Located directly on snowmobile trail, the Up North Lodge in Gwinn is one of the greatest epicurean hidden treasures in Marquette County. Traveling to the Up North Lodge takes you away from the congestion of downtown eateries, instead it immerses you in a massive cabin-like restaurant in the middle…
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We hadn’t received new snow in at least five days, and what was on the ground had settled into a crust, crisscrossed by animal and human tracks, lain to melt among fallen pine needles and deer poop. The sky was overcast and the light so flat it looked like the sun could set at any time, even at two…
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You’ve probably watched ski jumping on TV, or at the very least gaped at the spandex-clad men and women who have mastered the art of straight-lining it down a ramp and through the air with a pair of cartoonishly-large skis on. But were you able to hear the actual “whizzing” noise that a ski jumper…
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North of Marquette, a certain corridor of pines is home to scores of secret hiding places. A haven of rivers, rock outcrops, mountains, and beaches—County Road 550 traces the shoreline of Lake Superior for about 25 miles from Marquette to Big Bay. Early one January morning, my roommate Steph and I…
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For a single Saturday in February, cars, trucks, and bicycles are replaced by skiers and snowboarders on the streets of Downtown Marquette. Rather than removing snow, truckloads of snow are brought in to fill the streets with jumps and rails and a circus ensues. Surrounding the spectacle are beer…
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