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Tour the lighthouse while you're here. You must make an appointment beforehand.
The Marquette Maritime Museum is a museum and lighthouse located in Marquette in the U.S. state of Michigan. Since 2002, the museum has been associated with the Marquette Harbor Light, a lighthouse that serves traffic in Marquette Harbor and adjacent waters of Lake Superior. The facility offers tours of the lighthouse, which remains an active aid to navigation overseen by the United States Coast Guard, and the museum specializes in the maritime history of Marquette, Lake Superior, and the iron ore trade. Lake Superior is one of the five Great Lakes.
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A city-owned area with boat slips, picnic areas, trails, a sheltered pavilion, and a refreshment shop. Presque Isle Park is flanked by the Upper Harbor to the south, and by Lake Superior to the east and north, and northwest. It's a city park but feels much bigger. The trail around the perimeter of the island meanders through the woods, occasionally popping out for breathtaking views of cliffs and the lake. Presque Isle Park is found by following Lake Shore Drive northward, just past the north harbor ore dock. The refreshment shop is closed in the winter, as is the one-lane, one-way road around the "Island," as the park is known locally, but remains open to snow-showing, cross-country skiing, and hiking in the winter months.
It offers several runs for alpine skiing, just south of Marquette's city limits.
Located in nearby Negaunee, this is the only competition track for natural luge in the United States. Much less intimidating than the Kunstbahn (Artificial track) sliding seen in the Olympics, natural track luge resembles sledding down an icy forest road. Friendly coaches will introduce you to the sport and help you gradually work your way up to higher starting points along the course. Equipment provided but reservations appreciated.