Parks & Recreation Five Year Recreation Plan ... - City of Marquette

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011 City of Marquette during a trip along the south shore of Lake Superior in 1669. Returning to his mission at St. Ignace after visiting Native Americans in the Illinois country in 1675, he fell ill and died at age 38 along the Lake Michigan shoreline. In 1850, a year after its founding, the village of New Worcester was renamed Marquette in honor of the priest. Downtown Pocket Park Located on Washington Street in downtown Marquette, the Pocket Park is a small grassy area nestled between buildings that provides a connection between Washington Street and the municipal parking ramp. The former site of a commercial building itself, the space contains three aluminum park benches, lighting, brick paved walkways, way-finding signage, and a flagpole. The park is accessible by elevator from the municipal parking ramp. Rosewood Pedestrian Connector Park A lovely pocket park has been constructed on the former site of a rail trestle providing a connection between Front Street and the Lakeshore. This space includes a walkway, seating areas, a scenic harbor overlook and landscaping. Spring Street Park Located near the Snowberry Heights senior housing complex on Spring Street, the approximately three acre Spring Street Park currently consists of a large grassy open space with concrete walks meandering the location. LaBonte Park Located on Lakeshore Boulevard just south of the Dead River, the small (50 x 100 feet) greenspace was built in the 1930‘s by WPA labor under Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s New Deal. Mainly used as a wayside for walkers to and from the Island, the area features an interesting rock outcrop formation, metal benches, and a small pump-driven waterfall. Linear Parks Shared-use Paths Shared-use paths have become increasingly popular. The City of Marquette currently maintains a total of 17 miles of Shared-Use Paths. Much of the Holly S. Greer Shoreline Bike Path, starting where it enters the City limits from the south, serves as part of the North Country National Scenic Trail which links the Atlantic seaboard with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in North Dakota. In addition to bicyclists, the shared-use path is used extensively by walkers, joggers, and inline skating enthusiasts. 37
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011 City of Marquette The Iron Ore Heritage Trail is a 48 mile long Heritage Corridor that extends from the former Republic Mine site adjacent to downtown Republic, north and east through Marquette Township to the Lake Superior shoreline in downtown Marquette, where it continues generally along the shoreline and east into Chocolay Charter Township. The multi-use path follows contemporary rail corridors as well as long abandoned rail grades dating from the earliest days of mining in the Upper Peninsula. The Iron Ore Heritage Trail currently has two sections complete, running from Jackson Mine Park in the City of Negaunee through Ishpeming, and from Marquette to Kawbagam Road in Chocolay Charter Township. Construction of the eleven mile segment from Jackson Mine Park in Negaunee east to Baraga Avenue in the City of Marquette will begin in the fall of 2011. The completion of this section will result in approximately 28 miles of nonmotorized multi-use path. Significant additional shared-use path development has taken place in recent years including segments along Hawley Street, the Dead River Spur railroad grade from Washington Street to Tourist Park, and along McClellan Avenue (South). However several significant ―gaps‖ continue to exist along the popular route. The shared-use path system is depicted in Figure 3-2. 38
Page 1 and 2: CITY OF MARQUETTE 5 YEAR RECREATION
Page 3 and 4: Parks and Recreation Master Plan Up
Page 5 and 6: Purpose Parks and Recreation Master
Page 9 and 10: Current Population Parks and Recrea
Page 11 and 12: Population Projections Parks and Re
Page 15 and 16: Age Distribution Parks and Recreati
Page 19 and 20: Age Parks and Recreation Master Pla
Page 21 and 22: RECREATION INVENTORY Parks and Recr
Page 23 and 24: Recreation Facility Trends Parks an
Page 27 and 28: Forestville County Road 492 Bishop
Page 39: Parks and Recreation Master Plan Up
Page 49 and 50: Senior Men‘s Hockey Indoor Open S
Page 69 and 70: Analysis of Facility Needs Parks an
Page 77 and 78: Snowshoeing Fishing or ice fishing
Page 91 and 92:
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Up
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Demographics Parks and Recreation M
Page 109 and 110:
Demographics (Continued) Parks and
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
High Medium Low High Medium High Me
show all

Parks & Recreation Five Year Recreation Plan ... - City of Marquette

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?