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.
| MAY, 2008 |
| 4/22-5/22 |
International School of Art & Design BFA Diploma Works Exhibition, Finlandia
University Gallery, Hancock, 906/487-7348 |
| 10 |
"Rolling on
a River" Auction for the Arts, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Escanaba,
906/786-3833 |
| 10 |
Fortune
Lake Festival, Crystal Falls, 906/882-7889 or
www.white-water-associates.com |
| 17 |
19th Annual
Zoo de Mack Bicycle Race, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 or
www.zoo-de-mack.com |
| 17 |
St Ignace
Mud Run, Trucks & ATV's, Little Bear East, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 20 |
Once in a
Blue Moon Celebration, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 23 |
Styx,
Kewadin Casinos Dream Makers Theatre, Sault Ste Marie, 800/539-2346 or
www.kewadin.com |
| 23-24 |
Phil
Vassar, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 877/ISL-SHOW or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| 24 |
Lumberjack
Breakfast, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700 |
| 24-26 |
Yooper
Motorcycle & ATV Show and Swap Meet, St. Ignace, 800/338-6660 |
| 30-31 |
Krusin
Klassics Fun Run, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/786-0294 |
| 31 |
Brevort
Lake Walleye Derby, Brevort Lake, 906/643-7359 or
www.vacationmackinac.com |
| JUNE, 2008 |
| 5-7 |
40th Annual
UP Championship Rodeo, Iron River,
www.upprorodeo.com |
| 6 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: Blues Legend Johnny Winters, Calumet Theatre, Calumet,
906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 6-8 |
4th Annual
St Ignace Red Hat Convention, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or
www.stignace.com |
| 6-15 |
58th Annual
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 7 |
Hike
Between da Falls, Tahquamenon Falls, 906/492-3415 or
www.mi.gov/dnr |
| 7 |
7th Annual
Lac La Belle Pike & Walleye Tournament, Lac La Belle, 906/289-4293 |
| 7 |
7th Annual
Houghton Spring Art and Music Festival, Houghton, 906/482-2333 |
| 8 |
34th Annual
Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsmen's Club Fishing Derby, Rice Lake, 906/296-9431 |
| 12-14 |
Seafood
Fest, Houghton, 866/304-5722 or
www.bridgefestfun.com/seafoodfest.html |
| 13-15 |
Bridgefest
Celebration, Houghton/Hancock, 866/304-5722 or
www.bridgefestfun.com |
| 13-15 |
Blaney Park
Rendezvous, Blaney Park, 906/494-2447 or
www.blaneyparkredezvous.com |
| 14 |
Keweenaw
Chain Drive Festival Mountain Bike Race, Houghton/Hancock, 800-338-7982 or
www.chaindrive.org |
| 14 |
12th Annual
Kids Fishing Day, Castle Rock Fishing Ponds, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 14 |
Feast of
Epona: Mackinac Island Dog & Pony Show, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 14-15 |
"Gathering
of the Clans" Pow-wow, Manistique, 800/347-7137 |
| 15 |
11th Annual
Fathers Day Cruise on the St Mary's River, Drummond Island, 906/493-6609 or
www.drlps.com |
| 20 |
Miranda
Lambert, Kewadin Casinos Dream Makers Theatre, Sault Ste Marie, 800/539-2346
or
www.kewadin.com |
| 20-21 |
12th Annual
"Antiques on the Bay" Vintage & Antique Car Show, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or
www.nostalgia-prod.com |
| 20-21 |
Bobby
Vinton, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 877/ISL-SHOW or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| 20-22 |
8th Annual
Splash-In on the Bay, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| 21 |
Lumberjack
Breakfast, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700 |
| 21 |
Blessing of
the Fleet, Wawatam Lighthouse, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 21 |
Longest Day
Fishing Tournament, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4637 |
| 26-28 |
33rd Annual
St. Ignace Car Show, 800/338-6660 or
www.nostalgia-prod.com |
| 26-29 |
Balloons on
the Bay & Pioneer Days, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/786-2192 |
| 26-7/24 |
Fiber Arts
Network and Michigan Quilt Invitational, William Bonifas Gallery, Escanaba,
906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 27 |
Soo Locks
Engineer's Day, Sault Ste Marie, 800/647-2858 |
| 27 |
Honky Tonk
Tailgate Party, Kewadin Casinos Dream Makers Theatre, Sault Ste Marie,
800/539-2346 or
www.kewadin.com |
| 27-28 |
The Great
Tug Boat Parade and Race, Soo Locks, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 |
| 27-28 |
Pasty Fest,
Calumet, 906/337-6246 or
www.mainstreetcalumet.com/events/pastyfest.htm |
| 27-28 |
4th Annual
Flea Market Days, Bark River International Raceway, Bark River, 906/466-2283
or
heart.district10lions.org |
| 27-29 |
Grand
Marais Offshore Challenge Fishing Tournament, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| 28 |
Art for
All, Lake Antoine Park, Iron Mountain, 800/236-2447 |
| 28 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: The New Christie Minstrels, Calumet Theatre, Calumet,
906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 28 |
International Bridge Walk, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 |
| 28-29 |
Sawyer
Experience Air Show, KI Sawyer, Gwinn, 888/346-4946 |
| 29 |
Log Cabin
Day, Old Victoria, Rockland, 906/886-2617 or
www.oldvictoria.net |
| 30 |
21st Annual
International Bridge Walk, Sault Ste Marie, 800/647-2858 |
| 30-8/1 |
10th Annual
Finlandia University Sibelius Academy Music Festival, Hancock, 906/487-7348 |
| JULY, 2008 |
| 2-6 |
Sault Tribe
of Chippewa Indians 27th Annual Pow Wow Gathering, Sault Tribe of Chippewa
Indians Pow Wow Grounds, Sault Ste Marie, 906/635-6050 |
| 3 |
Don Ross &
Andy McKee in Concert, Soo Theatre, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-1930 |
| 3 |
Annual
Kiddie Parade, Manistique, 906/341-5010 |
| 3-13 |
Gwinn Area
Centennial Celebrating 100 Years, Gwinn, 888/346-4946 |
| 4 |
Firecracker
5 Mile Run, VanCleve Park, Gladstone, 906/428-3401 |
| 5 |
Around the
Island Yacht Race, Mackinac Island Yacht Club, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 6 |
30th Annual
UP Vintage Tin Car Show, Ludington Park, Escanaba, 906/466-2058 |
| 6 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: An Acoustic Evening with Natalie McMasters and Donnell
Leahy, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 9-13 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Beacon on the Rock, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 10 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: Harry James Orchestra, Calumet Theatre, Calumet,
906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 11-12 |
Beach Boys,
Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 877/ISL-SHOW or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| 11-12 |
Strawberry
Festival, Chassell, 906/487-6708 or
www.einerlei.com/strawFest/home.html |
| 11-12 |
4th Annual
UP Hog Wild Cook Off, Kingsford,
www.uphogwild.com |
| 11-13 |
UP Off-Road
100 Races, Bark River,
www.upoffroad100.com |
| 11-13 |
Players de
Noc presents: "A Night of One Acts", William Bonifas Theater, Escanaba,
906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 12 |
Red Hacker
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Little Bear East Arena, St Ignace,
800/970-8717 or
www.mpsports.com |
| 12 |
St Ignace
Mud Run, Truck Bog & ATV Drag, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 12 |
87th and
62nd Squadron Reunions, Gwinn, 888/346-4946 |
| 12 |
9th Annual
Evening Under the Stars, Drummond Island, 906/493-6609 or
www.drlps.com |
| 12 |
Folk Fest,
Manistique, 906/341-5010 |
| 12-13 |
Keweenaw
Trail Running Festival, Keweenaw Area,
www.greatlakesendurance.com |
| 12-16 |
84th Annual
Bay View to Mackinac Race, 800/454-5227 |
| 16-18 |
10th Annual
Findlandia University Sibelius Academy Music Festival, Calumet Theatre,
Calumet, 906/487-7314 |
| 16-20 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Beacon on the Rock, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 17-19 |
Players de
Noc presents: "A Night of One Acts", William Bonifas Theater, Escanaba,
906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 17-19 |
5th Annual
Veterans Motorcycle Rally, Brady Park, Sault Ste Marie, 800/647-2858 or
www.vetsrally.alr3.com |
| 17-20 |
24th Annual
Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.GLSKS.org |
| 18-19 |
Cruise &
Show Car Show & Keweenaw Cruise, Ahmeek Park, Ahmeek, 906-337-3884 |
| 18-20 |
30th Annual
Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, Tourist Park, Marquette,
www.hiawathamusic.org |
| 19 |
Vintage
Base Ball Game, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 19 |
Citizens
Bank Canal Run, McLain State Park, 906/482-8562 |
| 19-23 |
100th
Annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, 800/454-5227 |
| 22 |
Scandinavian Heritage & Log Cabin Day, Iron County Museum, Caspian,
906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| 22-23 |
Ferrous
Frolics, Iron County Museum, Caspian, 906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| 23 |
Chicago to
Mackinac Round the Island Race, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 23-26 |
FLW Walleye
Pro-Am Fishing Tournament, Escanaba, 906/786-2192 or
walleyetour.flwoutdoors.com |
| 23-27 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Escanaba in Love, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 24-28 |
Vietnam
Moving Wall, Manistique Marina, Manistique, 906/341-5010 |
| 25-27 |
5th Annual
River Rampage, Sault Ste Marie, 800/647-2858 |
| 25-27 |
Battery D
1st Michigan Light Artillery Civil War Encampment, Fort Wilkins State Park,
Copper Harbor, 906/289-4215 |
| 26 |
St Ignace
Fish Feast/Mackinac Bridge Celebration, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 26 |
Great Lakes
Arabian Horse Show, Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Norway, 715/589-2236 |
| 26 |
Grand
Island Trail Marathon, Grand Island,
www.greatlakesendurance.com |
| 26-27 |
50th Annual
Art on the Rocks, Presque Isle Park, Marquette,
www.artontherocks.org |
| 26-27 |
Lumberjack
Breakfast, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700 |
| 26-27 |
23rd Annual
Trout and Salmon Derby, Manistique, 906/341-8264 or 906/341-5191 |
| 26-8/3 |
"Just Ride
2008" Upper Michigan Motorcycle Rally Week, Upper Peninsula of Michigan,
www.upcruising.com |
| 27 |
Isabelle
Hagen 5K Walk, Kiwanis Park, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 27 |
102nd
Annual Central Mine Reunion, Central Mine, 906/289-4579 |
| 30-8/3 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Escanaba in Love, Marquette, 906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 31-8/3 |
Woodtick
Music Festival, Hermansville, 906/498-7723 or
www.woodtickfestival.com |
| AUGUST, 2008 |
| 1 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: Iris DeMent, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 2 |
Waterfront
Art Festival, Ludington Park/Karas Band Shell, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 |
| 2 |
Copperman
Triathlon, Ft Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, 906/482-8201 |
| 3-10 |
Copper
Country Mineral Retreat, Houghton/Keweenaw, 906/487-2572 or
www.museum.mtu.edu/copper_country_mineral |
| 6 |
Benjamin
Blacksmith Convention, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 6-10 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Treasure Island: Pirates Tales, Marquette,
906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 7-9 |
Schoolcraft
County Fair, Manistique, 906/341-5663 |
| 8-10 |
UP Off-Road
100 Races, Bark River,
www.upoffroad100.com |
| 8-10 |
27th Annual
Grand Marais Music & Arts Festival, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| 9-10 |
Eagle Harbor
Art Show, St Peters by the Sea, Eagle Harbor, 906/337-5066 |
| 9-16 |
Drummond
Island Salmon Derby, Drummond Island, 800/737-8666 |
| 10 |
38th Annual
Mackinac Island Horse Show, Great Turtle Park, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 10 |
Jim Montcalm
Memorial Underwater Preserve Scuba Treasure Hunt, American Legion Memorial
Park, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 10 |
Italian
Heritage Day, Iron County Museum, Caspian, 906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| 12-17 |
Upper
Peninsula State Fair, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/786-4011 or
www.michigan.gov/upsf |
| 13 |
The Calumet
Theatre presents: Jeff Daniels, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or
www.calumettheatre.com |
| 13-17 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: Treasure Island: Pirates Tales, Marquette,
906/227-7625 or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 14-10/9 |
Players de
Noc Review, William Bonifas Gallery, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 15-16 |
Heritage
Celebration, Calumet, 906/337-6246 |
| 15-17 |
Paradise
Annual Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, 906/492-3219 |
| 15-17 |
Straits Area
Watersports Weekend, Moran Bay, St Ignace, 906/643-6991 or
www.pwcfun.com |
| 16 |
Gold Wing
Riders Association Chapter MI-GA Midnight Run, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 or
www.mi-gmidnightriders.org |
| 16 |
2nd Annual
St Ignace Cardboard Classic Boat Race, Moran Bay, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 16 |
Bark in the
Park, St Ignace, 906/292-0046 |
| 16 |
Great Deer
Chase Mountain Bike Race, Calumet, 906/337-1300 or
www.keweenawtrails.com |
| 16-17 |
Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club 5th Annual Gun & Sports Show, Calumet
Community Center, Calumet, 906/337-2799 |
| 16-17 |
Art in the
Park, Community Center, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4363 |
| 17 |
26th Annual
Old Victoria Craft Fair, Rockland, 906/886-2617 or
www.oldvictoria.net |
| 19-21 |
Mackinac
Island Music Festival, Mackinac Island, 906/251-0315 or
www.mackinacartscouncil.org |
| 20-24 |
Lake
Superior Theatre presents: A Midsummer Nights Dream, Marquette, 906/227-7625
or
www.lakesuperiortheatre.com |
| 22-23 |
4th Annual
Mackinac Island Fudge Festival, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 22-24 |
4th Annual
Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Porcupine Mountains, 800/344-5355 or
www.porkiesfestival.org |
| 23 |
Tahquamenon
Trail Run 25K & 8K, Paradise,
www.greatlakesendurance.com |
| 23 |
6th Annual
St Ignace Salmon Derby, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 23 |
Carol Olson
Memorial Adventure Trail Run, Chassell Community Center, Chassell,
906/482-1308 |
| 23-24 |
Lumberjack
Breakfast, Tahquamenon Logging Museum, Newberry, 906/293-3700 |
| 23-24 |
Rendezvous
at the Straits Pow Wow, New France Discovery Center, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 29-30 |
Huey Lewis &
the News, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 877-ISL-SHOW or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| 29-31 |
French-Canadian Festival "Joie de Vivre", Chassell, 800/338-7982 |
| 30 |
Annual Fish
Boil, Whitefish Point, 888/492-3747 |
| 30 |
10th Anniversary Celebration
of Preserving the DeTour Reef Light, Drummond Island, 906/493-6609 or
www.drlps.com |
| 30 |
Manistique
Merchants Labor Day Car Show, Vintage Park, Manistique, 906/341-5010 |
| 30-31 |
Arts &
Crafts Dockside, New Marina Dock, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 31 |
Copper
Harbor Fat Tire Festival, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4303 |
| 31 |
4th Annual
Grand Marais Triathlon, Bayshore Park, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| 31 |
Chocolate
Sunday, Iron County Museum, Caspian, 906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| SEPTEMBER, 2008 |
| 1 |
51st Annual
Labor Day Bridge Walk, Mackinac Bridge, 800/970-8717 or
www.mackinacbridge.org |
| 1-2 |
4th Annual
Marquette Area Blues Fest, Mattson Lower Harbor Park, Marquette,
906/249-4382 or
www.marquettebluessociety.org |
| 5-7 |
Porcupine
Mountains Hunters Harvest Festival, Ontonagon, 906/885-5275 |
| 6 |
Mackinac
Island Eight Mile Run/Walk, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 6 |
St Ignace
Mud Run, Truck Bog & ATV Drag, St Ignace, 800/970-8717 |
| 12-14 |
17th Annual
"On the Waterfront" Car/Toy/Truck Show, Swap Meet, & Pedal Car Competition,
St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or
www.nostalgia-prod.com |
| 13 |
Paradise
Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race, Lower Falls, 906/492-3351 |
| 13-14 |
Richard
Crane Memorial Truck Show, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or
www.nostalgia-prod.com |
| 19-20 |
Festival of
the Falling Leaves Moon, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 21 |
Delta County
Century Ride, Delta County, 906/786-2192 or
www.deltami.org |
| 21 |
Pie Social,
Iron County Museum, Caspian, 906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| 27 |
Fiddlers
Jamboree, Newberry, 906/293-5562 |
| 27 |
Yeti Tech
Triple Crown Disc Golf Tournament, St Ignace,
www.Yeti-tech.com |
| 27 |
Paul Bunyan
Camp Breakfast & Hike, Hiawatha National Forest Cabin, 800/338-6660 |
| OCTOBER,
2008 |
| 4 |
5th Annual
Barn Dance - A Hoe-Down, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or
www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| 10-11 |
"Superior
Radio Hour", William Bonifas Theater, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 10-12 |
Destination
Dream Wedding Weekend, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 |
| 17-18 |
The Annual
Haunted Trail, Sawmill Creek Township Park, 906/492-3219 |
| 25 |
Trunk or
Treat & Haunted Woods, St Ignace, 906/643-9700 |
| NOVEMBER, 2008 |
| 1 |
Holiday
Arts Fair, William Bonifas Gallery, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 7-9 |
Dancing
Queen - 70's Disco Party, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 877/ISL-SHOW or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| 8-16 |
Christmas
Tree Galeria, Iron County Museum, Caspian, 906/265-2617 or
www.ironcountymuseum.com |
| 8-12/18 |
Northern
Exposure XV, William Bonifas Gallery, Escanaba, 906/786-3833 or
www.bonifasarts.org |
| 10 |
Annual
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish
Point, 906/492-3219 |
| DECEMBER, 2008 |
| 12-14 |
Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Celebration 2008, Island Resort & Casino, Harris,
800/682-6040 or
www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| JANUARY, 2009 |
