Marquette, Manitoba


Marquette is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 46 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
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History

The post office opened in 1871 as Baie St. Paul, changed to Marquette in 1891. The community was first noted as Marquette Station in 1882, named for French-born Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette.

Climate

Marquette experiences a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters.

Notable people