The Largest City In Michigan's Upper Peninsula: Marquette, Michigan 4K. 

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We just packed up everything and moved from Madison, WI to Marquette back in June, 2020. We are making about 1/3 of what we collectively made in the city here but our quality of life has gone up exponentially.

Winter is the best part of Marquette! The tourists go homes so traffic calms down, the trails and pine trees covered in snow feel like you stepped foot into Narnia

Thank you so much for this video. I was born in marquette in 1948 and lived there for many years. I have no family there now but to me it will always be the most beautiful place on earth. It was the place I was the happiest.

My Dad was stationed at Kincheloe AFB, close to Sault St. Marie from 1961 - 1963 when I was in the 8th and 9th grades. I went to Rudyard Jr./Sr. High School and just loved the UP of Michigan. We moved all of the way up there from Homestead AFB, below Miami....in the month of October of all times...! One year, Rudyard High played Marquette in basketball and we drove to Marquette for the game. As we drove the highway by Lake Superior, I was astonished and entranced to see the lake frozen into snowcapped waves. I was astounded looking at all of the wild, raw beauty. The UP of Michigan is the most beautiful place I have ever lived and I envy anyone who grew up and lived there or just moved up and stayed there. I, for one, would treasure the clean, beautiful, area with the changes of the seasons far more than any "well-paying job". Living simply like that amongst such beauty would be more than enough for me. In the meantime, I'm in north central Florida which has it's own beauty but no seasons to speak of. I have been here ever since my Dad retired from the Air Force in 1964. At 74 and a widow, this is where I will stay and just remember the best time of my life living in the UP of Michigan.

The old downtown has preserved its historic architecture quite nicely + good density for a small city.

You mentioned the brutal Winters. Having been raised in the upper peninsula I can confirm this. One advantage to that is the automotive testing you spoke about. After working in that field in the upper peninsula for approximately 5 years I can say that the extreme weather allows the manufacturers the ability to do cold weather and durability testing relativity close to the factory. This saves time and resources over having to ship cars/trucks along with engineering and support personnel to places like Sweden. Which has been done in the past. Congratulations Marquette for getting this exciting opportunity to help develope tomorrow's transportation. Nice video too. Wish you could have shown the black rocks on Superior. Maybe another time. Keep up the good work.

It looks like a clean and pleasant little town.

My dad grew up in Marquette, we go there about 3 times a year. Marquette in the summer is incredible. You can go cliff jumping off black rocks, scale a few mountains, take a walk through an eternal amount of woods and trials. If you go to pictured rocks a quick 40 minutes out, you might mistake Lake Superior with the Caribbean!

I live in Marquette! Graduated from Marquette Senior High School. Played hockey here. Most people aspire to be in cities live Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York.. But I cant see myself anywhere else except for the Upper Peninsula and Marquette!

I am Michigan born and raised. The U.P. is sooooo beautiful! Marquette is amazing. Now our oldest Grand daughter this going to NMU, we are there even more. I feel blessed to live in Michigan. The winters are cold! But all of our seasons are beautiful! And our Summers are the best!

I live in Gladstone, about 60 miles from Marquette. We moved up here in 1979 and didn't even go back downstate for trips after the first year or two. It's amazingly beautiful, clean, has the friendliest people and it's awesome to raise kids, ours are still in the U.P. with their kids. If you want big city action, noise, filth then you probably wouldn't like it but for everyone else it's wonderful. It would have been nice if the Presque Isle road had been open for you, and I know you can't cover everything but there is much more beauty there and all over the U.P. to be seen. There are smaller towns, scenic waterfalls and other spots, other things to see everywhere you go in the U.P., all clean. We're 3 blocks from Lake Michigan, also wonderful. We have some very good medical centers, the largest right in Marquette, but everyone's covered. High paying jobs are scarce, but there are plenty of jobs for average people who want to live a simpler/cleaner life. I grew up in Detroit in the 50's then we lived 50 miles north till we moved up here. As far as the winters--if you love outdoor winter sports you're in heaven and if you don't,, like me, you have a nice long relaxing inside season to recoup for the next spring/summer/fall activities. We have all the huge equipment and know how for winter road maintenance, and if you have a front wheel drive with good tires or an SUV, it's no problem normally. We do have snow storms that will tie things up for a day or two sometimes, but personally--I will take them over hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes (very rare here, 3 that I know of since 1979), earthquakes, mudslides, killing level heatwaves, and enormous forest fires. Also--no poisonous snakes, sharks, larger than hand size spiders and disgusting bugs. It's a good life up here!

Wow! Everything looks so clean and well maintained. Surprised the roads are that well kept with all the snow. In S/E Michigan is it pothole madness LOL.

I love my little Marquette town 💖

Lived there 7 years, if I could have made a living I would never have come back below the bridge, it’s truly gods country, sure do miss it.

Our crime rate is incredibly low, great PD integrated with community, people feel safe here, that goes a long way, especially now a days. Worth the drive.

Winter is the best part of living in the u.p. of Michigan. Its when all the tourist leave a and it becomes peaceful and quiet again.

The colors are just so vivid. Absolutely gorgeous. I wish we had those colors in southern california lol.

I'm a Detroit girl but never went to the U.P. Now I really want to go back and tour the U.P. Thank you!

The roads look smoother than I would expect for such harsh winters. And I was also surprised at all the roundabouts! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed watching.:)

This was a GREAT video!! It didn't cover any of the really cool places in Marquette that tourists love - so from the bottom of my heart, THANK-YOU

I think I was sitting on my porch when he drove by haha, love Marquette!

We visited Marquette this summer. Such a beautiful place. The UP is truly amazing!

I had the great joy of living in the U.P. for 3 yrs, when I was stationed at K.I. Sawyer. Everything about the area is beautiful. If you're going to live there, you've got to love snow though. I didn't live in Marquette, but I did visit there often. It's a shame you didn't make it all the way to Presque Isle Park. I was really hoping to see it again.

Ive lived in Marquette my entire life, and I’ve never traveled outside of Michigan. And its so weird seeing it like this because I’ve always known this as normal 😂

I'm from Michigan, been through Marquette once, couldnt get over how very clean the town is. Also very pretty.

This was great to watch.

thanks for sharing some gorgeous views of our town :D

Thanks for this. Very well done. I went to Northern and got to see both Mariucci and Izzo play and had Izzo for a PE class. Has change ALOT since I was there last but still recognized some old landmarks.

Great video! I’ve never been here but I love the beautiful scenery and the nostalgia invoked by the presentation.

I love your videos, especially the 'amazing insights'.

Thank You for this making this excellent video to show my family exactly where Ive been living for 20 Years now. Very Well Done Sir!

Really helpful video. Thanks!

Wonderful video. Thank you so much!

I am a Northern Michigan Wildcat, lived in Marquette from 1979-1981 and absolutely loved it, summers are 'magical'! I was also a census enumerator in 1980 and got to see alot of Marquette County. I worked at the best 3 story bar there called 'Scarlet O'hara's', was the head night cook in the basement restaurant there called 'Jays Alley & Grog'. Some interesting places to visit if you ever go there are the Marquette Courthouse where they filmed court scenes from the movie 'Anatomy of a Murder' with James Stewart. I always enjoy the drive thru Presque Isle Park and Zoo and the black rock cliffs there, Sugarloaf Mountain is highly rewarding and scenic. Finally a walk along the Dead River starting @Tourist Park will reward you with beautiful waterfalls!

Thank you for the upload. Good video!

Beautiful place for sure

Your insights are amazing

I appreciate the alumni that you mention on your travels.

Absolutely amazing video of an absolutely amazing city that I visited a year and a half ago. Great great work! Keep doing this.

Just spent a half hour watching some guy drive around my city, I guess it's quite the novelty to watch something you've seen hundreds and hundreds of times on RU-vid 😂

I used to go to NMU. Wish you had driven down 3rd and around Presque Isle. Great video, thank you!

If you have not yet, check out Munising, MI. I love that place. Just searched your channel and saw you did, will watch after this.:) I hope you went to the coffee shop/book store with the dog painting on the side. That place is awesome

Marquette is one of my most favorite places on earth!

got my like! thank you very much for the insight

Nice video, Lake Superior is beautiful. It’s the coldest, & deepest of the Great Lakes. I was up in northern Wisconsin one time, & went on a boat tour of the Apostle Islands. The water was kind of rough, & choppy. One of the islands was inhabited, Madeline Island. The water was so crystal clear, & blue. There were beautiful stones in the water, called agates. Anyways, I love the videos of these small towns!

A wonderful trip down Memory Lane. Grew up down state, and went to NMU in the late 1970s. Loved & love MQT & the UP but had other aspirations afterwards. I have returned many times over the decades & it holds a special place in my heart. The cold/snow was great then but I no longer want that, hence we live in Phoenix, AZ. I am hoping in Summer of 2021 or 2022, we’ll hook up our RV and spend time again in this slice of heaven. Nice road tour of the city.

Love this channel Chris❤️🤣

Spent a weeks vacation there last week loved the area

❤I lived on campus and rock st. for summer, finishing up school year. Thank you❤

Such a scenic resort-y lakeside town! Hard to imagine how rough the winters are. Here I go with my architecture-nerd stuff again. The graceful yet modest older homes look so appealing. Front porches big enough for a family gathering.

Grew up in Duluth, now live in Minneapolis, always wanted to go to Marquette and explore! Will do soon!

Drove by Remies (right side) at 8:30 mark, that place is legendary, one of the oldest taverns in state, oldest in the city, wonderful little place to visit! Great video, thank you!

Ty for this

Awesome video!

I find your travels through the UP very interesting

Yooper here. Great vid.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

My mom and I love Marquette! We were there in September and visited 2 days in a row (we stay near Munising). We randomly saw the Huron Mountain Bakery and stopped in…great coffee and THE best blueberry scone I’ve ever tasted! The maritime museum is always worth a visit, and we go by the water to the left of the lighthouse and visit what I named “The Rock”. If you can catch a freighter loading at the ore dock, that is very cool to see!

Great job, Chris. Beautiful area however, I am sure the winters are brutal. The downtown reminds me a bit of downtown Petosky and South Haven. I love your commentary.

If you come here to live or vacation you either embrace winter and enjoy it or you don't...I love winter and make sure I get out there. It's February 5th and I just came home from camping at one of our 103 state parks. Loved it!

I go to Marquette for mountain biking in the summer. Beautiful. Too bad you didn't drive through Presque Isle Park. It is one of the prettiest city parks I've seen.

I am from Michigan and I did not know that many people went to Northern, I know its and incredible school. Thanks.

Brutal ❄️ winters are beautiful winters to us!

You did forget the founder and CEO of Starbucks graduated from NMU, he’s probably the most successful 🤣

Beautiful!

Thank you for all of the Michigan tours, especially the U.P. I live in Metro Detroit and have always wanted to travel. Unfortunately I have been unable. I know it doesn't compare to in person but this does the job until I can get to the U.P. for real!

I been to Marquette and I loved those waterfront restaurants and food was also delicious 😋 as compared to any other big city food quality! Marquette needs more visitors !

Fun fact NMU was the first university to have a Starbucks on campus.

Marquette is a beautiful town! I like how it looks like so many people are biking or walking and how many cars have bikes and kayaks on them! I'd love to visit the UP sometime. Also, I knew it was isolated, but I definitely didn't realize just how far it was from the nearest town - that would drive me crazy! It sure makes me laugh at the people near me who complain there's nothing to do around here when we're only one hour from two major cities!

Thank you

Pretty cool video, I live in Marquette and was raised here. He's a big fan of 7th St., by the looks of it! A few missed opportunities with the route but there's so many choices and you would have to spend all day to see it all.

wonderful city

I grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Northern Michigan University. It was nice to go on a virtual tour of Marquette but so much has changed since I was there last. It IS beautiful but the winters are VERY HARSH. That's why I moved to California after I graduated.

No Presque Isle Park?

It look very clean there.

Nice video!

New Year’s Eve a while back, I was on top of that bank building @11:28 helping to drop the lighted ball to mark the new year. It was -10 with a big wind off the lake. The roof was solid ice with no guard rails. Could have died. Had a blast. I love MQT.

My husband and I consider ourselves selves lucky to have worked and raised our family in Marquette. Wouldn’t live anywhere else.

Beautiful town

Marquette must stay right on the snow removal. You head west over in and around Bessemer and Wakefield the road and stop signs are 8 to 10 feet high. Love the scenery, never been down town and usually head down 28.

I stayed in Marquette with a friend at the Cedar Motor Inn, which had just opened its doors to the public at that time, in the summer of 1987. Would love to go back and stay for a week and see all the things I missed.

I absolutely love your videos! Would you ever consider doing a video of Kalamazoo?

My wife and I were there for a short visit a couple years ago in the summer. It seemed pretty busy when we were there. Compared of course to the rest of the U.P. Love to go to U.P for escape from rest of rat race. We are from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. We enjoyed our short stay there, hope to come back again someday. Great parks I remember. Love everything about the U.P

Beautiful state we have surrounded by 20 percent of the fresh water on the planet.

I have lived in Michigan all my life and never been to Marquette.Im about a 15 minute drive from the Ohio border . I will be visiting Marquette this yr for several days ,just to see more of Michigan and other great places for the first time .

AMAZING tour of Marquette! I've been intrigued with that place ever since I took a circle tour around Lake Michigan (and a small part of the south shore of Lake Superior). Our college-aged kayaking guides at Pictured Rocks spoke highly of Marquette. Definitely need to make it there sometime! Only minor nitpick is I wish you'd talk about the buildings more. There were a few really interesting structures on Washington that I'd like to know about. I guess I'll look them up on my own. Anyway, great video!

I live in Negaunee, Marquette County and I love it!

Had a house in Michigamme and this was my go to place for everything outside the home , i do miss Ms.Fredrica at the michigamme art museum ❤️ What a excellent region to live in or , summer home in.

This look nice 👍

Not a single piece of garbage anywhere. Super clean town!

Cool town When I go from the Vasa race to the Birkie race I go through Marquette and stay and ski

Blessed to still be here! This summer video is paradise, if you showed a winter video you would make obvious in part why people stay away half the year, old time locals would say good!

This place looks cool..

My mother is a watercolor artist & her & her friends went & stayed with a friend that had a cabin in the woods right on the lake. They wood paint out back & it was beautiful. My mother watched your videos & liked them a lot but don’t take offense but she said she wish you would show more of the side pictures of homes & things. She felt like you were going to fast & the camera was just straight ahead & she couldn’t see much of the area. Anyway we both enjoyed them & this place is beautiful. The winters are a killer & you need a good friend or mate to spend time with or you’ll go nuts!

I see Marquette and it just feels like home. I really want to move there but I think I'll visit for a while first. Your video brings up some valid points to consider but as a young man I feel up to the challenge. However I have been turned off of tourist towns before because they seem to get busier and busier every year so we will see! If nothing else I will get valuable memories and life experience.

This reminds me of John Mellencamp's music video for "Pink Houses." The kind of small town feel of my youth.

i remember when i was in california looking into Marquette EVERYONE told me no its boring and cold and gloomy so i didn't go lol they gave me bad advice cuz my goodness its gorgeous

My daughter lives in gwinn. She's done a great job making sure that I am able to experience all that the UP has to offer

I used to hang out at The Landmark Hotel, downstairs and at the penthouse bar/ restaurants. Great place. The beaches and picnic rocks in Lake Superior at Marquette, are awesome . The lake is a great place to hang out and swim in amazingly clear and cold water. We would go to the movies and bars on main street. Sugar loaf mountain state park. Presque Isle.. feeding an albino deer...Art on the Rocks. An awesome place. Thanks to my ex wife and her family for hosting me there for about 7 years. Mainly in the summer. Visit there if you can.

Love.