Community supports 3-time Olympian Nick Baumgartner with watch party

Nick Baumgartner’s Olympic event was on Wednesday night and several people were at the Ore Dock to show their support.

The qualifying races began Wednesday. Yooper Shirts and Ore Dock Brewing teamed up to host the watch party. Yooper Shirts was selling shirts to support Baumgartner both financially and as fans. All proceeds from these shirts go to help pay for expenses at the games.

“To be able to see him race here in Marquette for the first time in a couple years is really exciting, and there's a whole crew here cheering him on and we hope to go for gold,” said Jacque Edwards of Yooper Shirts.

At the time of writing the results were not in. To keep up with the results,

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