Western UP Events

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!    

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

Let’s Eat Community Meal – THE MEAL IS FREE   Sunday, December 15th, from 4p – 5:30pm at the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Hancock   The meal will be Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Macaroni and Cheese, Coleslaw, Fruit Bowl, Desserts and drinks.   Please do your friends and neighbors a favor by telling them about it.

Notice of Public Meeting  – Assinins Brownfield Site Update   KBIC NRD environmental Staff invites you to discuss ongoing work at the Assinins Brownfield Site   6-7 pm – December 16th, 2024 – Zeba Hall   Questions?  Call 906-524-5757 ext. 4241

 Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting: Tuesday, December 17th,  2024 @ 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. Please feel free to contact me

KBIC Victim Services and Programs invites you to Ananagokaa!   There Are Many Stars!  WE WILL BE WATCHING “STAR WARS” IN ANISHINAABEWMWIN (ANANGONG MIIGAADING) AND MAKING STAR RELATED CRAFTS   Wednesday, December 28, 2024 4:00 pm Location:  Zeba Hall   Please contact 906-353-4593 for more information or to sign up

Christmas in Calumet Holiday Events in the Calumet Area   Saturday, December 14th FREE Wagon Rides 11a – 1p Santa Visit at Ramona’s Bakery 11a – 1p   Saturday, December 21st Calumet & Laurium Christmas Parade 2pm Skate with Santa at the Gipp 3p – 5p

KBIC Victim Services & Programs and Promise Neighborhoods KB Two-Spirit Collaborative MINOGWAADAN (Sew it Well!) Regalia Class   December 27, 2024 @ 5:00 pm   Potluck!  Please Bring a Dish to Pass!   Ojibwa Seniors – Ca;; 906-353-4593

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

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