Western UP Events

Copper Country Community Band Announces Summer Concert Series The Copper Country Community Band is proud to present a series of five summer concerts across the Keweenaw. Under the direction of Amy Johnson and Micah Erickson, this all-volunteer group of approximately 35 musicians from across the Copper Country will bring audiences a lively mix of marches, classic concert band repertoire, and popular medleys. All concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. – All concerts are free to attend. Donations are gratefully accepted at the concerts. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, September 4 – Portage Lake United Church (Houghton) Now in its third decade

Blood drive Friday, September 5th 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. L’Anse Methodist Church Walk-ins are welcome The need is particularly great because donations are low during the summer.

10th Annual Alston Tractor Races   Saturday, September 6th, 2025 Antique Gas & Diesel Tractors   Fast & Slow Races held on Hoover Road in Alston, MI (next to the ball field) Time Trials start at 10:30am, Races to Follow   Trophies awarded 1st – 3rd Place $25 Entry fee per Tractor Entered.  Every race participant will receive a 10th Anniversary ball cap. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the show!  Concessions will be available by donation.  Questions call Bob @ 906-281-6638

Our September Monthly Meeting will be held at 7:00pm, (Eastern Time), in person at the Stannard Township Hall on 9/08/2025. 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 Meeting. 2025

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