Central UP Events

The Finlandia Art Gallery and Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) are pleased to present Northern Tier, an exhibition of oil paintings by Finnish American artist Eric Aho. The exhibit will be on display from September 18 to November 13, 2025, at the Finlandia Art Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock.  A reception for the artist will take place on Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., with an artist talk beginning at 7:20 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Aho will also be participating in Finlandia Foundation’s first

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University will open a new exhibition titled “Gales of November: Shipwrecks on Lake Superior” at noon on Friday, Sept. 19, in its gallery in Gries Hall. From the earliest days of sailing vessels on Lake Superior, November has taken its toll on the maritime trade. This exhibit will look at some of the more famous and fascinating shipwrecks that led to either the disappearance of a vessel or its eventual destruction.   In November, large arctic air masses in Alaska and Canada begin to make their way southeast across the lakes, while low-pressure

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 MUNISING, Mich.- Sand Point Road will be temporarily closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic east of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary from approximately Oct. 2 through Oct. 8, 2025, for a culvert replacement project. The closure may extend through Oct. 10 if additional time is needed to complete the work. The Sand Point Marsh Trail, Sand Point Beach, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Headquarters will be inaccessible via Sand Point Road during this time. This closure will not impact access to Munising Memorial Hospital, the Munising Falls Visitor Center, or private residences on Sand Point Road. See map for exact

Operation Winter Wear, an outreach that provides new and like-new adult and child-sized coats to individuals in need, is taking place October 15 – 17. Hosted by Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift, distribution will be by appointment only on Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16. Walk-ins are welcome on Friday, October 17 between noon and 3:00PM. Appointments can be made by calling 906.249.1715 between 9:00AM and 5:00PM Monday – Thursday. Availability of items are not guaranteed. Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are located at 219 Silver Creek Road in Harvey.

Wednesdays, October (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  Peter White Public Library Great Room.  Songs, rhymes, stories and finger-plays for newborns to 17 months with a loving adult.  Older siblings are welcome.  No admission charge.  For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

For those interested in receiving 2025-2026 seasonal flu & COVID vaccines.   Negaunee Senior Center – 10.06 10:00am – 1:00pm Ishpeming Senior Center – 10.15 10:00am – 1:00pm Republic School Gym – 10.16 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Wednesday, October 15, 2025. 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room. We have partnered up with Iron Golem Games to bring Dungeon and Dragons to the PWPL. Jordan, from Iron Golem Games and local DM’s, will lead groups of teens on an epic quest with this role-playing game. For students in grades 6-12.  Registration is required, no admission charge.  For more information and to check the status of this program, call 906-226- 4321, email Amanda at apierce@pwpl.info or visit www.pwpl.info.

The Negaunee DDA is announcing their first ever Witches Night Out event to be held in Downtown Negaunee on Saturday, November 15th, from 4 pm to 8 pm. This inaugural event spurred from interested local businesses asking, “why there wasn’t a ladies’ night like other communities have”? This led to some brainstorming and creativity, resulting in Witches Night Out. “This is a fun play on and a less traditional ladies’ night out, we wanted to be different and catchy! We didn’t want to do the same thing everyone else is doing”, City Manager Nate Hefron said. The main events for