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Page 31 MARQUETTE IN THE 1990 s by ROD BURDICK Into the 1990's Marquette, Michigan continues to be a major port on the upper Great Lakes. Iron, mined on the Marquette Range in the form of taconite, is shipped from a 1912 built chute-type dock in the Upper Harbor. Coal is received by seIf-unloader in a hopper next to the ore dock for the large Presque Isle Generating Station and at the Lower Harbor for the smaller Shiras Station. Limestone, used in the taconite making process, is received at the Upper and Lower Harbors. Loading and unloading of these commodities makes for busy boat traffic. My interest in Marquette began as a student at Northern Michigan University in 1984.1 had always been a Great Lakes boat buff, and NMU's location was an influence on my college choice. Study breaks were trips to the Upper Harbor to photograph vessels. I began to compile vessel visits, and I continue to do the same today. The following details vessel traffic in Marquette from the start of the 1990 season to the close of the 1994 shipping season. Like many ports, Marquette has always had its common visitors, but with the changing trade patterns, variety has existed. The following data is only for the Upper Harbor. Traffic at the Lower Harbor (coal and limestone) is normally delivered by vessels that make their way to the Upper Harbor after unloading. Exceptions have included regular visits by USS Great Lakes Fleet KINSMAN INDEPENDENT loading at Marquette on May 30, 1992.