(Marquette, MI) – Schooner, Model T, and the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railroad Line. These were the methods of transportation for three fascinating characters arriving in Marquette. Young Ellen Harlow was a child when she arrived by schooner to the wilderness of Marquette, before there was an established town. Two presidents rode in early automobiles during their visits to our fair city – President Taft in his namesake parade in 1911 and Teddy Roosevelt who swung in for a trial in 1913. The train lines brought numerous folks to our bustling town; the DSS&A was the transport for Company M, a unit that was encamped here for training during WWI, the “Forgotten War.”
Hear the stories of these colorful characters and their time in our “Queen City of the North,” Marquette. Travel through multiple decades while meeting every day folks and celebrities that walked the shores and streets of town.
The Historical Bus Tours are a great way to see the town as it is today, while reflecting on the early days of bustling Marquette. Eight tours to choose from for summer. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Tickets available at marquettehistory.org or by calling 906.226.3571. Tickets for all tours are $15, limited seating available. All tours embark from the History Center, arrive ten minutes early to claim your seat. Travel in an air conditioned Checker Bus for the duration of the tour: 90 minutes.
Tour dates and times:
July 10, 25 at 1:00 pm
July 17, 24, 31 at 6:00 pm
August 1, 7 at 1:00 pm
August 14 at 6:00 pm
Marquette Regional History Center
906.226.3571
Marquettehistory.org
145 West Spring Street
Marquette, MI 49855
Tour Route:
The bus tour will start on Spring Street at the Marquette Regional History Center. We will travel through the historic downtown business district to Lower Harbor and the still standing DSS&A Ore Dock #6, up to the Father Marquette Statue. We continue through town to the Historic Ridge District, touching on historic homes. Highlighting downtown parks, churches, and notable sites our tour will continue out to Picnic Rocks and Presque Isle, turning around at the operating LS&I Ore Dock and over the Dead River for our return trip to the History Center.
Click To Submit Press Releases, News, Calendar Items, and Community Events to mediaBrew radio stations WFXD, WKQS, WRUP, GTO, Fox Sport Marquette, and 106.1 The Sound
Marquette, Michigan Calendar; Ishpeming Calendar; Negaunee Calendar; Gwinn Calendar; Negaunee Calendar and Events; Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events; Escanaba Events and Calendar