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

Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011
City of Marquette
USOEC
The U.S. Olympic Education Center (USOEC), which has produced gold and silver medalwinning
champions, is located on the NMU campus. It is the first and only Olympic training site
to provide educational opportunities to the athletes. The Center offers programs in biathlon,
boxing, Naturbahn luge, Nordic skiing, Greco-Roman wrestling, short-track speed skating and
ski jumping, among others.
Local Schools
School grounds and buildings have long been important providers of user-oriented recreation
facilities. Parochial schools include Father Marquette Elementary School and Father Marquette
Middle School. The public schools in Marquette are of a modern type design with ample
recreational facilities. There are no plans for additional schools in the immediate future.
Fortunately, Marquette‘s school facilities are distributed by population. The use of school
facilities, especially indoor use, is often restricted. Nevertheless, schools are a very important
recreational resource to the general public by offering opportunities during designated times
and/or on a rental basis (e.g. multi-purpose gymnasiums).
Marquette High School – Located on the corner of Lincoln and West Fair Streets, the high
school has a softball diamond, an outdoor basketball court, a paved play surface, eight tennis
courts, a lighted football field, and a renovated quarter-mile track with field event facilities. Both
the track and the football fields are served by stadium structured spectator seating. Major indoor
recreational facilities include a swimming pool and a gymnasium, which are used for community
swimming and classes.
Bothwell Middle School – Located near the western end of the Mesnard Street in the south
part of the City, Bothwell Middle School serves grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. It has an open play area
with two undeveloped baseball fields, a straights track, an open field, and a gymnasium. The
field situated between the middle school and the newer Superior Hills Elementary School is
used for informal soccer practices.
Graveraet School – Currently services as the alternative school. It also is and location of the
Kaufman Auditorium used for local theatre productions.
Superior Hills Elementary School – Marquette‘s newest public school is located just west of
Bothwell Middle School off recently constructed McClellan Avenue (South). Recreational
facilities include paved and open play areas with playground equipment and a multipurpose
gymnasium. This school site is connected to the McClellan Avenue shared-use path.
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