and vans. Helpful for getting up to ISH or NEG -- or out to KI Sawyer and Gwinn. This year I told a Marq-Tran bus out to the airport as the first leg of my trip to Amsterdam. Quick, direct service - and it really beat paying $5 a day for uncovered parking! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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The Marquette Maritime Museum has an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to offer tours of the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse. As part of the tour agreement, the museum will help to preserve and protect this historical building, which is the oldest important building in the city, as well as being one of the most historic navigation aids on Lake Superior. It was especially important to the development of the Great Lakes iron ore trade. The lighthouse, built in 1866, added a second story in 1909. Until 1998 Coast Guard personnel and their families lived in the lighthouse. You will not be able to climb to the top to view the beacon, as the Coast Guard still continues to operate the light in the tower. You will, however, have a guided tour of the inside of the lighthouse, and a view from the grounds behind the building. Purchase your tickets for this tour at the Marquette Maritime Museum. There is a discount rate if you purchase tickets for both the museum and the lighthouse. Leave a Comment Address: 300 Lakeshore BoulevardDirections: Follow Lakeshore Boulevard around the harbor to the point, where the Coast Guard station and the Marquette Maritime Museum are located.Website: http://mqtmaritimemuseum.com/future.htm
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 whitewater by yooperprofLeave a Comment Directions: Take the Forestville Road off Wright Street all the way to the end, and park at the generating substation.
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Mattson Lower Harbor Park covers 22 acres, and has a large grassy open space area, park benches, picnic tables, a children’s playground filled with wooden structures to play on, a concession and restroom facility, boat ramp, and a large nearby breakwater. Lower Mattson Harbor Park is the site for many festivals, such as the Seafood Festival (see photo 3), the International Food Festival, Winterfest, concerts, fireworks, as well as group projects, often centering around art. A lighted outdoor ice rink is located in the park during the winter months. Walk around, and enjoy the many boats from the nearby marinas, let your children play in the playground area, have an ice cream cone at the concession located near the children’s playground, or on many summer nights just sit and listen to the various bands that perform in the park. If you enjoy riding your bike, the shoreline bike path also runs through the park. The first photo is from 1999 when people were invited to decorate poles to be displayed in the park. In 2007 people had painted doors to honor women. See photos 4 and 5 for examples of these doors. The Second photo is of the lighted historic fire bell that forms an entranceway to the city dock in the park.
For photos of some of my favorite poles and doors, see my travelogue, “Summer Art In Mattson Lower Harbor Park.” Leave a Comment
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There are a number of beautiful beaches in Marquette, and although Lake Superior water is cold, you will still find many people swimming in the cool water on warm summer days. If the water is too cold, it is still a great place to relax. Bring a book, or just sit and look across Lake Superior to the horizon. If you have small children, they will enjoy playing in the sand. On a warm, summer day in Marquette, the beach is a great place to spend time.
South Beach is a swimming beach located just south of the Municipal Power Plant off of Lake Street. Although the beach is quite popular, and has a set of stairs, a handicapped ramp to take you to the beach and the restrooms, playground equipment for children, and usually a volleyball net set up in the summer, what I don’t like is the Power Plant. Look in one direction and you have a nice Lake Superior Bay view (see photo 4), but if you look in the other direction you have a view of the power plant.
My favorite are the McCarty Cove beaches (see photos 1 – 3). The first area in McCarty cove is located next to the US Coast Guard Station near the intersection of Lakeshore Boulevard and East Michigan Street. This area near the lighthouse is at the south end of Shiras Park. This park has a variety of beach areas as you drive or ride your bike along McCarty Cove. As you check out the beach accesses along the cove you will find areas with volleyball nets, lifeguard watch stations, picnic tables, park benches, restroom facilities, cooking grills in three of the parking areas, and a playground with wooden play equipment for children at one beach access point. Leave a Comment Directions: Whether by car or bicycle, follow the lakeshore toward Presque Isle.
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Get cheap flights to Marquette. Airports in the area include Marquette (MQT). Check flights to Marquette when you want to visit these nearby places: Negaunee.
- Ramada Inn Marquette
412 West Washington St. Business US 41 and US M 28, Marquette, MI - Country Inns & Suites Marquette
2472 US Highway 41 West, Marquette, MI - Super 8 Motel Marquette
1275 US 41 W, Marquette, MI - Holiday Inn Marquette
1951 US 41 West, Marquette, MI - Best Western Baraga Lakeside Inn
900 US 41 South PO Box 208, Marquette, MI - Americas Best Value Inn
1010 M-28 East, Marquette, MI - Econo Lodge Lakeside
2050 S US 41, Marquette, MI - Marquette Days Inn
2403 US 41 W, Marquette, MI - Landmark Inn
230 North Front Street, Marquette, MI - Comfort Suites
2463 US 41 West, Marquette, MI
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