| DECEMBER |
| | "Harharhar" by Liz Folk exhibit, Finlandia Reflection Gallery, Hancock, 906/487-7348 |
| | Gathering under the Wells Fargo Clock to Ring in the New Year, Menominee, 906/863-8240 or www.menomineedowntown.com |
| | New Year's Eve Resolution 5K Run/Walk, Tipperary Rd, Gladstone, 906/428-4457 |
| | New Year's Eve Fun Run & Walk, Hancock, 906/483-1149 or http://www.portagehealth.org |
| JANUARY |
| | 1st Annual Ice Fishing Tournament, Lake Gogebic, 906/365-5600 |
| | Valley Spur Ski Bash, Valley Spur Trails, Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.valleyspur.org |
| | Sno-X Races, Newberry, 800/831-7292 |
| | Great Lakes Sled Dog Sprint Race - Kinross Classic, Kinross, www.glsda.com |
| | "Nunsense",Sault Ste Marie, 906/440-0673 |
| | Neal McCoy, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Cabin Fever Hockey Tournament, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 |
| | Heikki Lunta Winterfest, Negaunee, www.negauneeirontown.com |
| | 18th Annual Greenlight Resort Ice Fishing Derby, Chassell Bay, Chassell, 906/523-4417 |
| | 4th Annual Heikinpaiva Talvitohinat 5 & 10K Cross Country Ski Race, Michigan Tech Ski Trails, Houghton, 906/482-0820 |
| | Winterfest, Caspian, 906/265-2812 |
| | Heikinpaiva Mid-Winter Festival, Hancock, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC or www.pasty.com/heikki/ |
| | Copper Island Classic Cross Country Ski Event, Chassell, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC |
| | 2nd Annual Snowshoe 5K Run/Walk, Community Center Irish Oaks Golf Course, Gladstone, 906/428-4457 |
| | "Nunsense",Sault Ste Marie, 906/440-0673 |
| | 2009 Little Bear Ice Hockey Invitational Driftwood Cup Tournament, Little Bear East Ice Arena, St Ignace, 906/643-6970 |
| | Subaru Noquemanon Ski Marathon, Ishpeming/Marquette, 866/370-RACE or www.noquemanon.com |
| | 3rd Annual Blessing of the Snowmobiles & Radar Run, Paradise, 906/492-3219 or paradiseareanightriders.com |
| | Great Lakes Sled Dog Sprint Race, Luce County Airport, Newberry, 906/658-3233 or www.glsda.com |
| | Sault Ste Marie Snowmobile Association 17th Annual Fun Runs & Rally, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-1751 or www.sootrails.org |
| | John Dee Snowfest 2009, Keweenaw Peninsula, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC or www.johndee.com |
| | Sault Ste Marie Snowmobile Association Fun Run & Rally, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 or www.sootrails.org |
| | Styx, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Michigan Ice Fest, Munising, 906/226-7112 or www.downwindsports.com/ice_fest |
| | Keweenaw World Festival, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com |
| FEBRUARY |
| | Annual Chili Fest, American Legion, Munising, 906/387-4131 |
| | 88th Annual Michigan Tech Winter Carnival, Houghton, 906/487-2818 |
| | 41st Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race, Sault Ste Marie, www.i-500.com |
| | Chamber's Love Affair "Moonlight & Love Songs", Escanaba, 906/786-2192 or www.deltami.org |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: Gabriel Iglesias, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Winter Fest at Tahquamenon Falls, Upper Falls, 906/492-3415 |
| | Dome Softball Tournament, Superior Dome, Marquette, 800/544-4321 |
| | Michigan Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Department presents: Band Festival Concert, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800-682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Pine Mountain Ski Jumping Tournament, Iron Mountain, 800/236-2447 |
| | Les Cheneaux Snowsfest 2009, Les Cheneaux Area, 906/484-3935 |
| | Curtis Winter Carnival, Curtis, 800/OK CURTIS or www.curtischamber.com |
| | Cabin Fever Weekend, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 |
| | Michigan Tech Hosts: 2009 Winter Baja, Lake Linden, www.baja.mtu.edu/winter_baja |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: Dale K, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | 18th Annual Greenlight Resort Ice Fishing Derby, Chassell, 906/523-4417 |
| | The Calumet Theatre presents: The Association, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com |
| | Barbeau Snowmobile Fun Run, Barbeau, 906/647-8985 |
| | Moose Lodge Fishing Derby, Munising, 906/387-2879 |
| | Michigan Free Fishing Weekend |
| | Annual Mardi Gras de Snow, Paradise, 906/483-3219 or www.paradiseareanightriders.com |
| | Mardi Gras de Snow - Snowmobile Festival of Races & Games, Paradise, 906/492-3538 or www.exploringthenorth.com/paradise/mardi |
| | 20th Annual UP 200 & Midnight Run, www.up200.org |
| | Winter Festival, Munising, 906/387-2138 |
| | 3rd Annual Copper Spiel hosted by the Copper Country Curling Club of Calumet, Historic Drill House Rink, Calumet, 906/296-0986 or www.coppercountrycurlingclub.com |
| | 3rd Annual UP Pond Hockey Championship, Moran Bay, St Ignace, 906-643-7482 or www.stignace.com/-up-pond-hockey-championship-/ |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: Oliver!, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Munising 300 USCC Snowmobile Race, Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.usccracing.com |
| | Smokey Joe's Cafe, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Newberry One Lunger 200, TMC Motor Sports Park, Newberry, 906/293-9330 |
| | Sweetest 16th Ever Trenary Outhouse Classic, Trenary, 906/446-3210 or 906/387-5806 |
| | Wedding Expo 2009, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com |
| | Kewadin Casino/St Ignace Snow X Snowmobile Race, Kewadin Shores Casino, St Ignace, 800-970-8717 or www.funpromotions.com |
| | Great Lakes Sled Dog Sprint Race - Kinross II, Kinross, www.glsda.com |
| | UP Youth Pond Hockey Tournament, Moran Bay, St Ignace, 800/338-6660 or www.uppondhockeychampionship.com |
| MARCH |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: The African Children's Choir: Journey of Hope, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | DeTour Village Winterfest, DeTour Village, 906/297-5987 |
| | Sled Drags, Bayshore Park, Munising, 906/387-2587 |
| | Copper Country Ski Tiger's Junior Bear Chase, Swedetown Ski Trails, Calumet, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC |
| | Taste & Glide, Valley Spur Trails, Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.valleyspur.org |
| | Copper Country Ski Tiger's Junior Bear Chase, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, 906/296-0094 or www.keweenawtrails.com/skitigers/junior |
| | Arrowhead Sports Car Club Keweenaw Winter Rally, Houghton, www.arrowheadscc.org/wrs2009 |
| | Portage Health presents the 29th Annual Great Bear Chase Cross Country Ski Race, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, 906/337-4520 or www.bearchase.org |
| | UP Folklife Festival, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, 906/227-1219 or www.nmu.edu |
| | The Guess Who, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Snow-Man Triathlon, Valley Spur Trails, Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.valleyspur.org |
| | Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Michigan Tech, Houghton, 906/487-2750 or students.sae.org/competitions/snowmobile |
| | TV 6 Spring Craft Show, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/475-4161 |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: Sandra Postel - World Water, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: Footloose, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Michigan Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Department presents: MTU & NMU Jazz Bands, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.ticket.mtu.edu |
| | George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800-682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | 5th Annual Northern Lights Film Festival, McArdle Theatre, Houghton, 906/487-3263 or director.hu.mtu.edu/northernlights |
| | Michigan Tech University's Great Events Series 2009 presents: TissaHami, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.tickets.mtu.edu |
| | Home & Business Expo, Iron River, 906/265-3822 |
| APRIL |
| 4 | Spring Bridal Expo, Norway Mountain, Norway, 715/587-6825 |
| 4 | Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette, 906/227-1032 or www.nmu.edu/tickets |
| 4-5 | Home/Sport/Craft Show, Alger Ice Arena, Munising, 906/387-2138 |
| 17-19 | Home & Garden Show, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/789-0900 |
| 18 | The Calumet Theatre presents: Earth Day Festival, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 |
| 18 | Michigan Tech University Visual & Performing Arts Department presents: Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.ticket.mtu.edu |
| | Trace Adkins, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Whitefish Point Bird Observatory's Spring Fling, Whitefish Point, 906/492-3219 |
| | The Calumet Theatre presents the national tour of Gilligan's Island - The Musical, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 |
| MAY |
| | Migratory Bird Day, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4813 or 906/289-4588 |
| | Chassell Country Western Show, Rozsa Center, Houghton, 906/487-3200 or www.ticket.mtu.edu |
| | Jeff Dunham, Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, 800/KEWADIN or www.kewadin.com |
| | 4th Annual Keweenaw International Migratory Bird Day Festival, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4813 or 906/289-4588 or www.keweenawimbd.org |
| | Pictured Rocks Trout & Salmon Classic Fishing Tournament, Munising, 906/387-3178 |
| | Memorial Day Observance, Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery, Mackinac Island, 231/436-4100 |
JUNE
|
| | Brad Garrett, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800-682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, Mackinac Island, 800/454-5227 or www.mackinacislandlilacfestival.com |
| | 8th Annual Walleye/Pike Tournament, Lac La Belle, Gratiot Lake and Torch Lake, 906/289-4293 or 888/294-7634 |
| | Houghton Spring Art & Music Festival, Houghton Waterfront, Houghton, 906/482-2333 |
| | Alger Regional Community Foundation Youth Memorial Golf Tournament, Pictured Rocks Golf & Country Club, Munising, 906/387-3900 |
| | 35th Annual Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsmen's Club Fishing Derby, Rice Lake (Lake Linden), 906/298-9431 |
| | Upper Michigan Gold Horse Show, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/789-9175 |
| | Seafood Fest, Houghton Waterfront, Houghton, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC or www.houghtonrotary.org |
| | Longest Day Fishing Tournament, Lac La Belle, Copper Harbor, Eagle Harbor, Lake Medora, 906/289-4637 |
| | 9th Annual Splash-In on the Bay, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| | Bridgefest Celebration, Houghton/Hancock, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC |
| | Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival, Houghton, 906/482-5240 or 866/304-KPCC |
| | Great Lakes Rodeo, Marquette County Fairgrounds, Sands, 906/361-4572 or www.greatlakesrodeo.com |
| | The Upper Peninsula Side-By-Side Classic, Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club, Channing, 906/360-2190 |
| | Grand Hotel Arts Weekend, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, 800/33-GRAND |
| | Soo Locks Engineer's Day, Sault Ste Marie, 800/MI-SAULT |
| | Pastyfest 2009, Calumet, 906/337-MAIN |
| | Superior Bike Fest, Marquette, www.superiorbikefest.com |
| | International Bridge Walk, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 |
| | "Munising Bay Arts Festival" Art & Craft Show/Sale, Munising, 906/387-5070 |
| | PastyFest 2009, Calumet, 906/337-MAIN or www.mainstreetcalumet.com/events/pastyfest |
| JULY |
| | Red, White & Blue Celebration/Star Spangled Fourth of July, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 231/436-4100 |
| | Negaunee Pioneer Days, Negaunee, www.negauneeirontown.com |
| | 6th Annual Veterans Motorcycle Rally, Brady Park, Sault Ste Marie, 906/632-3301 or www.vetsrally.alr3.com |
| | Strawberry Social, Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, 906/875-6671 |
| | Strawberry Festival, Chassell, 906/487-6708 or www.einerlei.com/community/strawFest |
| | 6th Annual Tour da Woods Mountain Bike Challenge, Chatham/Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.tourdawoods.org |
| | "Sails on the Bay" Maritime Festival, Munising, 906/387-2138 |
| | Grand Marais Offshore Challenge, Grand Marais, 906/494-2447 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| | Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, Copper Harbor, www.greatlakesendurance.com |
| | Tour da Valley Youth Bicycling Event, Valley Spur Trails, Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.tourdawoods.org |
| | Rum Rebellion Days, Iron River, 906/265-2812 |
| | Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium, Grand Marais, 906/387-2138 or www.glsks.org |
| | Hiawatha Music Fest, Tourist Park, Marquette, www.hiawathamusic.org |
| | Tri-County Fire Department Annual Bazaar & Junque Fair, Wetmore, 906/387-2138 |
| | Vintage Base Ball, Scout Barracks Field, Mackinac Island State Park, 231/436-4100 |
| | Citizens Bank & Portage Health Canal Run, Hancock, 906/482-8562 |
| | Music & Art Dockside, Hessel, 906/484-3935 |
| | BASS Coldwater Clash Elite Series Bass Tournament, Escanaba, 906/786-2192 |
| | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Pow Wow, Ojibwa Campground, 906/353-6626 |
| | Civil War Encampment, Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4215 |
| | Grand Island Marathon & 10K, Grand Island/Munising, 906/387-2138 or www.greatlakesendurance.com |
| | 3rd Annual Delta County Airport Aviation Day & Pig Roast, Delta County Airport, Escanaba, 906/786-4902 |
| | Art on the Rocks, Mattson Lower Harbor Park, Marquette, www.artontherocks.org |
| | Outback Art Show, Picnic Rocks, Marquette, www.outbackartfair.com |
| | Just Ride 2009 - Upper Michigan Motorcycle Week, www.upcruising.com |
| | Charley Pride, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Alger County Fair & Chatham Homecoming, Chatham, 906/439-5114 |
| AUGUST |
| | Benjamin Blacksmith Convention, Mackinac Island State Park, 231/436-4100 |
| | Copperman Triathlon, Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, 906/482-8201 or www.keweenawcopperman.org |
| | Art Faire & Renaissance Fest, Lake Bancroftt Park, Ishpeming, www.ishpemingrenfest.com |
| | UP Gem & Mineral Show, Ishpeming Elks Club Hall, Ishpeming, 906/228-9422 |
| | YMCA Golf Outing, Sweet Grass Casino Golf Course, Harris, 906/723-2251 |
| | Humungus Fungus Fest, Crystal Falls, 888/TRY-IRON |
| | 28th Annual Music & Arts Festival, Grand Marais, 906/387-2138 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com/MusicFestival |
| | Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic, Marquette, www.oretoshore.com |
| | Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts, Hessel, 906/484-3935 |
| | Eagle Harbor Art Fair, St Peters by the Sea, Eagle Harbor, 906/337-5066 or www.ccaartists.org/eagleharbor |
| | Ladies of the Lake Women's Sea Kayak Symposium, Houghton, 906/482-5000 or 906/226-7112 or www.downwindsports.com |
| | Marquette County Fair, Marquette County Fairgrounds, Sands, 906/249-4111 or www.marquettecountyfair.com |
| | Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club Annual Gun & Sports Show, Calumet Community Center, Calumet, 906/337-2799 or www.keweenawsportsmen.org |
| | Heritage Celebration, Calumet, 906/337-6246 or www.mainstreetcalumet.com/events/heritagedays |
| | Tour de Dickinson & Italian Fest, Iron Mountain, 906/774-2002 |
| | 4th Annual Great Deer Chase Mountain Bike Race, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, 906/337-1300 |
| | Art in the Park, Grant Township Park, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4363 |
| | Upper Peninsula State Fair, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 888/DELTAMI or www.michigan.gov/upsf |
| | 118th Annual Iron County Fair, Iron River, 888/TRY-IRON |
| | 26th Annual Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, 906/492-3219 or www.exploringthenorth.com/blue/berry |
| | Cold Water Clash Bass Tournament, Escanaba, 906/789-7862 |
| | Houghton County Fair, Houghton County Fairgrounds, Hancock, 906/482-6200 or www.houghtoncountyfair.com |
| | Red Hat Society Convention, Island Resort & Casino, Harris, 800/682-6040 or www.islandresortandcasino.com |
| | Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Silver City, www.porkiesfestival.org |
| SEPTEMBER |
| | 6th Annual Grand Marais Triathlon, Grand Marais, 906/387-2138 or www.grandmaraismichigan.com |
| | Art in the Park, Cedarville, 906/484-3935 |
| | Marquette Area Blues Fest, Mattson Lower Harbor, Marquette, www.marquetteareabluessociety.com |
| | Lions Club Annual Rubber Ducky Race & Raffle, Munising, 906/387-2138 |
| | The Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival, Copper Harbor, 906/289-4303 or www.keweenawadventure.com/fat_tire |
| | US Olympic Team Trials - Short Track, Berry Events Center, NMU, Marquette, 906/227-2888 or www.nmu.edu |
| | Lakes States Logging Congress, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, 906/786-2192 |
| | The Calumet Players present: The Music Man, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com |
| | 6th Annual "Tour Da Woods" Mountain Bike Challenge, Munising, www.tourdawoods.com |
| | Paradise Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race, Lower Falls to river mouth on Whitefish Bay, 906/492-3219 or www.miracing.com |
| | Michigan 16th Infantry Civil War Re-enactors, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, 231/436-4100 |
| | "Tour Da Valley" Youth Bicycling Event, Valley Spur, www.tourdawoods.com |
| | The Calumet Players present: The Music Man, Calumet Theatre, Calumet, 906/337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com |
| | 35th Annual Copper Country Color Tour, Houghton, cycling.students.mtu.edu/color_tour |
| | Multi-Cultural Festival, Houghton, 906/487-2920 or www.paradeofnations.mtu.edu |
| OCTOBER |
| | Lake Superior ProRally, Houghton, www.lsprorally.com |
| | Annual Haunted Trail, Paradise, 906/492-3219 |
| | Christmas in October, Moose Lodge, Munising, 906/387-2879 |
| NOVEMBER |
| | Fall Harvest Bazaar, Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls, 906/875-6671 |
| | World Cup Speed Skating, NMU, Marquette, 906/227-2888 or www.nmu.edu |
| | Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service, Whitefish Point, 906/492-3219 |
| | The Keweenaw's Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Bazaar, Calumet, 800/338-7982 |
| | Copper Island Classic, Calumet Colosseaum, Calumet, 800/338-7982 |
| | Paradise Christmas Bazaar, Paradise, 906/493-3219 |
| |
| | |
| |
