Marquette is a delightful port city on Lake Superior, named as one of the United States' top places to retire by CBS MoneyWatch. The charming Marquette County city, best known as the home of Northern Michigan University, is a paradise for outdoor recreation lovers, home to beautiful parks like Presque Isle Park, which was designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and stretches for 323 acres on a peninsula in Lake Superior. Two swimming beaches are open throughout the summer months at South Beach Park and McCarty's Cove, offering children's playgrounds, lifeguard service, and day-use picnic areas. The lovely Marquette Golf Club offers panoramic lake views from each hole, located less than two miles from the city's downtown district.