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The Shrine Circus is a circus founded in Detroit, Michigan on Woodward Avenue in 1906. [1] It travels to roughly 120 cities per year in the United States and a separate unit travels to about 40 in Canada. It is affiliated with the former Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, now Shriners International.
52 acres (21 ha) Established. December 20, 1975. Governing body. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Father Marquette National Memorial pays tribute to the life and work of Jacques Marquette, French priest and explorer. The memorial is located in Straits State Park near St. Ignace in the modern-day U.S. state of Michigan, where he founded ...
Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District. / 46.54528°N 87.38500°W / 46.54528; -87.38500. The Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District is a historic district located in Marquette, Michigan, running along Arch and Ridge Streets from Front Street to Lake Superior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Jacques Marquette, S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), [1] sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, [2] was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan 's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first ...
Marquette, Michigan. / 46.54639°N 87.40667°W / 46.54639; -87.40667. Marquette ( / mɑːrˈkɛt / mar-KET) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port, known primarily for shipping iron ore from the ...
Between early 1999 and mid-2000, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum was the site of three Extreme Championship Wrestling house shows. In 2006 the Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic High School Knights ice hockey team began playing at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team left in 2007; they returned in the 2008–2009 season for their first ...
12 mi (19 km) north of Marquette on Granite Island. 46°43′15″N 87°24′43″W. / 46.720833°N 87.411944°W / 46.720833; -87.411944 ( Granite Island Light Station) Marquette. The Granite Island Light was built in 1868 and commissioned in 1869. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on Lake Superior. 11.
Flint United ( TBL) (2021–present) The Dort Financial Center[ 2] (originally IMA Sports Arena[ 3] and formerly Perani Arena and Event Center[ 4]) is a sports, entertainment and convention venue located in Flint, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1969 and is the home of the Flint Firebirds who play in the Ontario Hockey League .