About us
Lake Superior Press was founded over 50 years ago in 1973. Over the years, we’ve grown to be the Upper Peninsula’s largest and most trusted commercial printer. Fast forward to 2021, long time Production Manager (‘76-’07) Wayne Jacques, and his son Sam Jacques, purchased the business from the original owner, Tom Dubow.
Wayne & Sam are excited and eager to keep the Marquette print tradition going, upgrading equipment, infrastructure and adding services and products. Lake Superior Press specializes in commercial printing, high quality printing, art prints, wide format printing, graphic design, direct mailing services and so much more.
What is a Commercial Print Shop?
Print shops come in all shapes and sizes. From the single owner / operator shop, to the large web press operations, we land somewhere in the middle. We’re large enough to provide competitive pricing on high quantity orders (100K+) but small enough to have the care & attention that you would expect with a small business. Our size also allows us to be versatile, covering all varieties of projects such as: one off art scans and prints, event posters, soft cover books, large and small orders of envelopes, business cards, letterheads, stitched booklets, and more.
We like to say we’re your local source for everything on paper. If it's printed on paper, we can handle it! We utilize 3 types of printing, all tailored to specific projects. We utilize offset printing for high quantity printing, digital printing for full color, short run projects, and wide format printing for high quality art prints, banners and other large sized prints.
Lead Times
Our typical turnaround time is two weeks for larger projects, a week for smaller projects. We often work with customers that need things sooner, so if you have a deadline, just let us know and we can do our best to make it happen. We will always make our customers aware of any delays we might run into (backordered paper, etc.) during a project, and will do our best to mitigate any holdups. Keep in mind that physical proofs and eproof response time will add to our turnaround time.
Why Choose us?
We’re usually never the cheapest option, so why choose us for your printing needs? Customer service is at the top of that list. You can talk to a real person, stop in and see your project in process, or let us know of any last minute changes or moved up timelines without issue. Your dollar stays in our local area when using Lake Superior Press.
We shop local, and only work with vendors and suppliers exclusively in the midwest. All of our paper is sustainably sourced, majority of the time from paper mills in the Upper Peninsula, and is USA made.
Only 17% of our projects are outsourced, leaving 83% of our work being produced right here in Marquette, MI. In 2024, we donated over $9,500 to local charities & non profits such as Bay Cliff Health Camp, Steve Mariucci Beacon House, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and more.
All of our paper waste and cardboard is recycled, as well as donated to local schools and charities. We love working local, and we hope you will too.
