🌱 How Munising’s sandstone secretly changes the look of its waterfalls
Munising, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Munising! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Munising’s sandstone secretly changes the look of its waterfalls
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Windy with a few showers, temps: high: 59, low: 45.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 12 American Waterfalls That Change Color With the Seasons (discoverwildscience.com) — Munising Falls gets a prime spotlight here, with details on its 50‑foot drop, easy paved trail, and how local sandstone filters the water and subtly changes its look through the seasons. The piece also notes nearby Memorial and Tannery Falls and positions downtown Munising as the jumping-off point for exploring multiple waterfalls in the Pictured Rocks area. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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The Make-Believe Spurs at By George Brewing →
By George Brewing, 231 E Superior St, Munising
4:00 pm
Thursday October 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Booked Ceremony →
Nagelkirk Gardens, 1060 M-28, Marquette
9:00 am -
2026 Pink Pumpkin Pledge Form Registration →
Gladstone East End Pavilion, 901 Lake Shore Drive, Gladstone
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LGBTQ+ Allyship for Parents Workshop - Marquette →
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 E Ridge St, Marquette
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Get Your Rainbow On: Teen Tie Dye Event →
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 201 E Ridge St, Marquette
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Happy Hour BBQ Night →
Happy Hour Bar, 5 E Stephenson Ave, Gwinn
4:30 pm -
Magic Globe â A Story of the Seasons! (10/3)
Shiras Planetarium, 1203 W Fair Ave, Marquette
5:00 pm -
The Sun, Our Living Star
Shiras Planetarium, 1203 W Fair Ave, Marquette
6:00 pm -
Laser The Weeknd (10/3)
Shiras Planetarium
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Booked Wedding →
Nagelkirk Gardens, 1060 M-28, Marquette
12:00 pm -
Monthly Board Meeting →
The Crib, 401 N 3rd St, Marquette
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LGBTQ+ History and Trivia - Marquette →
Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front St, Marquette
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All children should be tested for lead at ages 1 and 2.
If they’ve never been tested, they should get a test by age 6. Learn more about blood lead testing at Michigan.gov/MiLeadSafe. (Nextdoor )
- Kewadin Casinos posted a job opening for Bartender in Munising. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Munising. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Munising here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manistique
- More than 100-year-old statue undergoing restoration in Manistique (uppermichiganssource.com)
- State Savings Bank of Manistique assists homeowners through FHLB (dailypress.net)
- Dangerous Freeze Warning Issued for 12 Counties in Michigan as Temperatures Drop (travelinglifestyle.net)
Marquette
- Marquette City Commission passes 2027 budget (miningjournal.net)
- Ghosts of Lighthouse Point (mininggazette.com)
- ‘Looking at the genocide': Indigenous community walks for truth and healing in Marquette (myupnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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