Sunday, May 18 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Father Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit priest who famously ...

Father Jacques Marquette, the man who gave Marquette its name, made an incredible mark not only on the Upper Peninsula, but throughout North America as well. The French Jesuit Missionary built an ...

NMU’s Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center hosted a full day of presentations, and films to help Marquette residents better understand how the place they call “home” came to be.

On May 18, 1675, the missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette passed away along the shores of Lake Michigan on his way back ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.

St. Ignace’s commitment to honoring its history is as strong as ever. Father Jacques Marquette now rests once again in his original burial town, reinforcing a deep connection to the area’s roots.

She said Givens and the elementary students would be relocated to the Jacques Marquette Elementary School, and there would also need to be some redistricting so elementary schools would not be ...

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University will be holding an event to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the passing of Marquette’s namesake, Father Jacques Marquette. The full-day event will ...