The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 12 – 3 pm at the shelter location, 815 South State Highway M533, Gwinn.

UPAWS will be hosting a celebration party in the community room with snacks and an anniversary cake. There will also be a shelter open house with tours of the facility.

The first 100 people will receive door prizes and names added to a drawing for Paws Park Pass, and other fun prizes.

Questions contact 906-869-4054 or email fundraising@upaws.org

UPAWS is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation supported by tax-deductible donations; We are not government funded. We are a local nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to taking care of the homeless animals here in this community.