Marquette, MI

Post by **Gooseberrysoda** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:02 am

Headed up there for college. Can anyone recommend any restaurants/retro game shops/fun, affordable recreational activities? Any places I should avoid?

Post by **lisalover1** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:42 am

Gooseberrysoda wrote:Headed up there for college. Can anyone recommend any restaurants/retro game shops/fun, affordable recreational activities? Any places I should avoid?

Hey, cool, you're going to Northern? I'm going to Michigan Tech!

Marquette's a great little town; my suggestion is to check out all the shops downtown by the water. There's a really great little bakery there called Babycakes that I go to every time I'm passing through. Highly recommended.

Unfortunately, there was a Play N' Trade and another retro game store in Marquette, but they both recently closed. All that's left now is the Gamestop.

Post by **lisalover1** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:25 pm

My guess is that not many people have much of a reason to go this far into the Upper Peninsula.

Post by **Duane Dibbley** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:45 pm

lisalover1 wrote:My guess is that not many people have much of a reason to go this far into the Upper Peninsula.

Enjoying nature?

Post by **lisalover1** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:09 pm

Duane Dibbley wrote:
lisalover1 wrote:My guess is that not many people have much of a reason to go this far into the Upper Peninsula.
Enjoying nature?

You'll get your fill of that just driving up there.

Post by **BoringSupreez** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:50 pm

Whenever I think of you Yoopers I always think of The Great Outdoors.

Post by **Blu** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:52 pm

Gooseberry, PM me if you have any questions about the area or the school. I did both my bachelor's and master's at NMU. I also worked at NMU for the past few years while I was working on my master's. Depending on your background--i.e. if you're living on campus vs. off campus, your interests, where you're coming from, I might have a few suggestions of things to do, people to see, and good spots to eat.

Marquette will always be a home to me.

Like was mentioned, we don't have much in the selection of retro gaming, and yard sales don't typically have games.

That being said, I'm glad you decided to go to NMU. It has so many great opportunities for our students, and when I reflect on it, I knew it was the right school for me. It's always a great day to be a Wildcat. Just make sure you go to a few hockey games when you get there, whether you're a hockey fan or not. It'll be the last season where we play Big Ten teams.

Post by **lisalover1** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:05 am

Blu wrote:That being said, I'm glad you decided to go to NMU. It has so many great opportunities for our students, and when I reflect on it, I knew it was the right school for me. It's always a great day to be a Wildcat. Just make sure you go to a few hockey games when you get there, whether you're a hockey fan or not. It'll be the last season where we play Big Ten teams.

Huskies > Wildcats.

Post by **jfrost** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:15 am

I hear McDonald's is one of the best restaurants available in the region.

Post by **BoringSupreez** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:47 am

jfrost wrote:I hear McDonald's is one of the best restaurants available in the region.

That's actually true of the area I live in.

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