Baraga County Holiday Decor Tours HALLOWEEN outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from October 21st through October 31st. CHRISTMAS outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from December 14th through January 1st. Share your holiday spirit and passion for decorating by listing your site on the map! Participate in Halloween, Christmas, or both! There is no fee to participate and no fee for maps. Sites listed on the maps will be entered into drawings for Baraga Bucks!
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Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties – The Copper Country Great Start Parent Coalition The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative is gearing up for our annual diaper drive to help provide essential items like diapers and wipes for families in our community. Each year, the Family Coalition collects new unopened packages of diapers and wipes for the Keweenaw Family Resource Center’s (KFRC) Baby Closet. These diapers are given away to families in need throughout the year at no charge. Last year 150 families utilized the Baby Closet and received: 829 packages of diapers and wipes 16 pack-n-plays to provide safe sleep environments 33 |
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Houghton Counts Down to New Year’s Eve Chook Drop on Waterfront Pier HOUGHTON, Michigan (Dec. 12, 2024) — The City of Houghton and Visit Keweenaw are counting down to New Year’s Eve – and everyone’s invited! Bundle up in Houghton to ring in 2025 with a Yooper-style Chook Drop on the Portage Canal. Feel the winter magic early or late – families with kids or those who don’t want to stay up can enjoy an early drop at 6:30-7p with appropriate music. Later, Mr. Cesar and the Lucha Tones will play a set from 11:30p-midnight on the pier to lead the night crowd into 2025. Bring your friends |
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Our January Annual Meeting & Elections will be held at 7:00pm, (Eastern Time), in person at the Stannard Township Hall on 1/06/2025. For virtual attendance, we now have ZOOM available, along with the strictly audio/phone method. If you would like to attend virtually, please email me at this address and I will get you the connection information. If you are in the area, please stop in for the meeting! We’d love to see you there! Our future Meetings & Events will be listed below and will also soon to be found on our website (www.mi-trale.org) under the CLUB STUFF tab, Calendar option once they have been set at this |
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Womens Group Smash Journals, Creative Writing & Healing Conversations January 7th, 2025 from 5 p – 7 p Zeba Hall Any questions contact jade at 906-201-7931 |
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Wednesday 8 January 2025 is the monthly meeting of Alfred Erickson Post 186 of the American Legion Hancock. Social hour 6 PM , 7pm meeting. Our annual booya lunch will be served after meeting and roll call of the members. Members, and prospective veteran members are invited. This is a change from the usual meeting night of the first Wednesday of the month. If you have questions, please call public affairs officer Jim Peterson 906-3708144. |
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Baraga County Cancer Support Group Organizational Meeting Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 1:00pm Baragaland Senior Citizen’s, L’Anse A meeting for all those who have been touched by cancer in anyway. |
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Domestic Violence & Local Businesses –Lunch & Learn Event Baraga County Shelter Home will be the guest presenter at an upcoming Lunch & Learn event on Wednesday, January 15th, hosted by the Baraga County Chamber. Celeste Hendrickson, Executive Director of the Shelter Home, will be sharing information about how local businesses are affected by domestic violence in some surprising ways. “Unfortunately, society considers the topic of domestic violence as a ‘family matter’ when in fact it is a societal issue that affects local businesses every day in major ways” shares Hendrickson. She explains that 1 in 3 Michigan families |
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L’Anse Cheerleading from ages 4 to 18 years old Have fun, Make Friends Get Physical, Learn Teamwork, Build Self-Esteem Only $10 per Week Classes held every Monday starting February 3, 2025 Scotty Hall, 105 N Front Street, L’Anse D1 (ages 4-6) @ 4:30 pm D2 (ages 7-8) @ 5:15 pm D3 (ages 9+) @ 6:00 pm To sign up go to championforce.com, click register, search class code 14515 |
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A People’s March will take place on Saturday, January 18, at 1 p.m. to celebrate our US Constitution and Bill of Rights. In Washington, D.C. and across our country, people will be marching to show support for our democracy. Come march with us! We will gather at Bridgeview Park in Houghton to hear introductory remarks, then walk to the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, carrying flags and signs related to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly, Separation of Powers, and more. LWV signs and attire are okay. (For visibility, signage with letters at least 5 inches in size
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The event: Jam Service Winter Carnival Saturday January 18th 2025 from 2pm-7pm across the road from the JAM SERVICE IN LAKE LINDEN in the old carnival grounds. Open to all the public and there is no charge for the event. There will be the following: – sledding hill – snowmobile rides – hot chocolate – hot dogs and other snacks – bonfire – hangout and have a good time Vendors of any sort are welcome. Jam Service just asks that they contact them just to ensure they have enough room opened up and it is free for them (vendors) as well. |
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Nature Prayer Service Sunday, January 19 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew Sunday, February 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew * The Chapel of St. Matthew is in Hancock, MI on the former campus of Finlandia University. The Nature Prayer Services are opportunities to connect with God, nature, and each other in a relaxed setting. Each service has a leader who will guide the service with prayers, readings, and reflection. Everyone is welcome, no religious affiliation is necessary. UP Wild in the Keweenaw would like to announce its upcoming monthly event. Nature Prayer Service Sunday, January 19 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew * The Chapel of St. Matthew is in Hancock, MI on the former campus of Finlandia University. The Nature Prayer Services are opportunities to connect with God, nature, and each other in a relaxed setting. Each service has a leader who will guide the service with prayers, readings, and reflection. Everyone is welcome, no religious affiliation is necessary.
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Lets Eat Community Meal on January 19 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock ( 4 to 5:30 pm) Tell all your friends and neighbors about it if you get a chance. Meals will be served inside and take outs are also available.
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Let’s Eat Community Meal – THE MEAL IS FREE Sunday, January 19th, from 4p – 5:30pm at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock Please do your friends and neighbors a favor by telling them about it. |
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Covington and Surrounding Area Kids Events Meeting February 1st, 2025 @ 10:00 am at the Covington Multipurpose Building This meeting will help set the foundation for future child events in the community! If you’d like to volunteer, and have a voice in new events please come! If you have any questions please reach out to Amber Delene (906)j 235-4416 There will be snacks The Emil Aho Memorial Ice Rink in Ahmeek, commonly known as the Ahmeek Ice Rink, has been a community recreational gathering place for nearly 40 years. The rink will host a Grand Opening Ceremony to celebrate the installation of its new boards, a project made possible by the successful fundraising campaign, “Outdoor Recreation for All – Build the Boards Project.” The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially unveil the newly revitalized rink. The event will take place on Friday, February 2, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Ahmeek Ice Rink on School Street in Ahmeek, MI. |
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For 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23 Winter Sowing 101 Keweenaw Wild Ones invites everyone to Winter Sowing 101, to be held at the Nara Chalet and Interpretive Center in Houghton. The workshop is family friendly and includes everything you need to make your own mini-greenhouse and start growing native plants. Learn more and register at keweenaw.wildones.org. |
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Blood Drive L’Anse Methodist Church 304 N. Main St. Friday, January 24th 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Please donate the gift of life! |
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Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 @ 6:30 pm Portage Lake District Library Meeting Room Houghton, MI 49931 Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds is a public group, and we welcome anyone interested in our mission: “to support healthy minds through connection and community.” Our goals are to talk more openly about mental health to reduce stigma, to build a resilient community by educating the public, and to support those at risk for mental health and substance use crises. We are on Facebook and our email address is ksup4healthyminds@gmail.com. |
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March for Life February 1, 2025 from 12 – 2pm We will leave from the MTU clock tower at 12 pm and march for the Life Outreach Center in Hancock. Please arrive early so we can leave on time. The march will be a peaceful demonstration. We will have signs available or feel free to make your own sign to bring. Lunch will be provided at the center after the march and rides back to campus will be offered. Questions? contact sflife@mtu.edu |
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