Image: C Brigman LS&I compliments of the John M. Longyear research Library
Learn where tracks ran, what they carried, and their destinations. Look at how working the railroad has changed over the decades and how it is part of this region today. This exhibit features select hands on elements – maps, artifacts, and photos.
Special Exhibit: Railroads of Marquette County: Yesterday and Today
January 31, 2022 - February 11, 2023
Railroads were a central part of Marquette since its earliest development. Trains were an everyday sight around the city and downtown, crossing Front Street with ore cars, pulling into the depot to pick up and drop off passengers, or hauling logs from Alger County. Many Marquette families relied on the railroads for their livelihoods. Multiple railroads were headquartered in the city of Marquette. As iron mines on the Marquette Range opened in the 1840s, railroads developed to haul the
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$7.00 adult, $6.00 senior, $3.00 student and $2.00 children 12 and under
Contact: 9062263571
Email: jbays@marquettehistory.org
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
- Nov 10, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Nov 11, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Nov 12, 2022 at 10:00 am - 03:00 pm (Sat)
- Nov 14, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Mon)
- Nov 15, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Tue)
- Nov 16, 2022 at 10:00 am - 08:00 pm (Wed)
- Nov 17, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Nov 18, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Nov 19, 2022 at 10:00 am - 03:00 pm (Sat)
- Nov 21, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Mon)
- Nov 22, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Tue)
- Nov 23, 2022 at 10:00 am - 08:00 pm (Wed)
- Nov 24, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Nov 25, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Nov 26, 2022 at 10:00 am - 03:00 pm (Sat)
- Nov 28, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Mon)
- Nov 29, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Tue)
- Nov 30, 2022 at 10:00 am - 08:00 pm (Wed)
- Dec 1, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Dec 2, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Dec 3, 2022 at 10:00 am - 03:00 pm (Sat)
- Dec 5, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Mon)
- Dec 6, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Tue)
- Dec 7, 2022 at 10:00 am - 08:00 pm (Wed)
- Dec 8, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Thu)
- Dec 9, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Fri)
- Dec 10, 2022 at 10:00 am - 03:00 pm (Sat)
- Dec 12, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Mon)
- Dec 13, 2022 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Tue)
- Dec 14, 2022 at 10:00 am - 08:00 pm (Wed)
LOCATION
145 W. Spring St., Marquette, MI 49855
PARKING INFO
Ample parking around building and public parking, within walking distance of facility.