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The six-story hotel at the corner of Front and Ridge streets opened in 1930 as the Northland Hotel. Local investors built it as a first-class hotel for business travelers and visitors to the iron range.
It was the place for weddings, dances and banquets for decades.
Decline and closing
As travel shifted to roadside motels after World War II, downtown hotels struggled across the country. The Northland lost business and eventually closed in the early 1980s. The building sat empty for years.
Reopening
New owners bought it in the 1990s and restored it. It reopened in 1997 as the Landmark Inn, with restored public rooms and a rooftop lounge looking over Lake Superior.
The hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a downtown historic district.
Stories and guests
Over the years it has collected stories, including tales of famous guests and a resident ghost or two. Staff are happy to share them.
For downtown Marquette, the reopening was part of a larger revival. It brought overnight guests within walking distance of shops and restaurants.
