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Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Marquette city officials announced the end of beach season officially beginning on Tuesday

Thursday, August 30, 2012  High E. coli levels leave people high and dry at Marquette's South Beach

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Throughout this summer, Marquette Police received complaints for the area at Founder's Landing

Monday, August 13, 2012  E. coli levels monitored heavily after beach closure, but officials are looking at what is causing the issue and how to fix it

Friday, August 10, 2012  Beaches in Marquette close after city officials receive dangerous current warnings

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The efforts are part of a Marquette teenager's Eagle Scout service project

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Lifeguards will not be on duty

Monday, September 05, 2011  Monday marked the last day that the city's public beaches, McCarty's Cove and South Beach, will be open for the season

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  When you're at the beach, if you litter, you could face serious consequences from the local police department

Monday, June 20, 2011  The $26,000 meter is an acoustic Doppler system that uses sound waves to detect current speed and water temperature

Sunday, June 19, 2011  Marquette beaches will reopen on Monday

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  The newspaper will run a banner on the front page of their paper that reminds readers to be cautious while swimming and check flag warnings

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The Marquette City Police will now have the ability to ticket those swimming in undesignated or dangerous swim areas

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  The task force pieced together a 50-page booklet of facts, figures, and suggestions

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Four drownings on Marquette's waterfront last summer are still fresh in the minds of many in the U.P., and now the Marquette Waterfront Safety Task Force is making strides to ensure the water is safer in the future