Central UP Events

Ishpeming Organizations Team Up to Host Inaugural Tree Planting Event ISHPEMING, MI. – Several Ishpeming organizations are joining forces to host the community’s inaugural fruit and nut tree planting event on Saturday, May 24. The event is organized by the Ishpeming Lions Club with support from Partridge Creek Farm and Partridge Creek Compost. Open to Ishpeming residents, the event will feature two sessions on the same day: Morning Session: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Partridge Creek Farm’s community site, located at 550 Cleveland Ave., Ishpeming Afternoon Session: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. next to the Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum at 501 W

Bluesday Tuesday Concert  Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room.  Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  Peter White Public Library hosts a blues concert sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society. This month’s band:  Brian Wallen & Mavis Farr.  No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info

Bluesday Tuesday Concert  Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room.  Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  Peter White Public Library hosts a blues concert sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society. This month’s band:  Brian Wallen & Mavis Farr.  No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

The Marquette Regional History Center Presents: A History of the Northern Michigan University Greenwood Nature Center: A Perspective by David Kronk Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 p.m. at the Marquette Regional History Center West of Ishpeming in the mid-1980s, environmental education and programming for area schools and the public could be found at the Greenwood Nature Center (GNC). Learn about the history of, and people behind, this community resource on the bank of the Greenwood Reservoir near Ishpeming. This presentation and discussion by David Kronk about the forgotten history of the nature center will feature a retrospective of the people, partnerships, and

Downtown Farmers Market Saturdays, May 17, 9 am – 1 pm Returning this month, the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market kicks off its 2025 season where it will offer fresh produce, meat, art, and much more to the 2,000+ visitors this weekly event brings to the downtown. Reminder that the Wednesday Night Market will be returning to the 100 block of W. Washington in June.

Come hike with us through beautiful hardwood forests and across rugged outcroppings to beautiful Lily Pond with its incredible vistas. The hike begins at the Wetmore Pond parking lot located a half mile north of Sugarloaf on CR550 and heads part way up the South Hogback trail. It then branches off on the Forestville trail to the Lily Pond Spur, which then brings the hike down to the pond. A short hike onto the bluffs gives spectacular views of Lily Pond full of water lilies. The hike continues over several small outcroppings before returning to the parking lot. Our hike

Eagle Mine will host their annual spring Community Forums throughout Marquette County on Tuesday, June 3rd and Wednesday, June 4th.   The forums are designed as a two-way dialogue between Eagle Mine and the community to learn more about the status of Eagle Mine and get an update on its operations.   All are welcome to attend. Forums will be held:   Tuesday, June 3rd 12 PM – 1:30 PM NMU Northern Center 1401 Presque Isle Ave Marquette, MI   5:30 PM – 7 PM Powell Township Hall 101 Benzinger St. Big Bay, MI   Wednesday, June 4th 12 PM

Eagle Mine will host their annual spring Community Forums throughout Marquette County on Tuesday, June 3rd and Wednesday, June 4th.   The forums are designed as a two-way dialogue between Eagle Mine and the community to learn more about the status of Eagle Mine and get an update on its operations.   All are welcome to attend. Forums will be held:   Wednesday, June 4th 12 PM – 1:30 PM Michigamme Township Hall 202 W. Main St. Michigamme, MI   5:30 PM – 7 PM Humboldt Township Hall 244 County Road FAF Champion, MI