• Houghton HS Alumni Assoc. Breakfast Fundraiser

    Houghton High School 1603 Gundlach Road, Houghton, Michigan

    The Houghton High School  Alumni Association will hold a Pancake & Sausage breakfast, on Saturday August 2nd, 2025, serving 8:30am – 11:30am, featuring Vollwerth’s sausage, traditional and blueberry pancakes, and Shelby’s Finnish pancakes, w fruit, and beverages, adults $10, reduced pricing for youth at the door. No cost for preschool children.   A Silent Pie & Gift Basket auction will also take place, people can place a bid on a variety of luscious  homemade pies baked and donated by alumni representing their class era.  The event is open to the public. Tickets are available in advance from Pancake Breakfast committee members and HHSAA officers.

  • Saturday Farmers Market

    At the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market, you will find over 70 vendors gathered to exhibit their locally grown, collected, and crafted products. Stop by the Marquette Commons every Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm to enjoy local farmers, bakers, artisans, musicians, and more!

  • Ishpeming – 49th Annual Upper Peninsula Gem & Mineral Show

    Ishpeming Elks Club 597 Lakeshore Drive, Ishpeming, Michigan

    The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will be hosting its 49th Annual Gem and Mineral Show on Saturday, August 2 at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge. The largest one-day gem and mineral show in the Midwest is free to attend from 9:00am to 3:30pm with hourly door prizes on Saturday.   Dealers from around the Great Lakes will be in attendance with gem and mineral specimens, jewelry and other gem gift items. Children can enjoy digging for treasure in sand and finding the clues in our scavenger hunt.   The evening Crackerbarrel runs from 7pm-9pm featuring guest speaker Nathalie Brandes and a live auction

  • 49th Annual Upper Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show

    Saturday, August 2nd, 2025; 9:00am – 3:30pm EDT Ishpeming Elks Club (597 Lakeshore Drive, Ishpeming, Michigan) Free Admission and door prizes! Field trips Friday and Sunday! This is the club’s big annual event including dealers with all sorts of local and exotic gems, jewelry, fossils, displays and more. Aside from these we offer a silent auction, a kids table, and more including an after-show as well as field trips before and after the show! This is a big event with people who come from across Michigan and other states. We don’t expect a covid concern or any other issue, but

  • Echo Lake Hike

    Join us for a group hike on Saturday, August 2nd! Come hike with us through a beautiful hardwood forest and along an old logging road to a tall pine path on the south side of the Little Garlic River. The hike begins at the parking lot across from Echo Lake Road on CR550. (Note: we will initially meet at the Elliott Donnelly Trailhead to spot some vehicles.) A short walk up the road brings us to the NCT. After a brief hike up the ridge we will find ourselves on a level logging road. This hike is totally devoid of rocks.

  • Wings Over Marquette

    An aviation experience at the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport Two incredible days of aerial excitement, including the chance to fly in historic aircraft like the legendary B-25 Bomber from WWII and the iconic Huey Helicopter from the Vietnam War. Saturday-Sunday Air show Grounds Open: 10:00 AM Air Show Starts: 1:00 PM Air Show Ends: ~2:30 PM Grounds Close: 5:00 PM Air show Lineup: Air Show Performers: Warbirds in Review – B-25, C-47, Huey MiG-17F- Michael Terfehr Trevor Rafferty – Modified Pitts 12 Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Car Warbird Thunder Airshows Aerobatic Flying – Kevin Coleman Ground Displays: A-10 DHC-6 Twin Otter C-12

  • Gay VFD Auxiliary Bazaar & Sales

    Gay Community Hall 8878 Second Street, Gay, Michigan

    Join us on Saturday, August 2 for the Gay VFD Auxiliary Bazaar & Sales.  We have new items arriving every week, so many great items have been added.  Special Feature this sale:  Back to school, kids items, and  cupcakes.  We have new auction items each week to bid on and everything is now on the main floor of the Community Hall.  A free will donation lunch will be available. Come join us and support the firefighters and the Community of Gay/ Sherman Township. Saturday, August 2nd Gay Community Hall 8878 Second Street, Gay, MI 49945

  • Waitress – The Musical (Art on Film)

    https://emberlight..org/event/waitress-the-musical/   Waitress – The Musical is sponsored by Ironwood Tourism Council ——————— SUGAR, BUTTER, FLOUR… BROADWAY! Order up! Indulge in the delectable world of Waitress – The Musical, a heartwarming tale of love, hope, and the quest for a sweeter life. Written by the Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter Sara Bareilles, who also stars as the protagonist Jenna, Waitress serves up a slice of musical theater perfection.   Waitress – The Musical is a heartwarming story that follows the life of Jenna Hunterson, a pie-maker and waitress stuck in an unfulfilling marriage in a small Indiana town. Jenna

  • Gem and Mineral After-show

    Crackerbarrel 7pm the same day, in-building Meet fellow rock hounds, Ishpeming club members and experts/industry veterans A presentation (speaker TBD)

  • Arvon – Annual Pie Social

    Zion Lutheran Church 13511 Roland Lake Road, Skanee, Michigan

    Come and Bring a Friend ANNUAL PIE SOCIAL   August 3rd, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Zion Lutheran Church & Arvon Township Historical Museum (Corner Skanee & Roland Lake Roads)   The Arvon Township Museum Is Open 12p – 3p.