Marquette Monthly
Table
of Contents
No. 250
August, 2008
Our Cover by Christine Garceau
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Feature
Development stalled Matthew
Williams
Founders Landing project continues
Departments
City Notes
Kristy Basolo
Highlights of important happenings in the area
Locals Eric
C. Hammerstrom
Professor of Arctic adventure tells tales
Arts & Humanities Cathy
Sullivan Seblonka
Pirate invasion expected in Marquette
Back Then Larry Chabot
Big theater in a small town
More Arts & Humanities
Cheryl Olson
Music festival shines as gem in wilderness
Lookout Point Pam Christensen
Seafood reigns supreme at local festival
Food & Other Important Things
Don Curto
A true story about July 12 (and a couple other things, too)
In the Outdoors Lon and Lynn
Emerick
Notes from the North Country
More Arts & Humanities
James A. Panowski
Theatre announces Brave New season
More Arts & Humanities
Lillian Marks Heldreth
DeVos offers retrospective exhibit
Health Matters Leslie Bek
Little League offers one for records books
8-18 Media
Declining enrollment claims another elementary school
Home Cinema Leonard
G. Heldreth
In Bruges, Persepolis, Savages and Charlie Wilson’s War
More Arts & Humanities
Linden Dahlstrom
Annual art fair announces this year’s featured artist
More Health Matters
Jaime Barber
Marquette County free meals show importance of community
Out & About Carrie Usher
This month's Calendar
Club guide
Art and museum guide
This month's Brad Veley cartoon
Editor in Chief & Publisher Pat Ryan-O’Day
Managing Editor Kristy Basolo
Calendar Editor Carrie Usher
Graphic Design, Ad Production Kathy Jeske Casteel
Office Manager Kathy Jeske Casteel
Chief Photographer Tom Buchkoe
Proofreader Tyler Tichelaar
Webmaster Brian O’Day
Circulation Dick Armstrong
Contributing Artists
Leslie Bek, Eric Hammerstrom,
Bruce Johanson, Roger Little, Peter Maqua,
Sandy Richardson and George “Sunny” Wanska
We
thank the Marquette County History Museum for their continuing assistance.
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