Good morning, Marquette.

The Fresh Coast Film Festival ’26 in Marquette starts Thursday, Oct.

15 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park with a free film showcase and runs through Sunday, Oct. 18. Festival co-founder Bill Thompson said the event features documentaries on outdoor lifestyle + environment and the Great Lakes spirit.

North Words and Music returns at 6:30 p.m. Oct.

22 at Peter White Public Library’s Community Room to feature performers including B.G. Bradley (author of North Words: A Year in Poetry), Marty Achatz, Jacque Love and Big Lake Acoustic. The free show will be previewed on Public Radio 90.

The Marquette Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 30 years today at 7:30 p.m. at Kaufman Auditorium as Music Director Octavio Más-Arocas, who will step down this season, welcomes high school students from Marquette and Negaunee to join the performance.

Geoff and Jon’s Record Show & Sale takes on a spooky theme at the Record Dungeon event scheduled for this Sunday at the reception hall basement of the Landmark Inn on Front Street in Marquette — showcasing thousands of vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and VHS tapes.

Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment received a $7,500 grant from Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative to install nine new trail counters in the western Upper Peninsula, with installation scheduled for later this month to gather data for better trail maintenance.

Upper Michigan fire officials advise residents to avoid yard-burning this weekend as wildfires spark amid dangerous conditions.

The Michigan DNR said gusty, unseasonably warm winds up to 40-mph will increase fire risk, urging everyone to check for permits before burning.

Marquette County leaders met Friday morning at the Jacobetti Center at P3MQT to explore housing and workforce retention strategies.

Housing consultant Nicki Basch and CEO Natalie Chmiko explained the MI Neighborhood grant, offering $400k to $1.5 million, as a way to convert vacant spaces into apartments & boost talent in the region.

Upper Peninsula Health Plan announced its MI Coordinated Health plan for 2027, offering eligible U.P. residents (those with Medicare Parts A and B and full Medicaid benefits) an improved HMO D-SNP that enhances OTC benefits and adds grocery coverage across all 15 counties.

The Michigan State Spartans beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats 6-2 in a physical game with 66 combined penalty minutes.

The Wildcats will host a rematch at Munn Ice Arena on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

High school football teams (Menominee, Marquette, Houghton and Stephenson) won on Oct.

9, as reported by WZMQ 19 Sports at 11 p.m. The wins underline local athletic success.

Michigan Tech’s hockey team won a 3-2 overtime game Friday against St. Cloud State, improving to 3-0 after trailing 2-0.

Teydon Trembecky scored twice including the overtime decider.

The Lake Superior Performance Rally is underway as the final round of the ARA National Championship Series in L’Anse, with drivers including championship leader Lia Block aiming to become the first woman to win the overall title.

Races continue through tonight.

The NMU men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to the Parkside Rangers in Kenosha, breaking a seven-game unbeaten streak as Parkside secured wins with goals from Keven Sosa (penalty kick) and Angel Luevano late in the match.

The Wildcats will face Purdue Northwest on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET.

NMU women's soccer ended in a scoreless draw with Purdue Northwest on Friday in Marquette (Madison Bilbia hit the crossbar and Addison Frantti missed a breakaway), and the team will host the Roosevelt Lakers on Sunday, Oct.

11 at 12 p.m.