Shining a light on small town pride

'Marquette Improvement Repair’ takes lead on town lighting projects

It took 900 feet of wire and 400 bulbs to light up Marquette’s Main Street on Wednesday, Nov. 5. With the donations and support received through the Marquette Improvement Repair Fund, the group has more lighting projects planned for the future.
It took 900 feet of wire and 400 bulbs to light up Marquette’s Main Street on Wednesday, Nov. 5. With the donations and support received through the Marquette Improvement Repair Fund, the group has more lighting projects planned for the future.

The Village of Marquette became brighter last week as over 400 white light bulbs on more than 900 feet of wire were strung up from the corner of Scotty’s Bar to Cornerstone Bank on Main Street. The lights were installed on Wednesday, Nov. 5 as part of “Marquette Improvement Repair,” an ongoing project to improve the village and boost community pride. One of those volunteering for the project was R…