Marquette, MI – January 18, 2019 – This week Marquette County Transit Authority started their newest free ride share program with Northern Michigan University. In September of 2018, Marq-Tran began offering NMU students and staff free rides to Meijer and Walmart to pick up groceries for the weekends. Now, Marq-Tran is taking kids out for some winter fun on the ski hill!
Each Friday students cangrab their snowboard or skis and get on a Marq-Tran bus out to Marquette Mountain. Starting at 2:30pm, rides run from Lot #10 at NMU to Marquette Mountain and back until 9pm.
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- On the road to Marquette Mountain with NMU Students.
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- Marq-Tran will drop students off right in front of the ski hill.
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- Students, enjoy a ride to Marquette Mountain for free!
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- The bus will take kids back and forth each hour.
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- Marq-Tran is working with Northern Michigan University to give kids new opportunities to get around town.
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- It was a busy afternoon at the ski hill.
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- This program gives students an easy reliable way to get to and from the ski hill without having to worry about parking!