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  Marquette County, Wisconsin: attractions, historic sites, parks, nature centers, festivals, museums
Almost two-thirds of the County's 320,000 acres are covered by primitive oak and pine forests alive with an abundance of wildlife, and vast expanses of grassy marshlands, vibrant with the sights and sounds of thousands of nesting and migrating birds.
In spring, the county's woods and wetlands come alive with the sights and sounds of hundreds of thousands of birds; rare and endangered plants spring new growth, trout dart hungrily after the first emerging waterflies, ruffed grouse labor to attract their mates, "drumming" their hearts out on fallen logs, and delicate wildflowers burst into bloom.
From the air, Marquette County presents a mosaic of rivers, lakes, wetlands and muskeg, ranging in size from one acre to the 7,000 acre Grand River Wildlife Area.
www.explorewisconsin.com /countypages/marquette.html   (2434 words)

  
  Marquette County, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marquette County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.
In the county the population is spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $35,548, and the median income for a family is $46,281.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marquette_County,_Michigan   (370 words)

  
 Marquette County, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marquette County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin.
The racial makeup of the county is 93.66% White, 3.44% Black or African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races.
In the county, the population is spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marquette_County,_Wisconsin   (283 words)

  
 Marquette County Marquette, Michigan (Counties)
Gwinn is in Marquette County, and in the Northern Region.
Ishpeming is in Marquette County, and in the Northern Region.
Marquette is in Marquette County, and in the Northern Region.
www.ohwy.com /mi/y/y26103.htm   (140 words)

  
 Marquette County, Michigan detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
County population in 2005: 64,760 (58% urban, 42% rural)
Marquette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average.
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,297.
www.city-data.com /county/Marquette_County-MI.html   (1396 words)

  
 HOT SPOT FOR LIVING: Marquette loaded with cool allure
On Tuesday, Marquette County was among 30 cities, counties and regions honored at a National Press Club ceremony for communities cited as the best to live, work and play.
Marquette is surrounded by undeveloped land, prime for outdoor recreation like hunting, fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing and mountain biking.
Census records show Marquette County is 95 percent white, compared with the statewide rate of 80 percent.
www.freep.com /news/mich/marq21_20040421.htm   (1151 words)

  
 Marquette County
Marquette County, named in honor of the Jesuit priest and explorer Jacques Maquette, lies in the rich iorn-ore district of the north-central Upper Peninsula.
To the east are Delta and Alger Counties, to the south Dickenson and Menominee, to the west Iron and Baraga.
Marquette County was not formally organized, however, until April 4, 1848.
www.mqtinfo.org   (129 words)

  
 Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association - Directory - Marquette County
Of the four years as deputy Register she was also deputy for the County Clerk and Treasurer.
She was born in Mauston, WI and lived in Adams County until she was 3.
Marquette County is now in the 21st century with our computerization of records.
www.wrdaonline.org /Biography/Marquette.htm   (317 words)

  
 Wisconsin Real Property Listers Association - Directory - Marquette County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Marquette County consists of 14 townships, four villages and one city covering 457 square miles.
The population in 1999 was approximately 13,847 with the parcel count approximately 23,000 and the total equalized valuation of $852,784,100.
Marquette County has a County Surveyor who produces digital maps based upon the P.L.S. from field surveys of section corners.
www.co.ozaukee.wi.us /wrpla/Directory/Marquette.html   (145 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Storms spawning twisters pound Wisconsin, killing one   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Waupun in Dodge County, about 60 miles northwest of Milwaukee, was among the areas hardest hit by the storms that erupted Wednesday evening and hit a widespread area of the state.
In Green Lake County, Arnold J. Gallenbeck Jr., 53, of rural Markesan, was killed and his wife was taken to a Madison hospital, Coroner Darlene Strey said.
Marquette County had widespread damage affecting trees, power lines and homes, the sheriff's department said.
www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2004-06-24-wisconsin-storms_x.htm   (1026 words)

  
 MARQUETTE -- HAMILTON COUNTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It was given the name "Marquette," in honor of the general attorney for the CBandQ Railroad, Thomas Marquette.
The Village of Marquette was incorporated in March 1889.
Marquette, located one-half mile west of Highway 14 between Aurora and Central City, recorded a peak population of 308 in 1930.
www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/hamilton/marquette/marquette.htm   (705 words)

  
 Marquette Underwater Preserve
The steamer was towing the schooners Moonlight and Henry A. Kent.
The earliest shipwreck in the Marquette Underwater Preserve was the schooner Siskiwit.
On the morning of May 3, 1976, a resident of Marquette's lakeshore reported to the police department that she could see two men standing on the tail section of an airplane afloat in the lake near Presque Isle.
www.portup.com /~dfount/mqtupc.htm   (3922 words)

  
 Michigan Counties - Marquette County
Marquette County was named in honor of Father Marquette and is Michigan's largest county.
While the Civil War was going on the county grew due to the demand for iron to help the northern war effort.
Northern Michigan University was established in 1899 in Marquette.
www.michiganweb.com /city/county/marquette.html   (103 words)

  
 Marquette County, Wisconsin detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Marquette County, Wisconsin business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marquette County is $444 a month.
Marquette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Marquette_County-WI.html   (1298 words)

  
 America's Most Livable: Marquette, MI
Marquette City boasts brand name and boutique shopping, numerous museums and arts galleries, safe and friendly neighborhoods and a “can-do” spirit that draws people together and creates an electric urban sensibility in a small-town setting.
In 2003, Marquette County was honored with the All-America County award, which celebrates the community’s aggressive efforts to leverage its unique assets and strengths and its creative approaches to community building and economic development.
Marquette County is a place where residents have a sense of control over their lives that isn’t dictated by rush hour traffic, fear of crime, or isolation from their neighbors.
www.mostlivable.org /cities/marquette/home.html   (362 words)

  
 Marquette County MIGenWeb - Genealogy and History
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan: Section 4.
All that portion of the State embraced between the line between ranges 23 and 24 west, the north boundary of township 41, the line between ranges 37 and 38 west, and Lake Superior, shall be laid off as a separate county to be known and designated as the county of Marquette.
Marquette - Named from the Jesuit Father Marquette, and early explorer of the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Superior and the Mississippi river.
www.mifamilyhistory.org /marquette   (382 words)

  
 Marquette County Airport Marquette, Michigan (Airports)
Marquette County Airport serves Marquette and Marquette County and is owned by Marquette County.
The facility is at an elevation of 1419 feet at a distance of about 7 miles from Marquette.
Nearby accommodations include Ramada Inn Marquette, Holiday Inn of Marquette, Comfort Suites Marquette, Days Inn Marquette Mi, Travelodge Marquette, and Landmark Inn, within about 10 miles of the facilities.
www.ohwy.com /mi/m/mqt.htm   (116 words)

  
 Prosecutors Office
The Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney oversees the largest prosecutor's office north of Grand Rapids Michigan.
We are funded by County general fund dollars and employ 10 attorneys and 7 support staff.
Gary L. Walker, the elected prosecutor, is Chairman of the Michigan Prosecuting Attorney's Coordinating Council and serves as Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association.
www.co.marquette.mi.us /prosecut.htm   (228 words)

  
 Marquette, KS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Marquette is located in western McPherson [MP] county between highway K-4 and the Smoky Hill river.
Settled by immigrants from Sweden, the town was chartered February 9, 1874.
The Charter House cabin on east Fifth was the setting for the signing of Marquette Town Charter in 1874.
skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/Marquette   (179 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Marquette County, Mich.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/MI/MQ.html   (751 words)

  
 Marquette County, Wisconsin
Marquette County is located in the central sands region of Wisconsin.
It is named after the missionary/explorer Father Jacques Marquette and is part of the historic Fox River trade route.
Marquette County is bounded on the east by Green Lake and on the south by Columbia and county, on the west by Adams County, and on the north by Waushara County.
www.rootsweb.com /~wimarque/wimarque.htm   (454 words)

  
 Marquette County, Michigan - InfoMI.com
Marquette County is located along the southern shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s central Upper Peninsula.
The terrain varies from flat and swampy to a rocky mountain range in the north, filled with iron ore, discovered early by fur traders and which helped supply the Union during the Civil War.
Today, iron ore is still mined here, a major contributor to the area’s economy: Giant ore ships load from railroad cars on the north side of Marquette, the county seat.
www.infomi.com /county/marquette   (187 words)

  
 9&10 News:  Hiking Accident (5/17/2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - A Wisconsin man continues to recover from injuries he suffered while hiking deep in the forest in northern Marquette County.
The man was unable to hike out, so other members of the group hiked five miles back out to call for help.
The Marquette County search and rescue unit and an Ishpeming EMS paramedic trekked in, treated the man and brought him out again.
www.9and10news.com /News/Story.asp?StoryID=42289   (274 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Most livable? Depends on your definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
But winter sports aficionados who dream of hitting the slopes on their lunch hour may find Marquette, a small university town, one of the USA's best places to live.
A small, isolated community such as Marquette, for example, would not have made the cut decades ago, before the Internet linked the most out-of-the-way places to the rest of the globe.
In Marquette County, for example, residents who have no health insurance get free care from doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics participating in a countywide coalition.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-04-11-most-livable_x.htm   (1114 words)

  
 Genealogy Helplist Michigan
Everyone that died in this county in those years is listed with the date of death.
There are 57 cemeteries in the county and names of those buried are quite complete.
Free research in Saginaw County and Lapeer County, MI onsite (libraries and courthouses) from May to September of each year.
www.didian.com /helplist/mi.htm   (816 words)

  
 Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority :::: Household Hazardous Waste ::::
All sites are open to any Marquette County resident with only Household Hazardous Waste.
The West End Transfer Station is located on the north side of U.S. west of Ishpeming, just west of the new DNR field station.
The Marquette site is located at the Marquette Area Wastewater Treatment Plant on U.S. 41 south of Marquette near the Prison.
www.mcswma.com /hhw.html   (156 words)

  
 GRANHOLM - Governor Granholm Signs State of Emergency Proclamation for Marquette County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today declared a State of Emergency for Marquette County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula due to flooding caused by a dam break and the potential for worsening conditions in the city of Marquette and the surrounding area.
“We are making state resources available to assist the citizens of Marquette County in their effort to deal with the disruption caused by this unexpected flood,” Granholm said.
Officials from the Emergency Management Division, Michigan Department of State Police (EMD/MSP) are monitoring the situation as part of the Marquette County Emergency Operations Center and from the EMD/MSP offices in Lansing.
www.michigan.gov /gov/0,1607,7-168--68196--,00.html   (590 words)

  
 Marquette Country
Through a more personal use of color, shapes, and light and dark, structures and the effects of various processes are communicated.
More than 550 different breeds featured along with booths by Superior Pet Partner Therapy dogs and the Marquette County Humane Society.
Marquette Area Blues Society presents 4th Annual Marquette Area Blues Fest.
www.marquettecountry.org   (719 words)

  
 Find out what is Happening Now in Marquette County
Get a rare glimpse into the lives of the people who first inhabited what is now Marquette County.
Stone, copper, and ceramic objects uncovered over time and collected furing three excavations of the conical and effigy mounds around Buffalo Lake during the early 1900's will be on display with accompanying interpretive exhibits and special program activities.
Held at the Marquette County Fair Grounds in Westfield.
www.marquettenow.com /happening.php   (693 words)

  
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Through leadership, innovation, and collaboration, the County of Marquette is committed to using its resources wisely to provide services that improve our quality of life and foster a countywide sense of community.
Administrator's Update Report > Administrator's update prepared for the Marquette County Board of Commissioners dated: August 6, 2007.
A special thanks to Cathy Church for the photographs she has taken for this website!
www.co.marquette.mi.us   (119 words)

  
 Welcome to Marquette County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Don't want to come to the Courthouse to pay your taxes?
Marquette County is now giving their residents an easier and secure method of paying their taxes online from the comfort of their home.
If you have any questions please contact our County Treasurer at 297-9136 Ext.
co.marquette.wi.us   (92 words)

  
 Town & Country Real Estate-Your Preferred Marquette County Realtor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Town & Country Real Estate-Your Preferred Marquette County Realtor
Please feel free to browse through this site to explore the MARQUETTE county communities of Negaunee, Marquette, Ishpeming, Gwinn, Michigamme, Skandia, Republic and Champion.
This comprehensive online tool offers direct access to the latest properties for sale in your area.
www.irvingkrellwitz.com   (297 words)

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