Marquette, Michigan

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Marquette, Michigan is a city on the southern shore of Lake Superior known as a regional hub for education, healthcare, and outdoor recreation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
alternateTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
areaCode 906
climate humid continental climate
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
founded 1849
governingBody Marquette City Commission
governmentType commission–manager
hasAirport Sawyer International Airport
hasHospital UP Health System – Marquette
hasLandmark Marquette Downtown Historic District
surface form: Downtown Marquette Historic District

Lower Harbor Ore Dock
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Presque Isle Park
Upper Harbor Ore Dock
hasPort Port of Marquette
surface form: Marquette Harbor
hasPublicTransit Marq-Tran
hasRecreationalActivity fishing
hiking
kayaking
mountain biking
skiing
snowshoeing
hasUniversity Northern Michigan University
incorporatedAsCity 1871
incorporatedAsVillage 1859
isCountySeatOf Marquette County, Michigan
knownFor iron ore shipping history
outdoor recreation
proximity to Lake Superior shoreline
regional hub for education in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
regional hub for healthcare in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Marquette County, Michigan
locatedInMetropolitanArea Marquette, Michigan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marquette, Michigan micropolitan area
locatedInRegion Upper Peninsula of Michigan
locatedOnBodyOfWater Lake Superior
majorEconomicSector education
healthcare
mining-related services
outdoor recreation
shipping
tourism
namedAfter Jacques Marquette
postalCode 49855
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base hasNearbyCity Marquette, Michigan
US 41 passesThroughCity Marquette, Michigan
subject surface form: U.S. Route 41
Presque Isle Avenue locatedIn Marquette, Michigan
Presque Isle Avenue city Marquette, Michigan
this entity surface form: Marquette