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  • Cow Calf Meeting

    MSU UPREC E3774 University Dr,, Chatham,, MI, United States

    Frank Wardynski, MSU Extension Educator, will be conducting a Cow Calf Meeting in Chatham at the Michigan State University Research and Extension Center, on Wednesday March 25, 2026 at 6:00 pm EST MSU Extension’s winter cow-calf meetings provide a forum for producers to stay informed on management, markets, and emerging issues that can impact profitability and long-term operational success. Merck Animal Health will be sponsoring the meetings, providing pizza and soft drinks. Topics will include the beef market outlook, protecting cattle prices with the Livestock Risk Protection program, the Effects of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance, and genetic selection for carcass

  • Festival Of The Angry Bear Returns Saturday, April 11

    Ore Dock Brewing Co. 114 W Spring St, Marquette, MI, United States

    The “big bear” of Upper Peninsula festivals returns for its twelfth year after an extended hibernation due to the Ore Dock Brewing Company’s expansion kicking off in 2025. Ore Dock Brewing Company’s Festival of the Angry Bear is a spirited street festival that has become an annual spring tradition in downtown Marquette. Since its founding in 2014, the annual festival has grown into a weekend long celebration as thousands of enthusiastic (and often fur-clad) celebrators gather to “wake the bear” and shed their winter fur in downtown Marquette.   “We’re so excited to be waking the Bear this year,” says