Western UP Events

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.

Baraga County Communities That Care invites the community to join us for a powerful evening of awareness, remembrance, and hope at the Paint the Field Blue event on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the L’Anse High School football field, home of the L’Anse Hornets.   This special high school football game will highlight suicide prevention efforts in our community. In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, players will wear blue socks and cheerleaders will wear blue bows—the color symbolizing suicide awareness and prevention. Before the game, there will be a memorial ceremony and a keynote message from Jeff Olson, founder of

Join us for the Make a Wish fall motorcycle ride Saturday, September 27th registration starts at 9:30 am with wheels hitting the road at 10:30 am sharp!   Ride leaves the Boondock Inn and returns to the Mosquito for an after party at 6:30 pm.  The ride heads north making stops at: Maple Leaf, Lake Linden Bete Grise Beach for a group photo Mariner North, Copper Harbor Brockway Mountain for another photo opp Drift Inn, Copper city Allouez Bp if you need fuel returns to the Mosquito at 6:30 pm for dinner and an after party!   Entry fee is