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  • Great Lakes Poetry Festival Afterglow Event 

    Great Lakes Poetry Festival Afterglow Event  Sunday, April 27, 2025, 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.  Rippling River Resort.  Adults, Seniors, Teens.  PWPL closes the 2025 Great Lakes Poetry Festival with this afterglow reading by Gala Malherbe, Ronnie Ferguson, Troy Graham, and two-time U.P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz.  Marquette Art Awards 2022 Performing Artist of the Year Troy Graham will round-out the evening with a special concert.  No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

  • Houghton – Copper Country Soccer Association and FC Summer Registration

    Copper Country Soccer Association and Houghton FC are reminding families that registration for Summer Recreational Soccer opportunities will close on May 7th. Registration is open for boys and girls born from 2007 to 2021. Both area soccer clubs have combined efforts to offer one recreational program for area youth this summer. Tentative season dates run from June 3, to August 2, 2025. Please visit coppercountrysoccer.org or houghtonfc.com for more information, and to register.

  • Houghton – CC Men’s Slow-Pitch Softball League Meet

    Downtowner Lounge 100 Shelden Avenue, Houghton, MI, United States

    Tuesday, April 29th at the Downtowner in Houghton, the Copper Country Men’s Slow-pitch Softball league, will be having their initial meeting at 6 pm, upstairs of the bar!  All captains or one member of the team must attend.  Any new players or teams, looking to join, please attend also!  See you there!

  • Houghton – Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Mind Meeting

    Portage Lake District Library 4585 W. Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI, United States

    Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting: Tuesday,  APRIL 29th, 2025 @ 6:30 pm        Portage Lake District Library Meeting Room Houghton, MI 49931 Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy MInds is a public group, and we welcome anyone interested in our mission:  “to support healthy minds through connection and community.”  Our goals are to talk more openly about mental health to reduce stigma, to build a resilient community by educating the public, and to support those at risk for mental health and substance use crises.  We are on Facebook and our email address is ksup4healthyminds@gmail.com.

  • Bluesday Tuesday Concert 

    Bluesday Tuesday Concert Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room.  Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly.  Peter White Public Library hosts a blues concert sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society.. This month’s band:  TBA.  No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

  • Fandom Fun: It’s Raining Tacos! 

    Fandom Fun: It’s Raining Tacos! Wednesday April 30, 2025. 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. Youth of all ages, get ready for a fun filled (non-food) taco party! Join in the fun from picture book “Dragons Love Tacos” with taco sensory play, create a bright and grooving fiesta mobile, “Taco & Pizza” party games and more! Children under the age of 8 will need an adult present with them in this program. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

  • Marquette County Board of Health Meeting

    Marquette County Courthouse 234 W. Baraga Avenue, Marquette, Michigan

    The regular monthly meeting of the Marquette County Board of Health will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00 pm.  the meeting will take place in Room 231 of the Henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette County Courthouse, Marquette.

  • General Membership Meeting of the Marquette Area Chapter of the North Country Trail

    The next General Membership Meeting of the Marquette Area Chapter of the North Country Trail will take place on Thursday, May 1st, from 6-8 PM in the Community Room at the Peter White Public Library. We’re excited to welcome Phil Carter of Partridge Creek Compost as our featured speaker. Phil will discuss the benefits of composting and share local opportunities for waste diversion. Composting is one of the simplest and most effective ways to fight climate change. This will be an interesting look at how everyday actions can make a meaningful difference for the planet. We’ll also hear updates from our

  • Hancock – Community Conversations on Breastfeeding Needs

    Hancock Community Hub Gym 417 Quincy Street, Hancock, MI, United States

    Community Breastfeeding Collaborative to Host Listening Sessions in May Public Invited to Share Experiences and Ideas for Improving Local Breastfeeding Support   The Community Breastfeeding Collaborative invites community members to two upcoming listening sessions designed to gather input on breastfeeding experiences, challenges, and needs throughout the Western Upper Peninsula.  These sessions aim to strengthen local support for breastfeeding families based on feedback directly from those with lived experience.   Your voice matters whether you’re a parent, caregiver, healthcare provider, or community advocate. Attendees are encouraged to share their perspectives on current barriers and opportunities to improve our region’s breastfeeding resources

  • Meditate Marquette Presents: A Year of Mindful Living  

    Meditate Marquette Presents: A Year of Mindful Living  Saturday, May 3, 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