Hello and Welcome!
I am hoping this posting will be the first of many designed to inform and entertain folks that are interested in the Upper Peninsula & Real Estate. For my first posting I have some exciting news. This week the Weather Channel named the U.P. as one of the top ten Winter Family Getaways. They had this to say...
"On center stage at the UP is Ottawa National Forest, rimmed by countless, well-maintained state lands like Porcupine Mountains State Park and Copper Country State Forest. Skiing and snowshoeing here takes you up gentle slopes and down through peaceful valleys. You'll see meadows, lakes, streams and waterfalls, which form spectacular ice sculptures in wintertime. Trails and backcountry are equally littered with deer, fox and snowshoe hare tracks, among others. Hours of fun can be had with the kids learning to distinguish one set of animal tracks from another, finding patterns, and imagining how the animals live their days foraging and frolicking, munching bark and other snowy-weather fare."
This is only the most recent in a long list of accolades that we've received in the last few years.
Sherman’s Travel named Michigan’s Upper Peninsula one of the top ten global summer vacation destinations in 2006.
Men’s Journal, 2006, named the Upper Peninsula one of the best places to buy vacation property.
Author John Villani named Marquette one of America’s 100 Best Art Towns in 2005.
Bike Magazine rated Marquette in the top five best places to mountain bike in the country in 2003 and 2005.
On June 14th, 2003, the National Civic League announced Marquette County, Michigan, as one of ten All-America Cities at the 54th Annual All-America City Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The All-America City Award is a 54-year-old program of the National Civic League recognizing civic excellence, and it annually honors 10 communities that best exemplify the spirit of grassroots citizen involvement.
On April 12th, 2004 MarquetteCounty was named one of the 30 Most Livable Communities in USA Today by the Partners for Livable Communities, a non-profit group that identifies what it calls the nation's most livable places every decade.
How lucky we are to live in an area that offers so much!!!
The Coscos
Josh, Chris, Jen & Buddy
My Story
- Chris Cosco
- Marquette, Michigan, United States
- Originally from Boston, Massachusetts and Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, I enlisted with the U.S. Air force in 1990. My first assignment was to K.I. Sawyer in Gwinn. My wife Jennifer and I met while she was attending Northern Michigan University. She had grown up in the Marquette area and called the U.P. home. In 1992, we were blessed with the arrival of our only child, Josh. During active duty Jennifer, Josh and I traveled the country. The experience was enriching for us, but we were unable to find the same hometown atmosphere the Upper Peninsula has to offer. So, after ten years of service we made the decision to return to the U.P. in the summer of 2000, where Josh could grow up in a safe environment and where we could be closer to family. I started my real estate career in 2000 at Select Realty of Marquette and made my move to RE/MAX 1st Realty in the fall of 2007. I love my job and truly enjoy working with my clients. When I do find free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, playing golf, snowboarding, and watching Josh play sports from the stands. Go Red!
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