Marquette County is located along the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan?s central Upper Peninsula. It was named after Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary who came here during the late 1600?s.
The terrain varies from flat and swampy to a rocky mountain range in the north filled with iron ore which helped supply the Union during the Civil War.
Today, iron ore is still mined here, a major contributor to the area?s economy. Giant ore ships load from railroad cars on the north side of Marquette, the county seat. Other major contributors to the economy include paper manufacturing, tourism, prisons, Marquette General Hospital, and Northern Michigan University.
There are many outdoor recreational opportunities year ?round, including fishing, boating and canoeing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing and a sled-dog race, the U.P. 200.
Most importantly, Marquette is one of the most beautiful spots in Michigan!
Marquette / Upper Peninsula Stories
Big Annie of Calumet: A True Story of the Industrial Revolution by Jerry Stanley
Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey
The Big Island by Julian May
An Enduring Christmas: Marquette, Michigan, 1850 by Ragene Henry
The Time of the Shining Rocks by Ragene Henry
The Time of the Copper Moon by Ragene Henry
Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin
The Cinder Pond by Carroll Watson Rankin
Wolf Rock by Carroll Watson Rankin
Sisu by Sue Harrison
Mystery at Laughing Water by Dorothy Maywood Bird
Granite Harbor by Dorothy Maywood Bird
The Bells of Lake Superior by Dayton O. Hyde
Island of the Loons by Dayton O. Hyde
Michigan Stories - Fiction
The Boy who Ran Into the Woods by Jim Harrison
Copper-Toed Boots by Marguerite De Angeli
Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky by Gloria Whelan
Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan
Night of the Full Moon by Gloria Whelan
The Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan
Once on this Island, Farewell to the Island, and Return to the Island by Gloria Whelan
Memories of Summer by Ruth White
Gingerbread by Helga Sandburg
Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp: A Dream-Quest Adventure by Janie Panagopoulos
North to Iron Country: A Dream-Quest Adventure by Janie Panagopoulos
Traders in Time: A Dream-Quest Adventure by Janie Panagopoulos
Keeper of the Light by Patricia Curtis Pfitsch
Little Rhody, Secret Friend, & Somebody Special by Neta Lohnes Frazier
M is for Mitten: The Michigan Alphabet Book by Annie Appleford
Mrs. Mack by Patricia Polacco
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
My Ol' Man by Patricia Polacco
Meteor! by Patricia Polacco
Mail by the Pail by Colin Bergel
The Runaway Cattle by Verne T. Davis
Saddle the Storm by Dirk Gringhuis
The Young Voyageur by Dirk Gringhuis
The Secret of the Rosewood Box by Helen Fuller Orton
Settling in Michigan: and Other True Pioneer Tales retold by Lynne Deur
The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Michigan Stories - Non-Fiction
Bunyan and Banjoes: Michigan Songs and Stories by Kitty Donohoe
The Edmund Fitzgerald: Lost with All-Hands: a True Story for Young Readers by Robert Hertel
Great Lakes and Great Ships: An Illustrated History for Children by John Mitchell
Indians of the Great Lakes: An Illustrated History for Children by John Mitchell
Michigan: An Illustrated History for Children by John Mitchell
Walk in Peace: Legends and Stories of the Michigan Indians by Simon Otto
From the Land of the White Birch by Shirley Neitzel
The Legend of Mackinac Island by Kathy-Jo Wargin
The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-Jo Wargin
A Voice From the Wilderness: the Story of Anna Howard Shaw by Don Brown
Adopted by an Owl by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Three Rivers Crossing by Robert A. Lytle
The Log Cabin Quilt by Ellen Howard
A Place Called Home: Michigan's Mill Creek Story by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
Final Passage: True Shipwreck Adventures by Frederick Stonehouse
Michigan Links of Interest
Everything Michigan- a website with many helpful links. http://www.everythingmichigan.net/
Kids Discover Michigan- a website about Michigan that's just for kids. http://www.sos.state.mi.us/kidspage/index.html
Michigan Historical Center- a website about Michigan history that's just for kids. http://www.michigan.gov/sos
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory- a website about the bird observatory at Whitefish Pointe. http://www.wpbo.org
National Christmas Tree Association- information about the people and companies that grow the real trees. http://www.realchristmastrees.org
MI Kids! Web site offers learning experiences through Michigan-based information and activities: www.michigan.gov/mikids
Michigan History for Kids www.sos.state.mi.us/history/mag/kids/index.html
The White Oak Society provides "living history" interpretations about the fur trade era within the Great Lakes region: www.whiteoak.org