John Munro Longyear, the Marquette businessman with an Arctic town named for him
John Munro Longyear made a fortune in Upper Peninsula land and timber, moved his Marquette mansion to Massachusetts and founded a coal town in Svalbard.
Peter White, the teenager who helped found Marquette
Peter White came to Marquette at 18 with the town’s founders in 1849 and became its banker, booster and best-known citizen.
The Lower Harbor ore dock: a working giant that went quiet
The concrete ore dock in Marquette’s Lower Harbor loaded its last freighter in 1971. It still dominates the waterfront, and the city keeps debating what to do with it.
Amos Harlow and the founding of Marquette in 1849
Amos Harlow, a Massachusetts businessman, helped found the town that became Marquette, built its first forge and stayed for the rest of his life.
Charles Kawbawgam, the Ojibwe chief buried on Presque Isle
Charles Kawbawgam lived through Marquette’s founding and its growth into a city. He died in 1902 and is buried at Presque Isle Park.