Marquette Ore Dock

Marquette Ore Dock is a pier in Marquette, Upper Peninsula, Michigan. Marquette Ore Dock is situated near the locomotive LS&I Engine 2501, as well as near the trailhead Presque Isle Park Bog Walk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Presque Isle Park and Presque Isle Power Plant.

Presque Isle Park

Park

Photo: Hitoubashira, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The park is northwest of Marquette itself on an oval-shaped peninsula reaching out into Lake Superior, called the 'Island' locally.

Presque Isle Power Plant

Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Presque Isle Power Plant was a coal power plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 inactive generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts. Presque Isle Power Plant is situated 2,600 feet west of Marquette Ore Dock.

Superior Dome

Sports venue

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 1¼ miles south of Marquette Ore Dock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trowbridge Park and Harvey.

Trowbridge Park

Village

Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. Trowbridge Park is situated 3 miles southwest of Marquette Ore Dock.

Harvey

Village

Harvey is a census-designated place in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,244 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,393 in 2010, before the CDP was enlarged by the Census Bureau. Harvey is situated 6 miles south of Marquette Ore Dock.

Marquette Ore Dock

Type: Pier
Category: transport
Location: Marquette, Marquette, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

46.57909° or 46° 34′ 45″ north

Longitude

-87.38761° or 87° 23′ 15″ west

Width

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

86RJHJH6+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 216267672

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: LS&I Engine 2501 and Presque Isle Park Bog Walk.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: LS&I Ore Hopper Car and LS&I Caboose No. 3.

Upper Peninsula: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Isle Royale National Park and Sault Sainte Marie.

Curious Piers to Discover

Uncover intriguing piers from every corner of the globe.