Gas Prices Rise Statewide but Fall in Marquette

Gas prices headed up all week long, but they’ve stabilized and have even dropped by about a penny in parts of the U.P.

At most gas stations in Marquette County, the price of regular gas slid a cent to $3.43 cents today.

Nationally, the price of gas has steadily increased over the past week, settling in at about $3.29 a gallon today.

The average cost of a gallon of regular gas in Michigan has jumped from $3.32 yesterday to almost $3.36 today.

The lowest prices in Michigan are in Traverse City at just under $3.27 a gallon.

As they often are, the highest prices among the areas AAA surveys are in the Marquette area at an average of $3.40.

AAA Michigan surveys 2,800 gas stations around the state every day.