On one hand, it's nice to have an Upper Peninsula town highlighted as a great place to visit in a newspaper article. On the other, it's kind of annoying when they say things like "unofficial capital of the Upper Peninsula" and "civilization begins to appear." If you can stomach that nonsense, then you might like this article about how Marquette is redefining the up north experience.
Excerpt: For most folks, going up north is driving to Traverse City or Petoskey. But recently, I went really up north - seven hours north to be exact.
Three hours northwest of the Mackinac Bridge lies a lovely, charming city on the shores of the largest body of freshwater in the world. That city is Marquette, the unofficial capital of the Upper Peninsula.
If you don't mind driving a good distance, Marquette is a perfect place for a long weekend - four days or so is best.
For the whole article,
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Source: Lansing State Journal
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