Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Email Newsletter
For Email Marketing you can trust

 

2009 Michigan's Upper Peninsula Travel Guide

 

Order an 88-page Upper Peninsula Travel Planner

View the 88-page Digital Travel Planner

Michigan's Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events

This calendar of events has been compiled from information provided to the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association from local Chambers of Commerce, Tourist Associations and tourist related facilities. Please check local areas for detailed and updated information on dates and locations.

JULY, 2009
1 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Stas & Misha, Reynolds Recital Hall, Marquette, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
1-31 Pulling Their Weight: Draft & Carriage Horse in Fine Art, Mackinac Island Public Library, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
2 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Opera for Kids, Portage Lake United Church, Houghton, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
2 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Resident Chamber Musicians, Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore, Munising, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
2 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Stas & Misha, Encore Nostalgic Ballroom, Florence, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
3 Los Lonely Boys, DreamMakers Theater, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
3 Ishpeming Festival of Treasure, Ishpeming, 906/486-4331
3 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Resident Chamber Musicians, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Marquette, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
3-5 International Food Festival, Marquette, 906/226-6591
4 Red, White & Blue Celebration/Star Spangled Fourth of July, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 231/436-4100
5 7th Annual Cardboard Boat Race, Hoop N Holler, Marenisco, 906/575-5555
5 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Resident Chamber Musicians, Portage Lake United Church, Houghton, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
5-11 Negaunee Pioneer Days, Negaunee, www.negauneeirontown.com
6 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Jazz in the Concert Hall!, iron Mountain High School, Iron Mountain, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
7 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Opera for Kids, Izzo-Mariucci Center, Iron Mountain, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
7 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Jazz in the Concert Hall!, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Houghton, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
8 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: The Secret Marriage, Norway-Vulcan Fine Arts Center, Norway, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
8 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Jazz in the Concert Hall!, Reynolds Recital Hall, Marquette, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
8 DreamMakers Theatre presents: Saving Abel with Pop Evil & Monty are I, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
8-12 Lake Superior Theatre Presents: Guys on Ice, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
9 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Opera for Kids, Peter White Library, Marquette, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
9 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: Resident Chamber Musicians, Ontonagon Theatre of Performing Arts, Ontonagon, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
9-11 6th Annual Veterans Motorcycle Rally, Brady Park, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 or www.vetsrally.alr3.com
10 Strawberry Social, Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, 906/875-6671
10 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: The Secret Marriage, Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
10-11 Strawberry Festival, Chassell, 906/487-6708 or www.einerlei.com/community/strawFest
10-11 Folkfest, Manistique, 906/341-5010
10-12 Lions Club Bass Festival, Crystal Falls, 888/TRY-IRON
10-12 Grand Hotel Wine Appreciation Weekend, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
10-12 4th Annual Luau, River Pines RV Park & Campground, Ontonagon, 906/884-4600
11 Lake Gogebic Fireflies Craft & Bake Sale, Gogebic County Park, 906/842-3638
11 Pictured Rocks Kayak Quest - 10 & 17 mile races, Munising, 906/439-5745 or www.prkayakquest.com
11 Big Bay Garden Walk, Big Bay, 906/345-9898
11 Munising Summerfest, Bayshore Park, Munising, 906/387-2879
11 Legacy - Celtic Music, William Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or www.bonifasarts.org
11 MI-TRALE ATV Ride, Adventure Mountain to Bergland, 906/884-9101
11 VFW Sportsman's Show, Hubbell, 906/296-3061
11-12 "Sails on the Bay" Maritime Festival, Munising, 906/387-2138
11-12 Grand Marais Offshore Challenge, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com
11-12 Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, Copper Harbor, www.greatlakesendurance.com
12 Pine Mountain Music Festival Presents: The Secret Marriage, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Houghton, 888/309-7861 or www.pmmf.org
12 Miners Revenge Mountain Bike Race, Adventure Mine, Greenland, 906/883-3371 or www.adventuremine.com
13 DreamMakers Theatre presents: Gallagher, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
15 American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Manistique Marina, Manistique, www.awsomanistique.com
15-19 Rum Rebellion Days, Iron River & Caspian, 906/265-2812
15-19 Festival Ironwood, Ironwood, 906/932-1414
15-19 Lake Superior Theatre Presents: Guys on Ice, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
16-19 Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium, Grand Marais, 734/285-2925 or www.glsks.org
17-18 Bernese Mountain Dog Summer Social, Crystal Falls, www.3j-s.com/bss.htm
17-18 da Ride for the Red - Red Cross Charity Motorcycle Event, Gladstone, 906/228-3659 or www.upcruising.com/REDCROSS.htm
17-18 UP Hog Wild 2009, Lodal Park, Kingsford, 906/396-0472 or www.uphogwild.com
17-19 Hiawatha Music Fest, Tourist Park, Marquette, www.hiawathamusic.org
18 Tri-County Fire Department Annual Bazaar & Junque Fair, Wetmore, 906/387-2138
18 Vintage Base Ball, Scout Barracks Field, Mackinac Island State Park, 231/436-4100
18 Citizens Bank & Portage Health Canal Run, Hancock, 906/482-8562
18 Central Park Celebration, Manistique, www.cityofmanistique.org
18 End of the Road Keweenaw Rally Classic Car Show, Copper Harbor, 906/337-3884 or 906/289-4637
18 20th Annual North Country 100 Bicycle Tour, Wakefield, 906/224-2222
18 Central Park Celebration, Manistique, 906/341-2290
18-21 Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, 906/847-3783
18-19 Music & Art Dockside, Hessel, 906/484-3935
19 Outdoor No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament, Ironwood, 906/932-1122
19 Lake Superior Day, Ontonagon, 906/884-6103
20 9th Annual Thimbleberry Jam Festival, Copper Harbor, www.keweenawkrayons.com
20 Michigan Monday Music Series presents: The Four Man Fishin' Tackle Choir, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
22 Around the Island Yacht Race, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
22 Marquette Park Cemetery Tour, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
22-25 BASS Coldwater Clash Elite Series Bass Tournament, Escanaba, 906/786-2192
22-26 Lake Superior Theatre Presents: Anatomy of a Murder, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
23 Bessid Union of Souls, Ironwood Theatre, Ironwood, 906/932-0618 or www.ironwoodtheatre.net
23 Mackinac to Manitoulin Yacht Race, 906/847-3783
23-25 1st Annual Mackinac Island Festival of the Horse, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
23-26 Keweenaw Ride In, throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula, 866/304-5722
23-27 Ontonagon County Fair, Greenland, 906/883-3162
24 Blueberry Festival, Marquette, 906/228-9475
24 Marshall Tucker Band, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
24 MI-TRALE ATV Ride, Adventure Mountain to Norwich Trail Head, 906/884-9101
24-26 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Pow Wow, Ojibwa Campground, 906/353-6626
24-26 Civil War Encampment, Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4215
25 Grand Island Marathon & 10K, Grand Island/Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.greatlakesendurance.com
25 3rd Annual Delta County Airport Aviation Day & Pig Roast, Delta County Airport, Escanaba, 906/786-4902
25 Mackinac Bridge Birthday Celebration/St Ignace Fish Feast, St Ignace Public Marina & Dock, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or www.stignace.com
25 110th Annual Ishpeming Italian Fest, Ishpeming, www.ishpemingitalianfest.com
25 Copper Harbor Hog Festival & Ride-In, Copper Harbor, www.copperharbor.org
25-26 Art on the Rocks, Mattson Lower Harbor Park, Marquette, www.artontherocks.org
25-26 Outback Art Show, Picnic Rocks, Marquette, www.outbackartfair.com
25-26 Lumberjack Breakfast, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700
25-26 Salmon Derby, Manistique, 906/341-5191
25-28 Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race, 906/847-3783
25-8/2 Just Ride 2009 - Upper Michigan Motorcycle Week, www.upcruising.com
26 Annual 4H Horse Club Stable Tour & Lemonade Fundraiser, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
27 Michigan Monday Music Series presents: The Great Lakes, Our Fresh Water Seas, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
29-8/2 Lake Superior Theatre Presents: Anatomy of a Murder, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
30 DreamMakers Theatre presents: Michael Bolton, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
30-8/2 The Chippewa Theater Guild presents: "Anne of Green Gables", Sault Ste Marie, www.chippewatheaterguild.com
31-8/1 Charley Pride, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
31-8/2 Alger County Fair & Chatham Homecoming, Chatham, 906/439-5114
31-8/2 UP Championship Rodeo, Iron River, 906/265-3822 or www.upprorodeo.com
AUGUST, 2009
1 Benjamin Blacksmith Convention, Mackinac Island State Park, 231/436-4100
1 Copperman Triathlon, Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, 906/482-8201 or www.keweenawcopperman.org
1 Art Faire & Renaissance Fest, Lake Bancroftt Park, Ishpeming, www.ishpemingrenfest.com
1 UP Gem & Mineral Show, Ishpeming Elks Club Hall, Ishpeming, 906/228-9422
1 Wawashkamo Battle Day Golf Tournament, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
1 Bay Area Art Association presents: The Waterfront Art Festival, Ludington Park, Escanaba, 906/ 786-3833
1-2 Iron Ore and the Civil War - Civil War Encampment, Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee, 906/475-7857
2 9th Annual Mackinac Island Horse & Games Show, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
3 Michigan Monday Music Series presents: Bob Milne, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
5 Local Heroes of WWII, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
5-9 Lake Superior Theatre Presents: Macsith, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
6 YMCA Golf Outing, Sweet Grass Casino Golf Course, Harris, 906/723-2251
7 Gwinn-Sawyer Golf Tournament, Gwinn, 906/346-9666
7-9 Humungus Fungus Fest, Crystal Falls, 888/TRY-IRON
7-9 28th Annual Music & Arts Festival, Grand Marais, 906/387-2138 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com/MusicFestival
7-9 MI-TRALE Picnic/Campout, Bruce Crossing, 906/884-9101
8 Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic, Marquette, www.oretoshore.com
8 Buzz the Gut Car Show, Ishpeming, 906/486-4841
8 Berry Bash Pig Roast, Big Bay, 906/345-9957
8 18th Annual Pond Fest, Trout Creek, 906/852-3372
8-9 Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts, Hessel, 906/484-3935
8-9 Eagle Harbor Art Fair, St Peters by the Sea, Eagle Harbor, 906/337-5066 or www.ccaartists.org/eagleharbor
8-9 Summer in the Bay, Big Bay, 906/345-9957
9 Antique & Classic Car Show, Big Bay, 906/345-9957
10 Michigan Monday Music Series presents: Remembering Patsy and Other Country Greats, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
11 Antique Wheelman Meet on Mackinac Island, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
12-16 Lake Superior Theatre presents: The Orphan Train, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or www.lakesuperiortheatre.com
13 Wausau Symphony Orchestra, Ironwood Theatre, Ironwood, 906/932-0618 or www.ironwoodtheatre.net
13 Red Metal Radio Show, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
13 Ridge Street Youth Walking Tour, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
13-16 Ladies of the Lake Women's Sea Kayak Symposium, Houghton, 906/482-5000 or 906/226-7112 or www.downwindsports.com
13-16 Marquette County Fair, Marquette County Fairgrounds, Sands, 906/249-4111 or www.marquettecountyfair.com
14 Wawashakamo Golf Club's Hickory Stick Tournament, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
14-15 Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club Annual Gun & Sports Show, Calumet Community Center, Calumet, 906/337-2799 or www.keweenawsportsmen.org
14-15 Heritage Celebration, Calumet, 906/337-6246 or www.mainstreetcalumet.com/events/heritagedays
15 Tour de Dickinson & Italian Fest, Iron Mountain, 906/774-2002
15 4th Annual Great Deer Chase Mountain Bike Race, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, 906/337-1300
15 The Tamburitzans, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
15 Claudia Schmidt - Folk, Jazz, Blues Singer/Songwriter, William Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or www.bonifasarts.org
15-16 22nd Annual Art in the Park, Grant Township Park, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4363
16 27th Annual Old Victoria Craft Fair, Rockland, www.oldvictoria.net
16 39th Annual Mackinac Island Horse Show, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
18 DreamMakers Theatre presents: George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
18-20 5th Annual Mackinac Island Music Festival, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
18-23 Upper Peninsula State Fair, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 888/DELTAMI or www.michigan.gov/upsf
19-23 118th Annual Iron County Fair, Iron River, 888/TRY-IRON
20-23 Gogebic County Fair, Gogebic County Fairgrounds, Ironwood, 906/663-4045 or 906/932-2700
21-22 Gold Wing Midnight Ride, St Ignace, 800/338-6660
21-22 5th Annual Mackinac Island Fudge Festival, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
21-23 26th Annual Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, 906/492-3219 or www.exploringthenorth.com/blue/berry
22 Gaelic Storm, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
22-23 Lumberjack Days, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700
23-26 Cold Water Clash Bass Tournament, Escanaba, 906/789-7862
27-29 Rotary Seafood Fest, Marquette, 906/226-6591
27-30 Houghton County Fair, Houghton County Fairgrounds, Hancock, 906/482-6200 or www.houghtoncountyfair.com
27-30 Schoolcraft County Fair, Manistique, 906/341-5010
28-29 Red Hat Society Convention, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
28-30 Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Silver City, www.porkiesfestival.org
28-30 Annual Dog Show, Marquette, 906/249-1491
29-30 Rendezvous at the Straits Pow Wow, Father Marquette National Memorial, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or www.rendezvousatthestraits.com
SEPTEMBER, 2009
4 DreamMakers Theatre presents: REO Speedwagon, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
4-5 Chicago, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
4-5 MMA Classic Car Cruise & Show, Manistique, 906/341-5010
4-7 Grand Hotel Labor Day Jazz Weekend, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
5 Curtis Michigan's Art on the Lake, Curtis, www.curtischamber.com
5-6 6th Annual Grand Marais Triathlon, Grand Marais, 906/494-2700 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com
5-6 Art in the Park, Cedarville, 906/484-3935
5-6 Marquette Area Blues Fest, Mattson Lower Harbor, Marquette, www.marquetteareabluessociety.com
5-6 Arts & Crafts Dockside, St Ignace Public Marina, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 or www.stignace.com
6 Lions Club Annual Rubber Ducky Race & Raffle, Munising, 906/387-2138
6 The Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4303 or www.keweenawadventure.com/fat_tire
6-7 DreamMakers Theatre presents: ZZ Top, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com
7 52nd Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk, St Ignace, 906/643-7600 or www.mackinacbridge.org
8-12 US Olympic Team Trials - Short Track, Berry Events Center, NMU, Marquette, 906/227-2888 or www.nmu.edu
10 Black Bear Season Opens
10-12 Lakes States Logging Congress, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/786-2192
11-12 The Calumet Players present: The Music Man, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
11-13 32nd Annual Walleye Tournament, Lake Gogebic, www.lakegogebic.com
11-13 Harvest Festival, River Pines RV Park & Campground, Ontonagon, 906/884-4600
12 6th Annual "Tour Da Woods" Mountain Bike Challenge, Munising, 906/439-5319 or www.tourdawoods.com
12 Paradise Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race, Lower Falls to river mouth on Whitefish Bay, 906/492-3219 or www.miracing.com
12 Mackinac Island Eight Mile Run/Walk, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
12-13 Michigan 16th Infantry Civil War Re-enactors, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 231/436-4100
13 "Tour Da Valley" Youth Bicycling Event, Valley Spur, 906/439-5319 or www.tourdawoods.com
13 Antique Car Show, Fort Wilkins State Park, www.copperharbor.org
17 14th Annual Big Rig Truck Show, St Ignace, 906/643-8087 or www.autoshows.com
17-19 18th Annual On the Waterfront Car/Toy/Truck Show & Swap Meet, St Ignace, 906/643-8087 or www.nostalgia-prod.com
17-19 The Calumet Players present: The Music Man, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
18-19 Brad Garrett, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800-682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
18-19 Owosso Tractor Parts & Equipment Tractor Parade & Show, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or www.stignace.com
18-20 Semi-Truck Show, St Ignace, 800/338-6660
18-20 Grand Hotel Fall Wine Weekend, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
18-22 Carleton Varney's Antique and Design Fall Festival, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
19 35th Annual Copper Country Color Tour, Houghton, cycling.students.mtu.edu/color_tour
19 Multi-Cultural Festival, Houghton, 906/487-2920 or www.paradeofnations.mtu.edu
19-20 Autumn Harvest Festival, Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee, 906/475-7857
22 The Palestra Remembered, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
22-23 11th Annual Finlandia University Sibelius Academy Music Festival, Finnish American Heritage Center, Finlandia University, Hancock, 906/487-7338 or www.finlandia.edu
24 MI-TRALE Annual Senior Citizens ORV Fall Color Tour, 906/884-9101
25-26 32 Annual Log Jamboree, Ewen, 906/988-2424
26 Curtis Chamber of Commerce 2nd Annual Octoberfest, Curtis, www.curtischamber.com
26 Harvest Fest, Crystal Falls, 888/TRY-IRON
26 Michigan Fiddlers Jamboree, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700
OCTOBER, 2009
1 Archery Deer Season Opens
3 2nd Annual Harbor Fest, Copper Harbor, www.copperharbor.org
8-12 Grand Hotel Murder Mystery Weekend, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
9-10 Destination Dream Wedding Weekend, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
10 Autumn Festival & Antique Tractor Show, Big Bay, 906/345-9444
10 Annual Ruffed Grouse Tournament, Matchwood, 906/575-3893
16-17 Lake Superior ProRally, Houghton, www.lsprorally.com
16-17 Annual Haunted Trail, Paradise, 906/492-3219
16-18 Somewhere in Time Weekend, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
17 Christmas in October, Moose Lodge, Munising, 906/387-2879
23-24 Grand Hotel Ballroom Dance Weekend, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND
23-24 Samhain (Summer End) Weekend, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
23-25 Haunted Lighthouse Tour/Drama, Ontonagon, 906/884-6165
24 Family Fun Fest, Escanaba, 906/789-8696
24 Great Turtle Half Marathon & 5.7 Mile Run/Walk, Mackinac Island, 906/847-3783
24 Annual Haunted Hay Ride, Wetmore, 906/387-2138
24-25 Keweenaw Cup Cyclecross Bike Race, Copper Harbor, www.copperharbor.org
29 Time Temptations - 4th Annual Auction of Antiques, Collectibles and Unique Opportunities, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
NOVEMBER, 2009
7 Fall Harvest Bazaar, Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, 906/875-6671
7 Holiday Arts Fair, William Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or www.bonifasarts.org
9-16 World Cup Speed Skating, NMU, Marquette, 906/227-2888 or www.nmu.edu
10 31st Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service, Whitefish Point, 906/492-3219
12-12/19 Northern Exposure XVI Annual Juried Competition, William Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or www.bonifasarts.org
15 Rifle Deer Season Opens
19 Museum Holiday Open House, Marquette County History Museum, Marquette, 906/226-3571 or www.marquettecohistory.org
21 The Keweenaw's Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Bazaar, Calumet, 800/338-7982
27-28 Copper Island Classic, Calumet Colosseaum, Calumet, 800/338-7982
27-28 Lady Antebellum, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
28 Paradise Christmas Bazaar, Paradise, 906/493-3219
DECEMBER, 2009
4 Christmas Parade, Escanaba, 906/789-8696
4 Jack Frost Festival of Lights Parade, Ironwood, 906/932-1122
4-6 Hometown Christmas, Ontonagon, 906/884-4837
5 Christmas Open House, Alger County Heritage Center, Munising, 906/387-4308
18-20 Spirit of Christmas - A Magical Celebration, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com
JANUARY, 2010
30 Noquemanon Ski Marathon, Marquette, 866/370-RACE or www.noquemanon.com
FEBRUARY, 2010
3-6 Michigan Tech University Winter Carnival, Houghton, 888/688-1885 or www.mtu.edu/carnival
5-7 Michigan Ice Fest, Munising, 906/387-2138
13 Moose Lodge Fishing Derby, Munising, 906/387-2138
18-22 UP 200 Midnight Run & Jack Pine 30 Sled Dog Races, Marquette, www.up200.org
19-21 Winterfest, Munising, 906/387-2138
27 Trenary Outhouse Classic, Trenary, 906/387-2138