MARQUETTE — On Thursday, more than 50 people climbed Sugarloaf Mountain in memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event was held by the Northern Michigan University chapter of Turning Point USA from 3-8 p.m. and saw attendees bring a flag to the top, or make seven trips to match the 110 stories firefighters made at the Twin Towers.

“Honestly me and my leadership team are like, ‘Lets do something for 9/11 here,'” NMU Turning Point USA President Evan Reister said. “We started brainstorming and what if we hiked up Sugarloaf. Then we started doing some research and it was 300 steps, three times seven is 2,100 … for the twin towers. So that is what we are out here doing.”

More than 50 people attended including NMU students, Marquette residents, high school kids, elementary school kids and

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