Marquette, Michigan
On August 21, 1850, Marquette, Michigan was named in honor of Jesuit Father Marquette (1637-1675), who was an early explorer of the Great Lakes. After Marquette had taught in France for several years, the Jesuits assigned him to Quebec in 1666 as a missionary priest to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Father showed great proficiency in learning local languages, which propelled his redeployment to additional missions farther up the St. Lawrence River in the western Great Lakes region. In 1673, Father Marquette requested a leave and joined Louis Jolliet, a French-Canadian explorer – manifesting the historic Jolliet-Marquette expedition that traveled down the Mississippi to within 435 miles of the Gulf of Mexico.
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january
- New Year’s Day
- Noquemanon Ski Marathon
february
- UP200 and the Midnight Run Sled Dog Championship
april
- Easter
- Marquette Mountain Hill Climb
- Rock "N" Rumble
may
- Memorial Day
june
- Marquette Scandinavian Midsummer Festival
- Superior Bike Fest
july
- Art on the Rocks
- Blueberry Festival
- Fourth of July
- Hiawatha Festival
- International Food Festival
august
- Ishpeming Renaissance Festival and Art Fair
- Marquette County Fair
- Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Race Epic
- Seafood Fest
september
- Lake Superior Shore Run
- Marquette Area Blues Fest
- UP Beer Festival
october
- Halloween
- Downtown Trick or Treating
november
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- Winter Snow Fun Parade and Tree Lighting
