Friends of the Michigan Tech Library Annual Meeting with guest speaker Stephanie Carpenter on her published book, Moral Treatment Date: October 23, 2025 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Location: Van Pelt and Opie MTU Library East Reading Room What: Friends of the Michigan Tech Library Annual Meeting The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library will hold their 30th annual meeting at 4:30 pm on October 23, 2025, in the East Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie MTU Library. The meeting will include a recap of the Friends’ fiscal year 2025 sales, grants, and fundraising efforts, as well as the approval

Baraga County Shelter Home Purple Warrior Celebration ~ Proceeds to support services for survivors of domestic violence & their children Thursday, October 23rd, from 5 – 8 pm Whirl-I-Gig, L’Anse, MI   Live Music by Tom Katalin Chicken Parm Dinner Cash & Basket Raffles   $25 per person Tickets can be purchased at: BCSH Outreach Office, Whirl-I-gig, from BCSH Board Members For more info, call 906-524-7079

Baraga County Shelter Home – Purple Warrior Celebration   Thursday, October 23rd from 5 – 8 pm Whirl-I-Gig, L’Anse, MI   $25 per person – Tickets can be purchased at BCSH Outreach Office, 115 N. Front Street, L’Anse & Whirl-I-Gig in L’Anse & from BCSH Board Members, or online at bcshelter.org/Warrior   Live Music by Tom Katalin, Chicken Parm Dinner, Cash & Basket Raffles For more info, call 906-524-7079.  Proceeds to support services for survivors of domestic violence & their children

Border Troubadours Theater, Music, Poetry – 3 Original One Act Plays, Written and Directed by Cindy Pesek   Lac Vieux Desert Resort and Casino, Northern Waters Events Center in Watersmeet, MI Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm Play is Free – Donation of $10 to World Central Kitchen – $10 Free Play at Casino included with admission.   House of Cards – Will the kids survive their parents’ bad attitude?   Beauty School Blues – True stories of frizzy hair and tousled manes at the beauty school.   Sam’s Diner – Will the waitresses at the diner find romance on the

Haunted Mine:  Descent into Madness   Michigan Tech Theatre creates entertainment events for the Keweenaw, sharing the creative and scholarly work of students and faculty from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Each fall the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Michigan Tech partners with the Quincy Mine Hoist Association to create a haunted experience for all ages. Things to know DATE | Thursday-Saturday, October 23-25, 2025 TIME | 7-10:30 p.m. | Tours starting every 10 minutes LOCATION | Quincy Mine EST. RUN TIME | 25 minute walk-through tours, entering in 10 minute intervals SEATING | General Admisison PUBLIC TICKETS | Tickets will be available

Haunted Mine: Descent Into Madness — Quincy Smelter, Hancock Oct. 23–25 | 7–10:30 p.m. The Quincy Smelter transforms into a ghoulish playground when Michigan Tech’s Visual and Performing Arts Department teams up with the Quincy Mine Hoist Association to present this year’s “Haunted Mine.” Expect spine-tingling sets, live actors, and atmospheric chills in one of the Copper Country’s most storied locations. Tickets required.

Wolf’s Head Film Festival, sponsored by Keweenaw & 2nd Sandbar   October 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm & October 25, 2025 @ 11:30 pm Orpheum Theater, Hancock, MI   MI.ISCHIEF, MOVIES, MUSIC. Two nights of cinema, music, and celebration in Hancock, MI.   The festival kicks off Friday, October 24 with a registration mixer, an evening shorts program, and a feature screening of Stolen Kingdom 92025) – followed by a late-night concert.   On Saturday, October 25, VIP guests join a festival exclusive special access tour of the Quincy Mine with a SECRET twist before the evening continues with another

Comedian Andy Beningo brings his family-friendly comedian act to the Keweenaw.   Andy Beningo, crowned “Best Comedian” by both the Detroit Metro Times and Detroit Hour magazine, is set to captivate the Keweenaw once again with an unforgettable evening of laughter on Friday, October 24th. This comedy sensation will grace the stage of the newly christened Opisto Theatre (formerly the Chapel of St. Matthew), nestled in the heart of the former Finlandia University campus at 532 West Franklin. Don’t miss this special event, proudly presented by Real People Media, a 501c3 nonprofit and the driving force behind the beloved Red

78th Fall Bazaar and a Trunk or Treat for Kids   Dorcas Society of SS Peter & Paul Lutheran, 1010 Madeleine Street, Houghton Saturday, October 25, 2025, from noon-3:00 pm. Funds raised go toward missions, both near and far.

American Legion Post 144 CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT   Saturday, October 25th 2pm Start Time Food available to purchase   Bring a partner or we can find a partner for you, this is a fundraiser for the Unit 144 Auxiliary.  Double Elimination.  Please sign up in advance. $20 per team $5 goes to Auxiliary $15 goes to prize pool