Pere Marquette
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Pere Marquette or Père Marquette (French for Father Marquette) may refer to:
- Father Jacques MarquetteJacques MarquetteFather Jacques Marquette S.J. , sometimes known as Père Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan...
, a French Jesuit missionary and namesake of Marquette University - Father Marquette National MemorialFather Marquette National MemorialFather 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 a Jesuit mission in 1671 and was buried in 1678...
in Straits State Park - Pere Marquette (passenger train)Pere Marquette (passenger train)Pere Marquette is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. The 176-mile line connects Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. Pere Marquette is funded in part by the Michigan Department of Transportation...
- Pere Marquette Charter Township, MichiganPere Marquette Charter Township, MichiganPere Marquette Charter Township is a charter township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Pere Marquette HotelPere Marquette HotelThe Hotel Père Marquette is a 14-story hotel in downtown Peoria, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1926 for $2.5 million , and features 288 guest rooms. The hotel is named for Father Jacques Marquette, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, registered national landmark in Peoria, Illinois - Pere Marquette ParkParks of Milwaukee-List of parks in Milwaukee County park system:The Milwaukee County Park system was awarded the 2009 National Gold Medal Award "for excellence in the field of park and recreation management" by the National Recreation and Park Association.-Other parks:...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Pere Marquette Rail-TrailPere Marquette Rail-TrailThe Pere Marquette Rail-Trail is a rail trail in Michigan occupying an abandoned CSX railroad corridor in Midland County and Isabella County that was once part of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad...
in the central lower peninsula of Michigan - Pere Marquette State TrailPere Marquette State TrailThe Pere Marquette State Trail is a bicycle and multi-use trail in west-central lower Michigan, running through Clare, Lake, and Osceola Counties. Intersecting with the White Pine Trail in Reed City, the trail is paved in areas, particularly between Reed City and the Village of Hersey, with a...
in the western lower peninsula of Michigan - Pere Marquette RailwayPere Marquette RailwayThe Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The railroad had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago.The company was...
- Pere Marquette RiverPere Marquette RiverThe Pere Marquette River is a river in the State of Michigan. The main stream of this river is about long, running from Lake County, Michigan just west of Reed City into the Pere Marquette Lake, and from there into Lake Michigan....
- Pere Marquette State ForestPere Marquette State ForestThe Pere Marquette State Forest encompasses lands in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, on the western side of the state. Counties within the Pere Marquette are: Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta.There are...
in Michigan - Pere Marquette State ParkPere Marquette State ParkPere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre protected area in southwestern Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located near the city of Grafton, Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Illinois River...
in Grafton, Illinois