Western UP Events

L’Anse High School Girls Basketball Car Wash Fundraiser   Saturday, July 18, 2026 12 – 5 PM Pines Convenience Center, Baraga, MI   Donations are appreciated

Lake Linden Farmers Market   Fridays 3-6 pm Located in the Lake Linden Village Park June through to September   lakelindenfarmersmarket.com facebook.com/lakelindenmi instagram.com/lakelindenfarmersmarket lakelindenmarket@gmail.com

2026 Covington Township Summer Music Schedule   Multi-Purpose Building on M28 Music Starts @ 7:00 pm   July 21  Jack Jolliff July 28  Lightning Ridge Aug 4  Chad Borgen and the Collective Aug 11  Rolling Thunder Aug 18  Belinda Maki Aug 25  U.P. Gumbo

2026 L’Anse Waterfront Concert Schedule   Thursday Nights at 7:00 pm July 23  Cathy Bolton – Sweetness in Pops July 30  The Knockabouts – Music from the Celtic World Aug 6  Keweenaw Brewgrass – Bluegrass & western swing Aug 13  Lighning Ridge – A variety of country classics Aug 20  Chad Borgen – A rock and roll country band Aug 27  Chasin’ Steel – Bluegrass Sept 3  Black Pearl – Smooth Jazz/Rock/Country Sept 10  Tapestry String Band – Roots, Country, Bluegrass   Bad weather concerts will be at the L’Anse Area School Cafeteria – 201 N 4th Street

48th Annaul Maawanji’iding   July 24 – 26, 2026 Grand Entries:  Friday 7pm, Saturday 12 pm & 7pm, and Sunday 12 pm Ojibwa Campground, Baraga   Host Drum:  Summer Cloud Head Veteran:  Lawrence Williams Emcees:  Joel Syrette & John Teller Jr. Arena Directors:  Chaske LeBlanc Honored 2025-2026 Royalty:  Dalanna Conner, Miss KBIC, Aubree Hartzog, Jr. Miss KBIC, Yancey Decota Jr., KBIC Brave, & Austin Shelifoe, KBIC Jr. Brave head Female Dancer:  Tatianna Wright Head Male Dancer:  Misun Rendon-Mills Invited Drums:  Raining Thunder & Young Kingbird   SPECIALS Women’s Jingle (18+) Men’s Woodland (18+) Jr. Girls Jingle (Ages 6-17) Jr. Boys

On Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 PM, Thunderstruck: A Classic Rock Tribute will be presented at Linden Creek Farm — a special two-night candlelit concert event featuring violinist Chris Vuk (Blue Violin).   After a sold out performance at Houghton’s Rozsa Center, Blue Violin returns to the Keweenaw for an intimate encore performance at The Barn at Linden Creek Farm. The show transforms legendary rock anthems into cinematic soundscapes through live looping, soaring violin solos, atmospheric lighting, and immersive staging.   The program features reimagined music by artists including Queen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, The

GITIGE he/she gardens   VOLUNTEER WITH US Debweyendan Believe in it People’s Gardens Saturdays:  9 am – Noon   2026 Season Dates July 25 August 8 & 22 September 12 & 26 October 10 & 24   Lots of ways to help with gardening, including mulching, weeding, harvesting, pruning, and watering.  In appreciation of your assistance, you can select a high-quality garden tool or a gardening book whenever you engage.  Everyone is welcome, including beginners.   Our community Teaching Garden, located at 16037 Brewery Road in L’Anse, is cared for by the KBIC natural Resources Department.  For more information, please

Lake Linden Farmers Market   Fridays 3-6 pm Located in the Lake Linden Village Park June through to September   lakelindenfarmersmarket.com facebook.com/lakelindenmi instagram.com/lakelindenfarmersmarket lakelindenmarket@gmail.com

On Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 PM, Thunderstruck: A Classic Rock Tribute will be presented at Linden Creek Farm — a special two-night candlelit concert event featuring violinist Chris Vuk (Blue Violin).   After a sold out performance at Houghton’s Rozsa Center, Blue Violin returns to the Keweenaw for an intimate encore performance at The Barn at Linden Creek Farm. The show transforms legendary rock anthems into cinematic soundscapes through live looping, soaring violin solos, atmospheric lighting, and immersive staging.   The program features reimagined music by artists including Queen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, The

Please announce  the following recurring monthly event: for Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds.The meetings are held at the Portage Lake District Library at 6:30 pm., the last Tuesday of each month. The dates are as follow: July 28, 2026, 6:30 pm @PLDL Thank you for your kind attention in announcing these meeting dates.  Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds is dedicated to the well-being of individuals living in our communities. Please feel free to call me (Sue Kauppi) at 906-369-4858 with any questions or concerns.