Marquette County Health Department Community Vaccine Clinics
2025-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Republic School Gym, 270 Kloman Ave, Republic, 49879, United States
For those interested in receiving 2025-2026 seasonal flu & COVID vaccines.

Negaunee Senior Center – 10.06 10:00am – 1:00pm
Ishpeming Senior Center – 10.15 10:00am – 1:00pm
Republic School Gym – 10.16 4:30pm – 6:00pm

PWPL Presents: Preschool Storytime
2025-10-03 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-07 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-10 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays & Fridays, October (3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Stories, songs, finger-plays, crafts and other school-readiness activities for preschool age children and a loving adult.
Preschool age children. Siblings welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Cultivating Care, Compassion, and Connection
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Fridays, October (3, 10, 17, 24, 31) 2025. Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library, Heritage Room.
In partnership with several area organizations, this hour-long event offers a safe space to pause, reflect, and build meaningful connections with others who are committed to cultivating kindness in our world. Each week, a different organization takes the lead, with experienced educators and leaders facilitating. This rotating format ensures diverse perspectives and practices while maintaining a shared commitment to the Charter for Compassion and the Circle of Trust principles.
For more information and to check on the status of the program, call 906-226-4303 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: LEGO Club
2025-10-03 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Fridays, October (3, 10, 17, 24), 2025. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Meet other LEGO enthusiasts and build LEGO projects with the library’s LEGO blocks.
Family friendly, children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Brew Street & Plaidurday
2025-10-03 18:00 | Houghton Waterfront Pier, Houghton, Michigan, 49931
Friday, October 3 — Brew Street & Plaidurday

Brew Street kicks off at 6 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive behind the Keweenaw Brewing Company (KBC). Guests can enjoy cold pours from KBC, food trucks, and live music from Toni Saari, The Make Believe Spurs, and Bob Hiltunen. Social district cups will be available, with $1 from each sale donated to the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw to preserve local history.

At 7 p.m., Brew Street also hosts this year’s official Plaidurday group photo, moving the tradition downtown for the first time. Visitors are encouraged to don their flannel and join the record-setting photo, a Keweenaw tradition since 2023. Visit Keweenaw knows it holds the world record from Plaidurday in 2023 for the most people together wearing plaid, even though the record book wouldn’t recognize it. Now, we’re focused on bringing the fun experience downtown and enhancing the evening lineup! Expect delicious, local food trucks and cold pours from the KBC!

Lakeshore Drive will be closed between Suomi Restaurant and the KBC parking lot entrance to allow space for the event. Admission is free; beverages are available for purchase by those 21+ inside at the KBC bar.

The Carnegie Museum will have a Brew Street exhibit on display through the event for folks to learn more about Houghton’s historic roots in brewing beer!

Color Run & Fall Festival
2025-10-04 09:30 | Houghton, Houghton
Saturday, October 4 — Color Run & Fall Festival

The Keweenaw Color Run returns at 9:30 a.m. with a family-friendly, untimed 5K through downtown Houghton. Participants are showered with colorful powders along the course and receive their own color packet at the start. The run is open to all ages — no times, no winners, just fun.

Right after the race, The City of Houghton’s Fall Fest takes over Houghton’s waterfront pier from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families can enjoy tractor rides, cider pressing (including bring-your-own apples), pumpkin sales, kids’ games like bowling on the pier, and cozy fall photo ops. Local vendors will offer autumn-themed items.

Brew Street fundraising for the Carnegie Museum continues through Saturday at Keweenaw Brewing Company, giving attendees another chance to raise a glass for local history.

Marquette Regional History Center presents: 4th Biennial Lake Superior Fiber Festival
2025-10-04 09:30 - 16:00 | Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring Street, Marquette, Michigan
Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 9:30am-4:00pm at the Marquette Regional History Center
Enjoy colorful displays of quilts, knits and other fiber arts. Watch several creative or educational demos, plus, submit your own creations to the Fashion Show! Win door prizes such as books, patterns, yarn and more. Take home free hands-on arts and crafts activities. Fun for all ages! Included with general admission fee.
Lake Superior Fiber Festival is an open-house event. Come anytime 9:30-4:30.. Great for all ages including families, clubs and individuals. General admission fee will cover entry to the museum and to Fiber Festival. Sponsor level museum members and above receive free admission.
For more info visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226. 3571
Fashion Show at Fiber Festival
October 4, 12:30pm
This will be a fun way to show your talents! Flaunt your socks, mittens, hats, sweaters, scarves,
shawls, purses and any other sewn, quilted, woven, felted, knitted, crocheted or embroidered
garments and accessories. This informal show will begin at 12:30pm and will last about 30
minutes. Consider wearing more than one handmade item. Children are welcome to participate.
Rosemary Michelin will be the emcee at the show.
Pick up and submit item description forms to the MRHC by Friday, October 3 by 12:00pm.
For questions regarding this Pop-up Fashion show, please contact Rosemary at (906) 475-9308 or wmichelin@aol.com

PWPL & Meditate Marquette Presents: A Year of Mindful Living
2025-10-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Saturday, October 4, 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library, George Shiras III Room.
Four mindfulness meditation and yoga teachers invite you to engage in a year of mindful living. Each month, one of the teachers will present a topic that addresses the different dimensions where we can practice mindfulness and presence. The intent is for us to cultivate mindfulness, care, and well-being individually and in our love, business, and social relationships. These are drop-in sessions, although committing to a full year is a way to build a consistent mindfulness practice.
For more information and to check on the status of the program, call 906-226-4303 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Saturday Storytime
2025-10-04 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-10-11 11:00 - 11:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Saturdays, October (4, 11, 18, 25), 2025. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Songs, rhymes, stories and finger-plays geared towards babies through preschool with a loving adult.
Older siblings and older children are welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

16th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
2025-10-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Niiwin Akeaa Community Center, 111 Beartown Road, Baraga, Michigan, 49908
16TH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WALK IN MEMORY OF CHELSEY LAFERNIER

11am Registration & T-Shirt pickup
Raffle tickets go on sale at Niiwin Akeaa
12:00 pm Walk begins
1:00 pm Opening Welcome, Opening Drum Song, Prayer by Lisa Denomie, Feast to follow
2:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Serene Gauthier
2:30 pm Closing Drum Song
2:45 pm Raffle

PWPL Presents: Art with Ella
2025-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Saturday, October (4 & 18). 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Join NMU Art Education major Ella and create art! Kids of all ages are welcome – the techniques used will be adaptable for kids of all ages and abilities.
All supplies provided, drop-in program.
Children under the age of 8 must have an adult in the program with them.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Toddler Storytime
2025-10-06 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-09 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Mondays & Thursdays, October (2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
For children 18 to 36 months with a loving adult,siblings welcome. Stories and songs to engage the curious mind and wiggly body, followed by sensory play activities.
No admission charge.
Registration not required.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Marquette County Health Department Community Vaccine Clinics
2025-10-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Negaunee Senior Center, 410 Jackson St, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States

Keweenaw ATV Club Monthly Meeting
2025-10-06 19:00 | Hubbell VFW, 52218 Duncan Avenue, Hubbell, Michigan, 49934
Keweenaw ATV club, is Oct. 6th 2025. At 7:00 p.m. At the Hubbell VFW in Hubbell Mi. It is also our annual meeting. We will vote in club officers. And also vote on club business. If you would like a officer’s position, please be at this meeting. The regular monthly meeting will follow. We will give updates on all our projects. Please attend and bring a friend.

Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter Meeting
2025-10-07 12:30 | The Bluffs, 1000 Bluff View Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931, United States
The October meeting of the local Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter will be held om Tuesday, October 7th, at the Bluffs in Houghton. The business meeting will begin at 12:30 pm followed by a Buffet lunch. The guest speaker will be Jacob Spear of Elder Law. All members are encouraged to attend. Contact person – Steven Karpiak, 482-8455.

PWPL Presents: Baby Storytime
2025-10-08 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Wednesdays, October (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Songs, rhymes, stories and finger-plays for newborns to 17 months with a loving adult.
Older siblings are welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

City Of Negaunee Regular Meeting
2025-10-09 06:30 - 18:30 | Negaunee Senior Center, 410 Jackson St, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States
City Of Negaunee Regular Meeting
October 9, 2025 @ 6:30 P.M.
Negaunee Senior Center, 410 Jackson St (Tobin St. Entrance)

Call To Order
Pledge To Flag
Roll Call
Approval Of Agenda
Public Comment (3 Min. Limit)
Public Hearings

2026 Proposed Budget
Ordinance Amendment #154 Rental Ordinance 2nd Reading

Unfinished Business
New Business

Garbage Bids
Usda Draw And Change Order – Phase 1 Water Project And Non Participating
Cci Land Purchase Discussion

Consent Agenda

Minutes – September 11th Regular Minutes, October 2nd Special Budget Minutes
Claims And Accounts
Revenue/Expenditure Trial Balance Reports
Budget Adjustments

Public Comment (3 Min. Limit)
Council Members
City Manager
City Attorney
Adjournment

Better Together Women's Brunch
2025-10-09 09:30 | Zion Lutheran Church, 13511 Roland Lake Road, Skanee, Michigan, 49962
Better Together will meet on Thursday, October 9 at 9:30 at the Zion Lutheran Church on 400 Ingot Street in Hancock. The speaker will be Carol Jones and her topic will be, “What’s on Your Mind?” Carol and her husband Mel ran the Gitche Gumee Bible Camp for almost 40 years. She is a gifted woman in many ways! Special music will be provided by Stephanie Veenstra and Katelyn Eshbach. They are missionaries in India. All area women are cordially invited to attend this fun and inspiring event. A brunch will be served and there is a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds over the cost of the event will be donated to local charities. To reserve a spot, call Barb Worrall at 906-523-4445 or email judyusitalo@hotmail.com. The group has a facebook page at ‘Better Together in the Keweenaw” for more information.

Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry
2025-10-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Silver Creek Church, 219 Silver Creek Rd, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to host a Mobile Food Pantry. Taking place on Thursday, October 9. Food distribution will begin at 10:00am and continue while supplies last or until 11:30am. Food will be available for approximately 550 families. Due to changes with Feeding America West Michigan, proxy pickup will be limited. This will be a drive-thru event with directions given by parking lot attendants. Guests are asked to remain in their cars and have adequate space prepared in their trunk or back seat in advance to allow the distribution team to place food boxes directly in the vehicle. Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are located at 219 Silver Creek Road in Harvey. Businesses or organizations that are interested in supporting these monthly mobile food pantries are encouraged to call 906.249.1715 for more information.

Mind Over Miles 5K
2025-10-09 17:30 | Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
In honor of World Mental Health Day, Northern Michigan University Wellbeing Promotions is gearing up for its second annual Mind Over Miles 5K at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9.
The event encourages attendees to open conversations surrounding mental health and reduce the stigma around receiving help. Participants will run or walk a scenic loop through NMU’s campus, starting and finishing at the Wildcat Statue near Jamrich Hall.
A new addition to this year’s event is the Cats to 5K training program, which invites faculty, staff and students to prepare for race day together. With beginner and intermediate options, the program makes the event accessible to a wide range of fitness levels. Faculty and staff sessions are being led by colleagues, while student sessions are peer-led.
Registration for the event is available through NMU’s ticketing site and will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. T-shirt sales will close earlier, at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. Same-day registration will not be offered; however, participants may pick up packets on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 3-6 p.m. in the Jamrich 1100 lobby or on race day between 4:30-5:15 p.m. Superior Timing will provide official race timing.
The celebration will continue after the main event with refreshments provided by Embers Credit Union. Top finalists in the female, male and non-binary categories will be recognized with gift cards from Queen City Running Company. Volunteer opportunities are available, and more information can be found on the event’s landing page, nmu.edu/wellbeing.

Northern Tier, Artist Reception Finnish American artist Eric Aho
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Finnish American Heritage Center, 435 Quincy Street, Hancock, Michgian, 49930
The Finlandia Art Gallery and Finlandia Foundation National (FFN) are pleased to present Northern Tier, an exhibition of oil paintings by Finnish American artist Eric Aho. The exhibit will be on display from September 18 to November 13, 2025, at the Finlandia Art Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock.
A reception for the artist will take place on Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., with an artist talk beginning at 7:20 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Aho will also be participating in Finlandia Foundation’s first Artist in Residency program, coming to the Copper Country in early October to find inspiration in our lush forests and pristine shoreline. During his residency, Aho will complete several finished artworks which will be on display alongside 25 works sent from his Vermont studio.
FFN recognized Eric Aho as Artist of the Year from 2022-2024, honoring his outstanding contributions to contemporary art and celebrating his deep connections to his Finnish American culture and traditions. This exhibition and residency serve as a culmination to his contributions as Artist of the Year.
Aho is a third-generation Finnish American living in Vermont. His grandfather emigrated to the United States in 1903, followed by his grandmother and uncle in 1906. His aunt and father were born in the Finnish community of Sugar Creek, Ohio, in 1917 and 1920, respectively. Shortly after his father’s birth, the family relocated to the vibrant Finnish community in Fitchburg and Townsend, Massachusetts.
Aho maintains strong personal and professional ties to his ancestral Finland and credits his Finnish American upbringing as a continuing source of inspiration and influence in his work.
His paintings represent the Finnish way of life, strongly connected to nature, sauna and community. In his Finlandia Art Gallery exhibit Northern Tier, Aho will exhibit paintings that are shaped by both memory and direct observation of northern boreal forests, forests that stretch across high northern latitudes. Providing a particularly rich and complex subject for Aho, northern boreal forests represent both a biome and a wellspring for his imagination. For many years, Aho has painted across vast geographic locations, from the northern United States to the Laurentian Mountains of Canada, and across to Scandinavia and the Finnish taiga.
“These trees-along with their verdant understories and varied terrains, often punctuated by streams, rapids, and glacial erratics-register in my eye and imagination as the forests central to our archetypal associations,” says Aho. “My forest paintings, like much of my work, invite multiple meanings and interpretations. I’m inclined to suggest unseen human presence in the forest through the materiality of paint itself. Oil color oozes and tenses, puckers and shines, drawing our attention to the human-like qualities of the forest beyond the limbs, trunks, veins, and crowns we share in common.”
“Forests are wild and mysterious places, but they are also familiar refuges,” continues Aho. “At times, they’re grand and architectural-cathedral-like, with arcades, columns, vaults, and aisles. Other woods are smaller and feel intimate. Their spaces, organized like rooms, hallways, foyers, and thresholds, evoke the places we live in and inhabit. In these ways, the Northern Tier paintings are as much about worlds within the forested places as they are about the world of paint and its magical ability to transform space and time.”
Northern Tier will be on display through November 13, 2025.

'Beethoven and Banjos' Highlights Icelandic Music at NMU
2025-10-10 19:30 | Reynolds Recital Hall, 2212 Hedgcock, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Northern Michigan University’s Siril Concert Series will present a “Beethoven and Banjos” concert featuring classical and folk music from Iceland at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The featured artists will also present two free events earlier that day in the same location: a music appreciation presentation at 11 a.m., followed by a masterclass at 1 p.m.
Beethoven and Banjos is an annual project organized by the Northwoods Music Collaborative that blends classical and traditional styles into innovative performances. The program integrates musicians from around the world to create new music and fresh interpretations of older works.
This year’s concert will highlight Icelandic music with cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir and composer Halldór Smárason, who will join project founder Evan Premo and folk musician Laurel Premo. Evan also collaborates with Sæunn through his work with Decoda, an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall.
Tickets for the concert are $12 for general admission and free for NMU students and those under 18. They can be purchased at nmu.universitytickets.com.
Learn more about the Siril Concert Series and other NMU Department of Music performances at nmu.edu/music. To learn more about the featured artists, go to northwoodsmusiccollaborative.org/beethoven-and-banjos.

The Oct. 10 Beethoven and Banjos concert will feature (clockwise from top left):
Laurel Premo,
Evan Premo,
Halldór Smárason and
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir.

UP200 DRYLAND DASH
2025-10-11 00:00 - 2025-10-12 23:59 | MI
42 M-35, Negaunee, MI 49866
Dates: October 11, 2025 – October 12, 2025
Watch Sled dog racing in October without the snow and cold! Teams race throughout the trails, rain or shine, all weekend at the Negaunee Township Hall Park! Instead of a sled, Mushers will use bicycles, scooters, wheeled rigs or run behind the dogs (canicross).

Check out the UP200 Website to learn more about the event, how to participate, or ways to lend a hand!

Annual Holly & Harvest Bazaar
2025-10-11 09:00 - 13:00 | Mission United Church, 16463 Pelkie Road, Pelkie, MI, 49958, United States
Mission United Church in Pelkie will be holding their annual HOLLY & HARVEST bazaar on Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 9am to 1pm. Brunch will be served at 9am and luncheon at 11am. Homemade bakery, jams and jellies, Christmas decor and quality rummage will be offered.
