Land around Marquette Michigan was known to French missionaries of the early 17th century and the trappers of the early 19th century.
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11 Facts About Marquette Michigan
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Marquette Michigan continues to be a shipping port for hematite ores and, today, enriched iron ore pellets, from nearby mines and pelletizing plants.
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City of Marquette Michigan has received national attention for its measures to adapt to climate change, such as coastline restoration and moving portions of Lakeshore Boulevard which are flooded by Lake Superior 100 yards inland.
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Marquette Michigan is known for its breweries, including Ore Dock Brewing Company and Blackrocks Brewery.
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Marquette Michigan's port was the 140th largest in the United States in 2015, ranked by tonnage.
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City of Marquette Michigan has a number of parks and recreational facilities that are used by city and county residents.
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Marquette Michigan has the largest wooden dome in the world, the Superior Dome—unofficially but affectionately known as the YooperDome.
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Northern Marquette Michigan University holds its home football games in the Dome, as does the Marquette Michigan High School Athletic Association with the upper peninsula's High School football playoffs.
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Marquette Michigan has an extensive network of biking and walking paths.
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Marquette Michigan has limited freight rail service by the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad .
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