Marquette. County Michigan Resource & Relocation Guide

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1 Marquette County Michigan Resource & Relocation Guide

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3 Table Of Contents 4-5 Newcomer Information 7 Health & Hospitals 8 Local Education 11 Things To Do 12 State Information 13 County History 14 Home Buyer Information Marquette City Map 23 Buyer Mistakes 25 How Much Can You Afford 27 Tips to Selling Your Home 30 Packing Tips 31 Moving Checklist 32 Homefinder Notepad Marquette County Map Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Wes Robinson Ad Designer: Teri Burkitt Book Designer: Linda Swindler 2 3

4 Newcomer Post Offices US Post Office 211 N. 2nd St. Ishpeming, MI (906) US Post Office 201 Snyder St. Negaunee, MI (906) US Post Office 3953 U.S. 41 Champion, MI (906) Utilities Water Marquette Water Dept. (906) Marquette Twp. Water Dept. (906) Waste Management Inc. (906) US Post Office 202 W. Washington St. (906) US Post Office 1401 Presque Isle Ave. (906) US Post Office 505 Hoffman St. Big Bay, MI (906) Electric We Energies (800) Upper Peninsula Power Co. (800) Marquette Board of Light & Power (906) Courthouse Marquette County Courthouse 234 W. Baraga Ave. (906) Telephone AT&T (906) Bresnan Communications (906) Range Telecommunications (906) Grove Cable Co. (906) Information SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Marquette County Sheriff's Office 236 W. Baraga Ave. (906) Police Marquette Police Department 300 W. Baraga Ave. (906) Fire Marquette Fire Dept. 418 S. 3rd St. Marquette Township, MI (906) Negaunee Fire Dept. 200 S. Pioneer Ave. Negaunee, MI (906) Negaunee Police Department 100 Silver St. Negaunee, MI (906) Ishpeming Fire Dept. 100 Southlake St. Ishpeming, MI (906) Public Safety Ishpeming Police Department 100 Division St. Ishpeming, MI (906) Richmond Twp. Fire Dept. 510 Nicholas Ave. Negaunee, MI (906) State Police Department 1504 W. Washington St. (906) Forsyth Twp. Police Dept. 99 N. Pine St. Gwinn, MI (906) Sands Fire Department 601 Silver Creek Rd. (906) Republic Twp. Fire Dept County Highway Republic Township, MI (906) Negaunee-Ishpeming Water Auth. (906) K.I. Sawyer Water Dept. (906) AmeriGas (906) SEMCO Energy (800) TelNet (800) Comcast (877)

5 6 7 Health & Hospitals Marquette County Health Department 184 U.S. 41 Negaunee, MI (906) Hospitals Marquette General Hospital 580 W. College Ave. (906) Upper Peninsula Medical Center 1414 W. Fair Ave. #344 (906) Bell Hospital 901 Lakeshore Dr. Ishpeming, MI (906) Marquette General Family Medicine 1414 W. Fair Ave. #36 (906) Animal Hospitals Marquette Veterinary Clinic 2270 US ) Animal Medical Center-Marquette 3145 Wright St. (906) Bayshore Veterinary Hospital 2361 US-41 Harvey, MI (906) Negaunee Veterinary Clinic East 30 US-41 Negaunee, MI (906)

6 8 9 Local School Districts Gwinn Area Community Schools 50 West M-35 Gwinn, MI (906) NICE Community School District 300 Westwood Dr. Ishpeming, MI (906) Ishpeming Public School District 319 E. Division St. Ishpeming, MI (906) Negaunee Public Schools 101 S. Pioneer Ave. Negaunee, MI (906) Marquette Area Public Schools 1201 W. Fair Ave. (906) When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring: Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate Name & Address Of Last School Attended Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests Colleges & Universities Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Ave. (906) Marquette General Hospital School of Radiography 580 W. College Ave. (906)

7 Marquette County 10 Marquette County History Museum 145 W. Spring St. (906) Forsyth Township Historical Museum 186 W. Flint St. Gwinn, MI (906) Heritage HIlls Horseback Riding 300 Malton Rd. Ishpeming, MI (906) Marquette Harbor Lighthouse 300 Lakeshore Blvd. (906) Michigan Iron Industry Museum 73 Forge Rd. Negaunee, MI (906) Michigamme Historical Museum 110 W. Main St. Michigamme, MI (906) Negaunee Historical Society Museum 303 E. Main St. Negaunee, MI (906) Upper Peninsula Children s Museum 123 W. Baraga Ave. (906) U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame 610 Palms Ave. Ishpeming, MI (906) NMW Forest Roberts Theatre 1401 Presque Isle Ave NMU Beaumier Heritage Museum 1401 Presque Isle Ave. (906) Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum 501 W. Euclid St. Ishpeming, MI (906) Tilden Mine Tours 4501 M-553 (888) Ojibwa Casino 105 Acre Trl. (906) Van Riper State Park 851 County Rd. AKE Michigamme, MI (906) Marquette Mountain 4501 County Rd. 553 (906) Lake Superior Theatre 270 Lake Shore Blvd. (906) NMU Superior Dome 1401 Presque Isle Ave. (906) Presque Isle Park Peter White Dr. (906) City of Marquette Arts & Culture Center 217 N. Front St. (906) and so much more! 11

8 12 Michigan he state of Michigan is made up of two peninsulas. The T Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, dubbed the mitten, face each other across Lake Michigan. The 5-mile Straits of Mackinac Toll Bridge link the peninsulas together. Three other Great Lakes, Superior, Huron and Erie, border Michigan. The French were settling into the area in the 1600 s. In 1641, Father Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer, founded a mission and trading post. Sault Ste. Marie was the first permanent European settlement in Michigan. Tribes of Ojibwa, Ottawa and Menoninee were still in the area. Detroit is the largest city. It was founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe. The city is famous today for its automobile industry. Other industries outside of Detroit include space, food processing and defense. Known as a vacation spot, Upper Peninsula is a beautiful land of lakes and forests, attracting campers, hikers and canoeists. Michigan is proud to be the Great Lakes State, proclaimed on their license plates. It has 3,121 miles of shoreline. There are 11,000 inland lakes and thousands of waterways. Although not known for agriculture, there are around 52,000 farms in Michigan. Most are located in the southern half of Lower Peninsula. They produce corn, winter wheat, soybeans, honey and flowers. Saginaw Valley produces sugar beets and dry beans. Other farms include milk, poultry and pigs. FUN FACTS Capital Lansing Area 56,804 sq. mi. (147,111 sq. km) Population 10,079,985 (2004) Largest Cities Detroit (4,483,853) Grand Rapids (762,035) Statehood January 26, 1837 Rank: 26th Principal Rivers Grand, Muskegan Highest Point Mount Arvon 1,979 feet (604m) Motto Si Quaeris Peninsulam ichigan is a leader in cherry producers. They are grown mostly in Ma 30-mile area along Lake Michigan. Other fruits include grapes, apples, peaches and pears, along with blueberries. The blossoms attract bees, which produce honey, another important Michigan product. State Symbols Robin White Pine Apple Blossom A Bit of History Marquette County is named after the famous missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette ( ). Bordering Marquette County to the north is Lake Superior, on the east by Delta and Alger Counties, the south Dickinson and Menominee Counties, and to the west by Iron and Baraga Counties. Marquette County s original boundaries were drawn in 1843, but was not formally organized until The county s boundaries have been redrawn over nine times from 1843 to The county seat of Marquette was established in 1849, after a survey revealed massive iron ore deposits around the Teal Lake area. By the 1850 s, Marquette was home to several mining companies, railways, and became the major shipping center in Michigan s Upper Peninsula. Marquette County is the largest of Michigan's 83 counties, covering an area of 1,870 square miles. Lake County 13

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14 How much House Can You Afford? How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow higher percentages.) For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember, that s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120. That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments. Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least 24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don t look at what you earn now or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months. Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income. Don t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about one percent of the mortgage amount

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17 Packing Strategies Supplies: Preparing to move: A strategy for packing: Packing for efficiency:

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