Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 4th, Washington Street from McClellan Avenue to Third Street and Third Street from Washington Street to Baraga Avenue will be closed to through traffic to hold the annual Fourth of July Parade. Third and Washington Streets are scheduled to re-open as soon as the parade is completed.
McClellan Avenue from Baraga Avenue to Ridge Street and Baraga Avenue west of McClellan Avenue will be closed for parade staging starting at 10:30 a.m. These areas will open to traffic as soon as the parade is completed.
North Front Street will remain open as an emergency vehicle route.

The Presque Isle Park time capsule will be opened on Thursday, July 4 at the Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W Spring Street, Marquette.  The opening and examination will be immediately following the Independence Day parade in Marquette. 

The large time capsule will be unearthed from its burial location in Presque Isle Park and delivered to the Marquette Regional History Center prior to the date. 

The public is invited to the History Center to view the contents on July 4.  The contents will be examined and placed on display at the History Center for several weeks following the opening.  

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on July 11, 2024, will be held in the Commission Chambers of City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue.

The City of Marquette Household Rubbish site, located at 1415 Pioneer Road, will be closed on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The site will reopen on Monday July 8 at 3:00 p.m.

City offices located at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue; the Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Avenue; the Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed July 4-5 in observance of Independence Day. Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time.
There will be no change in garbage pickup for City residents.

Grant Ave. will be closed to through traffic from McClellan Ave. to Hancock St. starting on Tuesday June 11, 2024. In addition, Rublein St. will be closed from W. Ridge St. to Grant Ave. due to a water main valve repair. The streets will remain closed until 3 p.m. on Wednesday June 12.

On Saturday June 15, 2024, Presque Isle Avenue between Kaye Avenue and College Avenue will be closed to traffic for the Care Clinic “Walking with Families Event” from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Traffic will be detoured via Kaye Avenue, Third Street and College Avenue.

Motorists are asked to take caution when travelling in the area.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR PUBLIC GALLERY PROGRAM EXHIBITS

On Thursday June 13, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., the Peter White Public Library and the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture will be hosting the opening receptions for the new exhibits in the Public Gallery Program. Light refreshments provided. Receptions are free and open to the public. Exhibits are accessible during regular Library hours and will be on display through the end of July.

EXHIBITS:
Deo Gallery: Bee Sisterhood Oracle, Bee Sisterhood Artist Collective
Variety of mediums. Artist Talk at 7:00 p.m.

Huron Mountain Club Gallery: thread. Lisa Colwell
Mixed media. Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.

Receptions are generously made possible by Friends of PWPL. The Huron Mountain Club Gallery is located on the main level of PWPL. The Deo Gallery is located in the lower level of the PWPL in the City’s Arts & Culture Center; it is supported by the Lake Superior Art Association.

More information about the Public Gallery Program and current exhibits can be found on www.mqtcompass.com/public-gallery-program/

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday June 10, 2024, Oberstar Construction will be closing Division Street to through traffic between McCellan Avenue (M553) and Pioneer Road.  The closure is required for a sewer main installation near McCellan Avenue.  The closure is expected to last one week.  Residents along Division Street will have access to their homes from the north end of the closure at Pioneer Road.  Traffic will be detoured around the construction via McClellan Avenue and Pioneer Road.

The public is advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signing.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side).  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.