Relocation

Marinette, Wis., and Menominee, Mich., are "twin" cities located at the mouth of the Menominee River. Both cities grew during the late 19th century when lumber mills dotted the shoreline and thousands of lumberjacks found work in the camps to the north.

Today the cities, along with nearby Peshtigo, Wis., form a tri city area. While each city retains its own identity, people often live in one and work in another.

For statistics on Marinette, look here.

For data on Menominee, look here.

For a brochure produced by the NEW North, extolling the virtues of living in our lovely part of the world, look here.

Work Life

The Marinette-Menominee area is home to a variety of businesses that manufacture ships, auto parts, helicopters, airplane seats, paper products, fire extinguishers and much more. Our companies range from sprawling plants owned by large corporations to small, privately-held businesses. We are a regional health-care center, and we are home to a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin System and of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Our schools and businesses work together with the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce to build a stronger community and a healthy business climate.

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Home Life

Life in the Marinette Menominee area offers you a choice between charming older neighborhoods and newer subdivisions, downtown apartments and bayside condominiums. You can enjoy life in a tidy ranch, a cozy Craftsman bungalow, or a larger family home. We have many stunning Victorian homes, too, often on tree-lined streets with shoreline views. Housing costs in our area are still within reach.

Our neighborhoods are safe and friendly; people still sit on their porches here and take talks on summer evenings. Move in and you are likely to find the neighbors will quickly come over to introduce themselves. Most neighborhoods include at least one park.

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Education

School districts on both sides of the river are staffed by dedicated educators who provide a quality education to prepare children for the future. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and UW-Marinette are partners in many endeavors, include chamber-initiated programs that enhance classroom efforts. We also have thre parochial schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy and Trinity Lutheran School in Marinette, and Catholic Central Elementary School in Menominee.

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Health Care

The Marinette Menominee area is a regional healthcare center, with much of the area's healthcare clustered near Bay Area Medical Center, a 99-bed general acute care hospital located in Marinette. BAMC is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the United States for clinical excellence by HealthGrades.

www.bamc.org

 

Arts & Entertainment

The Marinette Menominee area claims a celebrated campus-community theatrical group, Theatre on the Bay, based at UW-Marinette since 1967. The Menominee Area Arts Council sponsors arts-related events throughout the year. Art for All, Menominee's juried art show, is held each June. Wild Rice Concerts are offered year round in private homes and the chamber coordinates two summer outdoor concert series, one on each side of the river. A community drumming group performs warm-weather Saturday afternoons at Red Arrow Park in Marinette, and we have two area dance studios that offer frequent recitals. A regional concert band offers at least two concerts a year in our area and every fall, the Milwaukee Symphony performs in Menominee.

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Recreation

Both cities have active recreation departments that host everything from ice-skating parties to concerts at the libraries. Historic Spies Field, a WPS project renovated five years ago, is Menominee's mult-purpose outdoor recreation center while Marinette's Higley Field has served area families for generations. Youth sports teams abound, and everyone cheers on local high-school teams.

In addition, Marinette County provides hundreds of miles of snowmobile and ATV trails, 14 waterfalls, and rustic backroads for exploration. Lean more at http://www.therealnorth.com.

Menominee County offers Highway M-35, part of the Upper Peninsula's Hidden Coast, 64 miles of water and wilderness. Learn more at http://www.uphiddencoast.com