Western UP Events

Baraga County Holiday Decor Tours   HALLOWEEN outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from October 21st through October 31st.   CHRISTMAS outdoor displays must be engaged from 6pm until 9pm from December 14th through January 1st.   Share your holiday spirit and passion for decorating by listing your site on the map!  Participate in Halloween, Christmas, or both!  There is no fee to participate and no fee for maps.  Sites listed on the maps will be entered into drawings for Baraga Bucks!    

Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties – The Copper Country Great Start Parent Coalition   The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative is gearing up for our annual diaper drive to help provide essential items like diapers and wipes for families in our community. Each year, the Family Coalition collects new unopened packages of diapers and wipes for the Keweenaw Family Resource Center’s (KFRC) Baby Closet. These diapers are given away to families in need throughout the year at no charge.  Last year 150 families utilized the Baby Closet and received:   829 packages of diapers and wipes 16 pack-n-plays to provide safe sleep environments 33

Christmas in Calumet Holiday Events in the Calumet Area   Saturday, December 14th FREE Wagon Rides 11a – 1p Santa Visit at Ramona’s Bakery 11a – 1p   Saturday, December 21st Calumet & Laurium Christmas Parade 2pm Skate with Santa at the Gipp 3p – 5p

KBIC Victim Services & Programs and Promise Neighborhoods KB Two-Spirit Collaborative MINOGWAADAN (Sew it Well!) Regalia Class   December 27, 2024 @ 5:00 pm   Potluck!  Please Bring a Dish to Pass!   Ojibwa Seniors – Ca;; 906-353-4593

Houghton Counts Down to New Year’s Eve Chook Drop on Waterfront Pier HOUGHTON, Michigan (Dec. 12, 2024) — The City of Houghton and Visit Keweenaw are counting down to New Year’s Eve – and everyone’s invited! Bundle up in Houghton to ring in 2025 with a Yooper-style Chook Drop on the Portage Canal. Feel the winter magic early or late – families with kids or those who don’t want to stay up can enjoy an early drop at 6:30-7p with appropriate music. Later, Mr. Cesar and the Lucha Tones will play a set from 11:30p-midnight on the pier to lead the night crowd into 2025. Bring your friends

Womens Group   Smash Journals, Creative Writing & Healing Conversations   January 7th, 2025 from 5 p – 7 p Zeba Hall   Any questions contact jade at 906-201-7931

Wednesday 8 January 2025 is the monthly meeting of Alfred Erickson Post 186 of the American Legion Hancock.  Social hour 6 PM , 7pm meeting.  Our annual booya lunch will be served after meeting and roll call of the members. Members, and prospective veteran members are invited. This is a change from the usual meeting night of the first Wednesday of the month. If you have questions, please call public affairs officer Jim Peterson  906-3708144.

The event: Jam Service Winter Carnival Saturday January 18th 2025 from 2pm-7pm across the road from the JAM SERVICE IN LAKE LINDEN in the old carnival grounds. Open to all the public and there is no charge for the event. There will be the following: – sledding hill – snowmobile rides – hot chocolate – hot dogs and other snacks – bonfire – hangout and have a good time Vendors of any sort are welcome. Jam Service  just asks that they contact them just to ensure they have enough room opened up and it is free for them (vendors)  as well.

Nature Prayer Service Sunday, January 19 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew Sunday, February 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew * The Chapel of St. Matthew is in Hancock, MI on the former campus of Finlandia University. The Nature Prayer Services are opportunities to connect with God, nature, and each other in a relaxed setting. Each service has a leader who will guide the service with prayers, readings, and reflection. Everyone is welcome, no religious affiliation is necessary.

Nature Prayer Service Sunday, February 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm, Chapel of St. Matthew * The Chapel of St. Matthew is in Hancock, MI on the former campus of Finlandia University. The Nature Prayer Services are opportunities to connect with God, nature, and each other in a relaxed setting. Each service has a leader who will guide the service with prayers, readings, and reflection. Everyone is welcome, no religious affiliation is necessary.