Western UP Events

Better Together will meet on Thursday, September 11 at 9:30 at Zion Lutheran Church on Ingot Street in Hancock.   The speaker will be Ginger (Hart) Loosenort and her topic will be “Extreme Makeover…Bible Style.”  Ginger and her husband Kurt have been in campus ministry for 51 years at the University of New York, Northern Michigan University, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and for the past 40 years in Grand Rapids. Ginger is a Calumet native, her father was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Calumet for 25 years,, and the Director of Gitche Gummee Bible Camp

Baraga County Chamber of Commerce BINGO   Every Second Thursday of each month 6:00 pm – early bird 4:30p   Whirl-I-Gig, 15850 Whirl-I-Gig Road, L’Anse   Win Cash – Low Entry Fee  

Lace up your Shoes for the Annual 5K POW/MIA RUN   The community is invited to come together in support of our local veterans at the upcoming Annual Pow/MIA Memorial 5k Run being held at 9am Saturday September 13th at the ROTC Building on the Michigan Tech campus. The Arnold Air Society, a Michigan Tech registered student organization, sponsors this event to honor and remember our nation’s Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. This event also raises awareness and support for the men and women who have bravely served our country. Participants of all ages and fitness levels

KBIC Victim Services & Programs invites you to Healthy Masculinity Workshop:  Food Sovereignty & Cooking Over Fire   Facilitator & Chef:  Anthony Jonson (Red Lake Ojibwe)   Saturday, September 13th, 2025 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm DIGS Community Garden, 16307 Brewery Road, L’Anse   To register, use the link:  https://tinyurl.com/cookingoverfire Registration is limited!

KBIC Victim Services & Programs invites you to HEALTHY MASCULINITY WORKSHOP:  Food Sovereignty & Cooking Over Fire   Facilitator & Chef:  Anthony Johnson (Red Lake Ojibwe   Saturday, September 13th, 2025 11:00 am to 1:00 pm DIGS Community Garden, 16307 Brewery Road, L’Anse, MI   Registration is limited

Mobile Mammography Unit Returns to  Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on September 15-16, 2025 The Corewell Health Mobile Mammography Unit is returning to support the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community September 15 – 16, 2025. This event is anticipated to screen 96 women in two days.  The mobile mammography unit provides early breast cancer detection services to women ages 40 – 74.  The self-contained mobile screening unit will return to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Health System, providing no-cost breast cancer screening to health center clients, local Baraga County community members, and tribal government employees with state-of-the-art 3D mammography screening services.  This

Dads and father-figures are invited to participate in a night of connection, celebration, and conversation. The Keweenaw Family Resource Center is hosting a Dad Café on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:00 pm at the Tree House Family Resources Office located at the Trinity Episcopal Church at 205 E. Montezuma Ave, Houghton. The café theme will be Dads: Everyday Heroes.   A Dad Café is a fun and engaging opportunity for Dads and father-figures to connect with each other. There will be conversations surrounding parenting topics that connect to different protective factors. The protective factors increase the likelihood of

The community is invited to gather for the 2025 Michigan Tech Parade of Nations on Saturday, September 20, starting at 11:00 a.m. This year’s event promises vibrant cultural displays, music, food, and performances celebrating the many nations represented in the Keweenaw.   🎉 The Parade The parade will begin at the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library on the Michigan Tech campus. Marchers will travel down College Avenue and Shelden Avenue through downtown Houghton, passing in front of the Ambassador Restaurant, before looping back along Lakeshore Drive and concluding at the Dee Stadium.   🎶 Entertainment at the Dee After

The Keweenaw Lions Club is now selling tickets for their Lake Superior Cruise fundraiser aboard the Isle Royale Queen IV.  Limited tickets are $30 each and are already selling quickly.  Cruise will depart from the Isle Royale Queen Dock in Copper Harbor, Sunday September 21.  The two hour tour will begin boarding at 1:30pm with a 2:00pm departure.  Destination is weather dependent.  Snacks, coffee and soft drinks will be served on board, BYOB.  For tickets, call Marty at (906) 281-5557.  All proceeds will go toward local charities.   If you are unable to make the voyage but would like to make

The regular monthly meeting of the Marquette County Board of Health will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:00 pm.  The meeting will take place in Room 231 of the Henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette County Courthouse, Marquette.