August 2023 Marquette Monthly

August 2023

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About the Cover Artist

Diana Magnuson has illustrated 100 children’s books, is a muralist, a gallery artist and a portraitist with a focus on nature. For more information on Magnuson or to view additonal works, visit dianamagnuson.com.

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48 baCk then Bryon enniS sailing tHe great loop

52 loCals Jamie Glenn remembering dr saraH doUbledee

56 in the outdoors Scot Stewart HUmmingbirds

64 loCals eleni roBertSon tyler ticHelaar, self-pUblisHing gUrU

67 the arts andie BalenGer players de noc open to people of all ages

70 at the table Katherine larSon sUmmer soUps

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SHF grant cycle opens

The Superior Health Foundation is now accepting grant applications for its proactive grant-giving initiatives for 2023-2024. The Request For Proposals (RFP) to address pediatric mental health issues in the Upper Peninsula is at superiorhealthfoundation.org. Click on “Apply Here for a Grant from the SHF.” The Superior Health Foundation — along with its funding partners, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation — will award more than $1.3 million in grant funding to address pediatric mental health. The Superior Health Foundation Grants Committee places a heavy emphasis on collaborative projects that have collective impact. The application period will run through August 4. Questions can be posed to Laura Jarvi at SHF via email at ljarvi@superiorhealthfoundation. org.

Marquette League of Women Voters to host meeting

The League of Women Voters of Marquette Co. will hold its next membership meeting from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Studio 1, in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. All community members are welcome to attend. For more information, send an email to lwvmqtco@gmail.com.

Diverse group receives latest round of Community Foundation grant funding

The Community Foundation of Marquette County, including five affiliate funds for Negaunee, Big Bay, Greater Ishpeming, Marquette, and Gwinn Area, is proud to announce the successful distribution of $120,000 in grants through its annual competitive grant program. The Community Foundation has awarded $12.8 million in grants benefiting communities in Marquette County since it was founded in 1988. After a rigorous review process, the selection committees carefully evaluated each proposal based on the strength

of the projects, their alignment with the organization’s mission, and their potential to address critical challenges faced by our communities. The forty-nine grant recipients represent a diverse range of organizations driving positive change in our communities across a wide spectrum of community needs including childcare, workforce development, arts and culture, public spaces and many others. The projects range from cold food storage at Partridge Creek Farm, to feminine hygiene products for schools through The Queen’s Heart of Marquette, as well as creating quality care at home workshop series with the Caregivers Incentive Project. Because of this grant funding, Negaunee High School Band Backers will be able to replace marching band uniforms, and Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior will work with Big Bay Stewardship Council and Powell Township to create pocket parks in Big Bay.

Lake Superior Theatre boasts full August schedule

The Lake Superior Theatre will play host to several events during August, including a performance of The Odd Couple, a production of Honk!Jr. by the Superior Arts Youth Theatre, the Franklin Park Band, a talk on local historical photography and much more. A full listing of events can be found on the organizations website at lakesuperiortheatre.com and tickets are available for purchase online at nmu.universitytickets.com

Underwater cleanup set for August 5 in Marquette

The 5th annual underwater cleanup, hosted by the Great Lakes Scuba Divers, will take place at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 5. As the waters contain less garbage with each passing event, divers will be encouraged to clean not only the lower harbor, but surrounding areas including the waters in front of Bum’s Beach (Bum’s Jungle), and also Marquette’s Upper Harbor. Local divers will be exploring other areas in need of efforts.

Guts Frisbee tournament to be held in Marquette

The U.S. National Guts Frisbee Tournament will be held at Tourist Park in Marquette from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6. Presented by the Mar-

quette Guts Frisbee Association, the tournament is free to watch and open to the public.

UP Gem and Mineral show returns August 5

The 47th annual UP Gem and Mineral show will take place at 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 5 at the Ishpeming Elks Club. The event will include dealers with all sorts of local and exotic gems, jewelry, fossils, displays and more. There will also be a silent auction, a kid’s table, and more including an after-show Crackerbarrel as well as field trips before and after the show. Contact showinfo@ishpemingrocks.org for more information.

MHC hosts historic Marquette bus tours

Historic Marquette bus tours will take place throughout August, hosted by the Marquette Regional History Center. Tours feature local history through stories of Marquette and the people who lived here. Historical reenactors take participants back in time. Each 90-minute outing on an air-conditioned Checker bus will depart from and return to the History Center. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at marquettehistory.org or by stopping by the History Center. Tours take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 and 8, and again at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2 and 9.

Ore to Shore bike race set for August 12

Michigan’s largest mass start, point-to-point mountain bike event will return for another year. The Ore to Shore race will begin in Negaunee and end in Marquette, with several different races of varying lengths for riders of all skill levels. Visit oretoshore.com for more information.

MDNR in search of turkey sightings

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking the public’s help in monitoring turkey populations by participating in the new annual wild turkey brood survey. The public is asked to watch for turkey hens with young (a brood) or any other turkeys through August 31 and fill out the survey with seven short questions to help better understand how turkey populations are doing in Michigan. The more participation and reports received, the better the data will be. The survey will only be available during the open period between July 1 and Aug. 31, and can be found on the DNR’s website at michigan.

gov/DNR. Participants are asked to provide a valid email address when submitting observations in the survey. The Michigan wild turkey brood survey is part of a multi-state survey that is supported by the National Wild Turkey Federation. For questions about the survey or turkeys in Michigan, contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-WILD (9453) or DNR-Wildlife@Michigan.gov.

Swami Omkarananda leads one-time wellness event

Northern Michigan University

Yoga Club is hosting a public event on “Yoga and Meditation in Busy Life” featuring Swami Omkarananda. This event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at Unity Yoga Co-op on 147 W. Washington St, Marquette. Swami Omkarananda grew up around the great lady saint of India, Ma Anandamayi. He is versed in different branches of Vedic and Buddhist wisdom. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Metaphysics along with five Master’s degrees and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. He has been traveling throughout the world as a peace and wellness messenger. This event is a collective engagement in holistic well-being and balanced life. The event is organized by the NMU Yoga Club in collaboration with two non-profit community organizations: Unity Yoga Co-op and Meditate Marquette. This event is donation-based and free to NMU students. For more information, contact Dr. Yan Z. Ciupak at yciupak@nmu. edu.

Several fairs take place across UP in August

The Alger County Fair is set to take place from August 4 through 6 at the Alger County Fairgrounds. The Marquette County Fair is set to take place from August 10 through 12, with gates opening at 10 a.m. and the carnival opening at 1 p.m. The Upper Peninsula State Fair will take place at the state fairgrounds in Escanaba from August 14 to 20. Grandstand events include a cornhole competition, and concerts from Ashley McBryde, Jackson Dean, and Switchfoot, among others. The Houghton County Fair will take place later in the month, August 24 through 27. Fairs will feature carnival rides, food vendors, a livestock auction, and lots of other activities.

Air competition slated for August 12, 13

The Yooper Looper Air Competition will take place on August 12 and 13. This is a nationally sanctioned

judged aerobatic show that’s part of the Mid-America Series. Those interested in viewing the spectacle can do so from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 12 at the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport to see the pilots fly. Pilots are judged on their ability of precision angles, roundness of full and half loops, symmetry of figures, and other factors from the official rule book. Pilots will fly again on Sunday, August 13, followed by an awards ceremony set to take place in the early afternoon.

KCHS to host several August programs

Learn the history of the Gull Rock and Manitou Lighthouses from President of Gull Rock Lightkeepers Jeremiah Mason, a descendant of the local lighthouse Corgan family, during the Keweenaw County Historical Society’s “Up Close & Personal: Keweenaw Lighthouses” event. The event will take place at the Copper Harbor Community Building, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2. Next up in the KCHS’ “Adventures in History” series is “Log Cabins, liDar and Clues,” which will take place at 7 p.m. on August 8 in the Eagle Harbor Community Building. MTU Professor Sarah Fayen Scarlett will speak about the Architectural Fieldwork happening in

Keweenaw County. Using buildings from Eagle River and Copper Harbor as examples, hear how archaeologists use building techniques and historic buildings to reconstruct the past. Following that event will be “Folk Music Traditions in the U.P.” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16 in the Eagle Harbor Community Building. Songwriter and performer Dan Truckey, the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center’s director, will explore the diverse and colorful history of folk music in the Upper Peninsula. Each event has a fee of $6 for the general public, and $5 for KCHS members.

Ishpeming Area Historical Society to host cemetery tour

The Ishpeming Area Historical Society will again host its popular Ishpeming cemetery tour with a new group of interesting citizens, including Frederick Braastad, John W. Jochim and A. A. Anderson. The tour will be hosted by Ishpeming historian, Karen Kasper. The tour will take place at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday in August and will begin at the sexton’s office. This is a walking tour and will last about an hour. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be canceled. The suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 for students 12 to 17, and children un-

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der 12 are free. All proceeds from the tour will benefit the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. For more information call the Main Street Antique Mall at (906) 486-8680.

Community Center Grant application process opens

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announces the availability of up to $60 million in Community Center Grant program funds for Michigan municipalities and organizations to expand programming or work on capital projects. Two types of grants are available—program grants and capital project grants. Applicants may apply for both grants, but the total request from one organization cannot exceed $2.5 million. The deadline to apply is August 31. Visit michigan.gov/leo for more information.

Lakenland to host music festival

The Lakenenland Music Festival is back to fill the sculpture park with a wide array of music from local and regional bands. Tent camping is available, carry-ins welcome and food vendors will be onsite. Music runs from 5 to 11 p.m. on Friday, August 18 and from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 19. There will be $10 donation buttons available but not required.

Forest Service offers tips on fire safety

As visitors head outside to enjoy summer activities, Forest Ser-

Pasty Fest returns August 19 in Keweenaw

Participants wolf down pasties during last year’s Pastyfest pasty eating contest. Main Street Calumet and Visit Keweenaw will host the 19th Annual Pasty Fest from noon to 4 p.m. on August 19 in Calumet, with some new additions to the lineup of events. The staple Pasty Eating Competition will return, and a new Pasty Olympics will challenge the strength and determination of Yoopers and pasty enthusiasts alike with fresh and exciting games. Participants should prepare themselves for two Pasty Olympic challenges: the Pasty Pull, and the Pasty Relay. Strong folks who enter the pull can expect to drag a truck loaded with pasty ingredients, ensuring you get that pasty home while it’s still hot. The Pasty Relay challenges teams of chefs to assemble their best “pasty” as fast as they can. Making a giant pasty with pool noodles and mops, you’ll assemble your doughy design – and get it into an “oven” for a final bake. There will be awards for fastest time, most appetizing and best team costumes. A crowd favorite, the Pasty Eating Competition returns to 5th Street in Calumet. Challengers take the stage to see who can devour the most pasties in a five-minute span. The current record is 4.5 pasties. (Photo courtesy of 2nd sandbar)

DiD You Know...

which county was home to the largest number of eastern Europeans in the UP?

Beginning in the 1890s as the iron mines opened and developed on the Gogebic Iron Range a large number of immigrants were attracted to the region. However the largest group of eastern Europeans were from the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Croatians, Slovenians, Czechs/Bohemians, Slovaks, Ruthenians (Greek Catholics), Hungarians, and Poles numbering over a thousand people with their own clubs and churches.

vice officials would like to remind the public to keep fire safety in mind and take precautions when recreating. The weather has been hot and dry across the Upper Peninsula this spring, and predictive services are forecasting the continuation of this trend throughout August. Both the Hiawatha and the Ottawa National Forests have already experienced red flag warnings this season, which are issued when warm temperatures, low humidity and winds combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger. Members of the public can help land management agencies by taking the following precautions: Always abide by local fire regulations, use existing campfire rings where available, stay informed on local weather conditions, never leave a fire unattended, including grills and make sure all fires are completely extinguished before leaving. Drown with water, stir with a shovel, and drown again. Also, note that all fireworks are illegal on federal public lands. Call the Michigan DNR Burn Line before pile burning at 866922-2876 or visit Michigan DNR’s webpage. Find more campfire safety information at smokeybear.com/en/ prevention-how-tos/campfire-safety.

Music on Third continues through September

Taking place on the third Thursday of the summer months, the remaining Music on Third events will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on August 17 and September 21. Music on Third brings the community out onto the summer sidewalks of Downtown Marquette to enjoy fresh, local music and to visit the more than 100 unique shops and restaurants that line Third Street. For the first time as well, the Downtown Marquette Social District

will be active for Music on Third, allowing attendees to purchase a drink from a participating business and walk Third Street while listening to the eclectic collection of musicians. For more information, contact the DDA office at (906) 228-9475 or email Mike Bradford at mike@downtownmarquette.org.

Eagle Harbor Social Aid and Pleasure Club open for summer

The Eagle Harbor Social Aid And Pleasure Club will be open this summer with exhibitions of artwork incorporated into the historic collection of the former Eagle Harbor General Store. Since its founding in 1861, the former Eagle Harbor General Store was more than just a general store. It was a gathering place for the community, a music venue for local bands and musicians, a post office, and the place to get an ice cream cone in summer. With its eclectic collection of memorabilia displayed alongside goods for sale, the store was a de facto museum as well. On Saturday, August 12, Gail English will perform with other band members from 6 to 8 p.m. on the steps of the Eagle Harbor General Store, following the Eagle Harbor Art Fair in the afternoon.

Marquette hospital receives heart attack designation

UP Health System-Marquette has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2023. UPHS-Marquette is one of only 82 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. To receive the Chest Pain MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award, UPHS-Marquette demon-

Submitted by Dr. Russell M. Magnaghi, history professor emeritus of NMU and author, including the recently released Classic Food and Restaurants of the Upper Peninsula.

strated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain MI Registry for four consecutive quarters during 2022 and performed with distinction in specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.

EGLE allocates water quality grants

Two Upper Peninsula townships have received grants from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy related to water quality. Ishpeming Township, through the Drinking Water Assessment Management Grant received $410,611. Field verification will be conducted for a minimum of 139 service lines out of their total of 1,017, based on Ishpeming Township’s knowledge of unknown service lines. Ishpeming Township will also update their drinking water AMP based on a comprehensive asset inventory as well as other portions of the plan, including condition assessment, water system criticality, level of service assessment, capital improvement plan, and revenue structure development. For-

syth Township, through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, received $375,000 for a sanitary sewer replacement along the M-35 corridor in Forsyth Township.

Car show to hit downtown Marquette

Classic Cars on Third will take place in Downtown Marquette on North Third Street, between Michigan and Park Street. The show takes place from noon to 3 p.m. on August 19. Those wishing to display a classic car should enter the car show area between 11 a.m. and noon from Washington Street, heading north on Third Street to the corner of Michigan and Third Street, where the show area starts. For more information, contact the DDA office at (906) 228-9475.

Free ORV weekend slated for August 19, 20

The second free ORV weekend will take place the weekend of August 19 and 20, when people are able to ride any of Michigan’s 4,000 miles of off-road trails and/or the state’s five scramble areas. Both Michigan residents and visitors can ride DNR-designated routes and trails without an ORV license or permit on either day. All other ORV rules and laws still

Bats focus of new conservation requirements

Forest landowners are invited to join the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Marquette to learn about new bat conservation requirements that follow recent listings under the federal Endangered Species Act. DNR and USFWS staff will discuss options that can reduce harm to bat species during management activities such as logging. Bat populations are in decline due to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. The Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat are listed as federally endangered, with several other cave-dwelling species at risk. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to noon EDT at the Marquette Township Community Center, 1000 Commerce Drive, Marquette. The meeting is open to everyone. It will be especially helpful for landowners with 10,000 or more acres and whose property contains or is near a known bat hibernation site, called a hibernaculum. A virtual attendance option will be available. (Photo courtesy of MDNR)

Negaunee Little League Junior baseball wins state championship

apply, and the Recreation Passport is required where applicable. Typically, there’s an entrance fee at Holly Oaks ORV Park (although no Recreation Passport requirement), but the fee will be waived for the weekend.

Hiawatha National Forest seeking facility concessionaire

The Forest Supervisor of Hiawatha National Forest, Shannon Rische, recently announced the solicitation of applications to manage recreation sites, including numerous campgrounds and day-use areas to be operated under a concession program. One special use permit to provide high-quality public services for the operation and maintenance of government-owned recreation facilities will be issued. Since the current permit is scheduled to expire at the end of this year, the Forest Service anticipates choosing a successful applicant in the fall of 2023, with the intention of operations beginning in time to provide services for the 2024 recreation season. Concession sites are located on the Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Ranger Districts, Ranger Districts of the Hiawatha National Forest. The prospectus offers six campgrounds, three day-use areas, and one recreation site. All written applications, including payment for the processing fees must be received by the Forest Service no later than 4:30 p.m. east-

ern standard time on September 14. Questions related to this prospectus should be directed to Kari Thompson, East Zone Recreation Program Manager, located at the St. Ignace Ranger District Office, using this email address: kari.thompson@usda.gov. Include your contact information in your email including your name, company name, address, email, and telephone number.

Eagle Harbor Art Fair returns for its 62nd year

The 62nd annual Eagle Harbor Art Fair, presented by the Copper Country Associated Artists Gallery, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on August 11 and 12 at the St Peter’s by the Sea church in Eagle Harbor. The juried art fair will feature original work from dozens of vendors, including jewelry, ceramics, painting, photography, woodcarving, fabrics, stained glass and more.

HarborFest returns to Marquette

Marquette’s Harborfest will return to Lake Superior’s shores on August 25 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park. HarborFest is a fund-raising event for Marquette West Rotary Club and the Marquette West Rotary Foundation. Held since 1984, this festival combines music, food and beverages as a final salute to summer.

MCS preparing for December concerts

The Marquette Choral Society will start rehearsals for its December 2023 concerts on August 28, in the NMU Thomas Fine Arts Building. No audition is required to join. The group will perform Tarik O’Regan’s “Martyr,” written in 2008; and Joseph Haydn’s “Paukenmesse,” or “Mass in the Time of War,” written in 1796. New and returning members may register on August 28, September 11 and September 18. Participants should arrive early to register. There will be no rehearsal on Labor Day, September 4. A $65 registration fee covers the cost of music and helps pay for concert expenses. Full or partial scholarships may be available. MCS rehearses from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Mondays, in the NMU Choral Room (Room 250) in the Thomas Fine Arts Building. The December concerts will be at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 16, and 3 p.m., Sunday, December 17, in Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/MarquetteChoralSociety, marquettechoralsociety.org, or email choralsociety906@gmail.com.

MDHHS seeking proposals for transportation grant funding

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for pro-

Left, the Negaunee Little League Junior baseball team hoists up the state championship trophy after beating Muskegon Roosevelt Park 8 to 4. Prior to the final championship game, Roosevelt Park had outscored their opponents 49-4. This is the first Little League State title in the program’s history. Negaunee advances to the regional tournament held in Midland, beginning August 2. Below, the winning team, with their coaches. (Photos courtesy of Jack Hall)

viders to increase the availability of transportation services for individuals seeking or engaged in treatment, harm reduction or recovery support services for opioid use disorder. The purpose of this program is to provide one-time grant funding through the Michigan Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund to increase the availability of transportation services for individuals seeking or engaged in treatment, harm reduction or recovery support services. This opportunity is open to substance use disorder treatment providers, recovery community organizations, harm reduction organizations, federally recognized tribes, Indian Health Services, Tribal and Urban Indian Organizations and SUD peer service organizations. A total of $2.8 million is available in this RFP, with a maximum award of $200,000 per grantee. MDHHS anticipates issuing up to 14 awards. Grant applications must be submitted electronically through the EGrAMS program by 3 p.m., Tuesday, August 25. The program period begins Nov. 1, 2023, and ends Sept. 30, 2024. Successful applications may be awarded continuing funding based on funding availability and acceptable performance.

USDA works to reduce wildfire risk at Hiawatha

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service recently announced that it is investing $360,000 in projects in the Hiawatha National Forest to reduce wildfire risk and restore healthy forests through the Good Neighbor Authority. Made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the investments will fund two projects on the Forest, both in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The first project will support cross- boundary stream inventory and assessments of roads, trails, railroads, dams and other types of stream crossings. Work will be conducted within

the proclamation boundary and connecting watersheds of the Hiawatha National Forest. Knowing the status and conditions of these crossings allows the partners to make informed decisions on future investments to protect existing infrastructure and water quality in a pro-active, rather than reactive, manner. Information collected will also be used to identify and prioritize future work to improve stream-crossing structures. The second project will complete landline support to improve land ownership boundary monumentat placement on all three Michigan national forests (Hiawatha, Huron-Manistee, Ottawa). Clearly visible boundaries are a crucial part of any project that may be near or adjacent to property lines. This project will establish boundaries for acres to be treated in upcoming restoration treatments. Landlines also serve adjacent landowners and the public as they recreate by preventing unintentional trespass or encroachment.

UPLC to present on organization

The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy will hold a presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2 at the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library entitled “Land Today for Life Tomorrow.” Presenter Holli Langlieb, from the UPLC’s Outreach and Education Committee, will cover who the organization is, what it protects and opportunities to be involved. This 45-minute program will feature photos and hands-on examples of the vast lands, animals and plants the organization works to protect in the community. The program is free to attend.

Opportunity available to serve on DNR committee

TheMichigan DNR’s Equine Trails Subcommittee is seeking candidates to fill a vacant seat for the Up-

Fly fishing workshop to take place on Yellow Dog River

The second annual Fly-fishing Workshop on the Yellow Dog River will be hosted again this year by the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, the Fred Waara chapter of Trout Unlimited, and Superior Outfitters on August 19-20. The workshop is capped at 20 students, so register early on the YDWP website: yellowdogwatershed.org. A $45 donation per person is recommended to cover the costs of food and supplies. Meals, camping, and fishing equipment are provided. Arrival time is 8:30 a.m. on Saturday for camp set up, and classes begin at 10 a.m. at the Zender/Dale Forest Retreat off County Road 510. For more information and directions to the site, check YDWP or TU websites, or call (906) 345-9223. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve)

per Peninsula region. The new member will offer advice related to the creation, development, operation and maintenance of the designated equestrian trail system. For more information, contact Anna Centofanti at 517331-6219.

Blood center in critical need

TheU.P. Regional Blood Center (UPRBC) is experiencing a critical need for A positive, A negative and O negative blood types. The

UPRBC has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock and Escanaba and is the primary supplier of blood products to 13 Upper Peninsula hospitals. This blood supply allows healthcare providers to treat patients with a wide variety of conditions. All blood donations stay in the Upper Peninsula; a single donation could save up to three lives. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, call (906) 449-1450 or visit uphealthsystem.com/regional-blood-center for more information.

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Sonny Longtine, age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Longtine was born March 6, 1940, in Marquette, Michigan, to Gene and Della (Anderson) Longtine. Sonny was a 1958 graduate of Marquette Graveraet High School and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Michigan University. He continued his studies with post-graduate work at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University. For 33 years he taught in Michigan school districts that included Garden City, Royal Oak, Rudyard, and Gwinn. American History, U.S. Government, Sociology, and Psychology were his courses of instruction. In addition, he served as a school counselor for the Gwinn Area Community Schools. While in Gwinn he also was President of the Gwinn Education Association and responsible for implementing several Title I grants. In his early 20s, he and three friends formed a talented folk musical quartet called the Cedar Swamp Singers. Though the group was short lived and national fame eluded them, they nonetheless enjoyed the comradely of group singing. He was a past member of the Gwinn Big Brothers, Gwinn Education Association, Marquette Elks, Marquette Moose, Marquette Country Club, Marquette’s Regional History Center, Forsyth Township Historical Society, and Ishpeming Historical Society. He was also a past parishioner of St. Peter Cathedral. After his retirement from education, he pursued a career in writing. He published nine books that included: Marquette Then and Now, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Life Legends, and Landmarks, Courage Burning, Wading in Blood, Murder in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, & Magnificent Mansions, Courtly Cottages, U.P. People, Lost Landmarks, and Marquette: A Waterfront Renaissance. He was published in numerous periodicals including Marquette Monthly, Great Lakes Pilot, Lake Superior Magazine, Mackinac Journal, and U.P. Magazine. At his request there will not be any service. Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed online at fassbenderswansonhansen.com.

Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder

The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association has scheduled its 29th event with Eugene R. Milihizer and his in-depth analysis of fact and fiction behind both the novel and movie Anatomy of a Murder. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on August 10 via Zoom. As a distinguished professor of law, Milihizer has unique insights to provide to the literary, legal, and cinematic dimensions of the story. The movie was famously filmed in both Ishpeming and Marquette in an era when nearly all Hollywood productions were done on studio lots and sets. Milihizer captures rare recollections of this time in history in his book Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder, from Ave Maria Law Press. Those interested in attending should contact Evelyn Gathu in ad-

vance via email at egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org, or by phone at (906) 875-3344.

Marquette hospital adds new kidney disease treatment systems

UPHealth System-Marquette, a Duke Lifepoint Hospital, recently added two Baxter Prismaflex systems, used for providing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) to patients facing severe kidney dysfunction. The state-of-the-art equipment allows the delivery of precise and individualized treatment plans to support the recovery of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and other complex renal conditions. The kidneys filter all the blood in the body every 30 minutes. They work hard to remove wastes, toxins and excess fluid. They also help control blood pressure, stimulate the production of

Sonny Longtine, frequent MM contributer, passes

Budworm life cycle affects jack pine trees

Notice brown branches on jack pine? If you’re in the northern Lower Peninsula or some parts of the Upper Peninsula, jack pine budworm may be to blame. Budworm caterpillars feed off needles on jack pine and red pine trees, leaving trees defoliated and causing die-back among the crowns of trees. Clipped and damaged needles turn reddish brown in early July, making the damage very apparent. Over time, rain and wind remove the dead needles, leaving trees with a bare, grayish appearance. The budworm is a native insect with a population that usually booms, then collapses after two to four years. Outbreaks occur every six to 12 years. About 28,000 acres were defoliated during 2022, compared to 118,000 acres during the last large outbreak in 2015. (Photo courtesy of MDNR)

red blood cells, keep bones healthy and regulate blood chemicals that are essential to life. Kidneys that function correctly are critical for maintaining good health, however, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one in seven American adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease.

Ishpeming summer concert series continues

The music continues in Ishpeming in August with a series of concerts throughout the month, each taking place from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Old Ish statue in downtown Ishpeming, or hosted at the Bancroft Lake Pavilion in inclement weather. Concertgoers should bring their own chairs. August’s lineup includes the Daydreamers on August 3, Stetson on August 10, The Wallens on August 17, Everything Under The Sun on August 24 and Party to Jazz on August 31.

PWPL to host The Gift of Water reading

The Peter White LIbrary will host a special reception on and reading at 6 p.m. on August 22 in the Community Room for the recently released publication, The Gift of Water. The book is a compilation of 45 essays published in the Marquette Monthly from 2016 to 2022. Written by 45 local writers from all walks of life, each essay focuses on how water affects everyday life.

Film festival set for October

Fresh Water, Fresh Voices: A conference that marries outdoor adventure, environmental science and writing, takes place October 12 to 15

on the coast of Lake Superior in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. The festival will focus on local and global environmental issues, Anishinaabeg ways of knowing the trails, and how to tell your stories. Participants will learn how to strengthen a narrative arc or sharpen a metaphor while also having the opportunity to canoe and kayak, mountain bike, hike, and wander alongside environmental scientists, nonfiction writers, poets and filmmakers, who will share their wisdom and research in three-day writing workshops, a film workshop, and a variety of outdoor adventures for people of any skill level and ability. Boxed lunches are provided each day to take out on the excursions and workshops. Registration is available for individual events or the full conference, and evening events and readings are free and open to the public. Visit nmu. edu/freshvoices for more information.

DNR offers land for sale

Lake frontage, river frontage and vacant forested acreage surrounded by private ownership are just some of the 95 parcels available in the next round of surplus land auctions from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Surplus land sales are a regular part of the DNR’s strategy to manage 4.6 million acres of public land owned by the people of Michigan. Land is available in a dozen counties throughout the Lower and Upper peninsulas: Alger, Allegan, Chippewa, Dickinson, Iosco, Lake, Kent, Mackinac, Midland, Montcalm, Oscoda and Presque Isle. Several of the largest parcels are in Alger, Chippewa, Dickinson, Iosco, Midland, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties, while

lakefront and riverfront parcels are in Allegan, Chippewa, Iosco, Lake, Montcalm and Presque Isle counties. Nine online auctions will feature available land parcels by county, including one on August 15 for Alger, Chippewa and Mackinac counties, and August 16 for Dickinson County. Visit michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/real-estate/auctions-sales for more information.

Registration opens for UP Nonprofit Conference

Grow & Lead: Community & Youth Development is hosting its annual Upper Peninsula Nonprofit Conference at the Northern Center on NMU’s campus on Thursday, October 5. Grow & Lead member registration is $95, and general registration is $125. The conference will feature workshops and additional learning sessions for all attendees on a wide variety of nonprofit management topics. Visit glcyd.org/programs/nonprofit-conference for more information or to register.

The Nature Conservancy in Michigan holds meeting after land purchase

DNR

completes upgrades in Porcupine Mountains

New and upgraded electrical systems, paved roads and parking lots, accessible sites and water jug

The Nature Conservancy in Michigan (TNC) held its second public meeting since purchasing the Keweenaw Heartlands in 2022 at The Vue at Harbor Haus on Thursday, June 22, to update the community on several important stages of the project. TNC is partnering with Michigan Technological University on the cultural and ecological inventory, as well as receiving input on biological resources from the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) and assistance with timber and carbon analysis from Green Timber, Inc., with input from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. TNC purchased the more than 32,000 acres of land in two separate sales, one closing in late October and the second just before Christmas 2022. Under TNC ownership, the land will remain open to the public under the Michigan Commercial Forest Program and on community tax rolls. The area is recognized by TNC as a global priority for both biodi-

versity and climate resiliency. The public can keep up-to-date on the status of the Keweenaw Heartlands Project by visiting the

keweenawcommunityfoundation.org/keweenaw-heartlandsproject. (Image courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)

fillers – these are just some of the amenities and conveniences visitors can enjoy now that planned improvement projects – made possible thanks to $250 million in federal relief funding – have been completed at several Michigan state parks. At the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (Ontonagon County), the visitor center, headquarters building and park road where both of these buildings sit are expected to reopen in late September. Other work, including the Summit Peak parking lot, is slated for late September. Ski hill, visitor center and campground electrical improvements are planned for the future.

News and notes from the DNR

• The department is hiring foresters, forest technicians, and full-time and part-time firefighters. For more information, email DNR-Forestry@ Michigan.gov.

• Gain the skills you need to contribute to land and water stewardship and educational efforts in your local area with Michigan State University Extension’s Conservation Stewards Program. Conservation Stewards help protect and restore Michigan’s diverse ecosystems and natural communities. They work with naturalists, biologists and land managers to remove invasive species, build trails and contribute valuable data to community science projects. Participants also create their own conservation networks by interacting with fellow participants and local conservation organization staffers. Classroom and online sessions deliver the foundations of conservation, and local field experiences guide students through forest land, grassland, wetland, lake and stream environments. Participants work on capstone projects with other students to help them apply what they learn to real-world conservation needs in their communities. Registration is open through August 30 for the 2023 program, beginning the week of Sept. 11 and running through the week of Nov. 13. Cost is $250, with partial scholarship opportunities available.

• There were 6,586 bear licenses and 260 elk licenses available for the 2023 fall hunting seasons. Drawing results are now in, and can be viewed online at eLicense or on the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app, or call (517) 284-9453 (WILD) to learn if you were successfully drawn. Hunters selected in the drawing can buy their license at any license agent or online. Elk hunters drawn for a license will be mailed a packet of information that will include information about elk hunter orientation.

From the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently announced Michigan is set to receive over $1.5 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to expand high-speed internet access and digital equity to over 200,000 Michiganders in unserved and underserved areas across the state. Funding for this program comes from the $65 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

• Gov. Whitmer has signed Senate Bill 35, bipartisan legislation improving access to food assistance and lowering costs for Michiganders by eliminating the asset test for SNAP benefits. Michigan joins 36 other states in eliminating this requirement on food assistance.

• Gov. Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation declaring Juneteenth a state holiday in Michigan, a day to highlight Black history and culture, commemorate the end of slavery in America.

• Gov. Whitmer recently joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the new Small Business Support Hubs program aimed at investing in the state’s small business ecosystem. In Michigan, small business growth has surged with 137,000 new small business applications submitted in 2022. Eligible applicants are entities that identify as an entrepreneurial hub with physical spaces that provide entrepreneurs with training and resources including one-on-one coaching, consultations, workshops, seminars, incubation activities, and networking and mentorship opportunities and events. The program received approval today by the Michigan Strategic Fund. In February, the Michigan legislature passed into law the $75 million Small Business Smart Zones and Business Accelerators initiative. This is a one-time appropriation using American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds to create and operate programs to support small businesses disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

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NMU students earn national award

The Northern Michigan University student-dominated crew that produces video coverage of Wildcat hockey games surpassed seven larger institutions nationwide in its division to win the outstanding live game production award in the Sports Video Group (SVG) 2023 College Sports Media Awards. The five-minute video clip submitted for the competition showed the conclusion of a Wildcat hockey game in which NMU beat rival Michigan Tech in overtime on a breakaway goal.

“Our students are the magic behind everything we do,” said Producer/ Director Mike Lakenen, one of two staff members who, along with eight students, comprise the NMU crew. “They come to the arena with their energy, enthusiasm and professional attitude. The audience for hockey expects a high-quality viewing experience, which puts a lot of pressure on the students. But they deliver by taking ownership of the productions. It is my honor to work with and share some knowledge with them. They take that information and turn it into some of the best sports productions in the nation.”

The students’ live video work is featured on FloSports, which streams every home game; on feeds the referees use for official reviews; and

as highlights and replays on the scoreboard in the Berry Events Center. Aside from Lakenen and NMU Broadcast Systems Operator Adam Diaz, who is responsible for replays, students run the cameras, graphics, audio and shading (brightness and color monitoring). There are five student-operated cameras and two static cameras above the goalies at each end of the rink.

NMU was in the collegiate student-championship division of the SVG College Sports Media Awards, for production personnel made up of at least 80% students.

“Some of the upper-echelon athletic programs hire professional companies to produce their game videos, so those fall under different divisions for the awards competition,” said Patrick Lakenen, NMU director of Broadcast and Audio/Visual Services. “But if students are involved in those, they’re likely carrying cables for the pros rather than running cameras. Not many schools let students get the kind of hands-on, real-world experience NMU does. They’re not just working on a project; they’re creating something that the university and community rely on and appreciate.”

The award-winning crew (from left): Cross Lakenen (camera), Mike Lakenen (Producer/Director), Joe Sigourney (camera), Megan Tarcea (graphics/audio), Andrew Hoover (camera), Ava Moilanen (camera), Mike Cudahy (back, camera), and Adam Diaz (front, replay). Not pictured: Kenzie Harrod (camera shading). (Photo courtesy of NMU)

MTU students creating lunar power management system

Getting to the moon was the first part. Staying there permanently is NASA’s next big goal, and students from Michigan Tech’s Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab may soon play a big role in helping them achieve it.

Next year, a team of students in Michigan Technological University’s Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab (PSTDL) will get the chance to prove their promising design for a lunar power management system to NASA engineers. On June 27, the PSTDL team was one of four teams selected to advance to Phase 2, Level 3 of the Watts on the Moon Challenge. All four teams received a $400,000 award and a chance to compete for a share of the competition’s grand prizes: $1 million for the winner and $500,000 for the runner-up.

“We’re thrilled that we get to go on to Level 3 and show off what our solution can do, because I think we have something that’s very promising,” said Paul van Susante, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and PSTDL leader. “We’d love to see the technology we design eventually go to the moon, and this is a great way to show NASA that it can perform well in lunar conditions.”

To live and work on the moon for an extended period of time, humans will need many things — nearly all of which will require electricity. But because of how the moon orbits the Earth, supplying that power is trickier than just putting up a few solar panels. The lunar night is almost two weeks long, with long stretches of extreme darkness and frigid temperatures, and some regions of the moon are permanently shaded. To help solve such problems, NASA’s Watts on the Moon Challenge, begun in 2020, asked teams from around the country to design new technologies for storing, distributing, and managing energy.

“As we tread new ground in exploration, we’ll need to draw on creativity across the nation,” said Denise Morris, acting program manager for Centennial Challenges at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. “The technologies created through Watts on the Moon are one example, with new perspectives helping us address a crucial technology gap.”

The PSTDL team began exploring lunar power management through their participation in the 2020 NASA BIG Idea Challenge, where they devised a system of tethered rovers to navigate the uncertain terrain and deliver power

via superconducting cables. After winning the Artemis Award in that competition, they enhanced their design to incorporate a power management system and battery storage hub to connect power infrastructure elements using updated rover and electronic designs.

They call their solution TEMPEST — the TEthered Mechanism for Persistent Energy Storage and Transmission — and they test its various capabilities in a dusty thermal vacuum chamber (DTVAC), the central feature of their lab. The DTVAC can reach a low temperature of minus 196 degrees Celsius, a high temperature of 150 degrees Celsius, and a vacuum of 10E6 Torr. It can also hold up to 3,000 pounds of lunar regolith simulant.

Team lead Travis Wavrunek said the PSTDL team is motivated not just by the challenge of enabling human presence on the moon. They also want to make a difference here on Earth.

“We see space as a field in which to do research that can help people closer to home,” said Wavrunek. “Many of the lunar technologies that we develop for space have huge implications for Earth. For instance, the battery science and thermal management problem-solving we do for the Watts on the Moon Challenge is huge for things like electric vehicles. And energy storage and transmission is important for getting away from coal power and transitioning toward renewable energies.”

According to NASA, advancing from Level 2 means the PSTDL team is well prepared to test prototypes of their TEMPEST system in a simulated lunar environment at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. There, in spring 2024, the team’s system will be placed inside a vacuum chamber that mimics the low temperatures and absence of pressure found at the permanently shadowed regions of the Lunar South Pole. The chamber will test the technology of the team’s design while troubleshooting and mitigating any issues that could occur in possible future use on the moon.

Team members who contributed to the Phase 2, Level 2 competition include Wavrunek, Marcello Guadagno, Hunter McGillivray, Collin Miller, Austen Goddu, Erik Van Horn, Chuck Carey, Parker Bradshaw, Nate Bruursema, Brian Johnson, Austin McDonald, Suhayb Zeqlam and Isaac Couling. Research engineers Ben Wiegand and George Johnson contributed additional support, as did many others.

St. Luke’s Hospital in Marquette, then.

The St. Luke’s Hospital building as it looks today in Marquette.

Photos provided by Superior View Studios, located in Art of Framing, 149 W. Washington Street Marquette

The Game Is afooT

RepRInTed fRom The New York Times

By Michael SchloSSBerg /

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By Will Shortz

no. 0730

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

What happens to recyclables once they leave your curb

The trio chant of “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been drilled into our heads since we were kids. It seems most people understand that recycling, in all its many forms, needs to happen on a larger scale. Whether it’s bringing pop cans back to the grocery store or composting food waste, there are a lot of avenues to take in the triple “r” triangle. But there are pitfalls as well. What do they take? When do they take it? What about this? What about that?

Marquette County residents have

the luxury of the Recycle 906 Program. Anyone outside on garbage day will have no doubt seen the large blue plastic containers with their logo in white on the side.

But where does that go once the truck dumps it and pulls away from your driveway?

Eventually, it makes its way out to the Marquette County Landfill site on County Road NP in Marquette Township, just off of 480.

Upon first entering the site, there’s a weigh station, a large flat scale able

to take huge trucks, which records the pre and post-dumping weight. Then, the truck drives down the hill to the Machinex Material Recovery Facility.

This particular site is drawing recyclable waste from Marquette, Delta, Menominee, Houghton, and a little from Alger County.

“This unit is only about 3 years old,” said Josh Wales, Materials Management Supervisor for the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority. “Machinex came here and measured everything, then went back

to their factory in Canada and built the entire unit. Then they disassembled it and shipped it back here, where they installed it.”

It was part of a $6 million project funded through loans and a grant from Eagle Mine.

Once recyclables are weighed in, the truck dumps them on the “tipping floor.” A front-end loader takes a scoop of everything and dumps it into a hopper, which puts it on the conveyor. At this point, it comes into contact with four of the 10 people that are working

along the line. These people flatten out the tallest stuff, pulling large pieces of cardboard and spreading out the recyclables, and keep an eye out for what Wales calls “tanglers.”

“These are extension cords, Christmas lights, old phone chargers, anything that can get wrapped around the shafts in the machine,” he said. Then the stuff goes through an OCC screen. “All of the heavies, the plastic, metals and everything else, will fall down through the screen and the cardboard will ride on top and fall into a bunker where it will get bailed.”

The stuff that falls through goes

into a ballistic separator, an angled and spiked floor that rotates quickly. Cans fall backwards and into the airstream of three big fans. The paper gets blown back. Plastics and aluminum fall into another bunker and that then goes into the container line, where a robot picks the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and natural plastics. This is where that little number on the bottom of plastic containers comes into play.

“A magnet takes all of the steel off and people pick out the colored plastics like laundry soap and coffee containers,” Wales said. “The robot sees

everything that goes past it even when it’s not picking.”

There is a set of magnetic field producers at the end of this line called “eddy currents” that shoot the alumi-

num cans into a bin as they fall from the conveyor.

“That’s only about a year old,” Wales said. “But we’ve been getting a lot more aluminum since COVID and

Above, a rendering of the entire recycling process, which takes place at the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority facility. Right, recyclables move their way along the conveyer belt. (Photos by Brad Gischia)

Materials put out for recyclying move their way through the Machinex sorter. Different parts of the machine are able to weed through recycables, sorting them into like groups so they can be used in making other things. This particular machine sorts through 150 to 200 tons of recyclables per week.

it’s saving a lot of time.”

After all of that, you’d imagine that the line would be empty. But the speed at which the conveyor is moving makes it impossible. The system is a closed loop though, and anything that isn’t sorted the first go-round goes back through.

“100% of the stuff is picked,” Wales said.

Around 40-55 bales are made every day, Monday through Friday.

“Most of the plastics go to CleanTech in Dundee, Michigan,” Wales said. “They pelletize it and put it into molds to make all kinds of things. Every day a truckload of paper and cardboard goes to Sunoco in Green Bay. Butter containers, yogurt

(Photos by Brad Gischia)

containers, that kind of flimsy plastic goes to BFS Plastics in Canada. They make road construction cones and the bases for them. They also make connectors for culverts.”

All of the metals, from vegetable cans to pop cans, goes to Alter Metal Recycling in Marquette County.

The beauty of this Machinex sorter is that components can continue to be added based on your needs.

“Like the eddy current,” Wales said, “we found that people didn’t want to store their soda cans in their garage during COVID, so they were recycling them and we were seeing a lot more.”

It’s very user-friendly as well, with touch screens and cameras everywhere, so the bins can be monitored and bales made without endangering workers. When working through 150 to 200 tons of recyclables per week, worker safety is important.

“At the end of the day we shut down about 40 minutes early,” Wales said.

“Everything is cleaned. All the garbage cans are emptied, all the walkways are cleared, the belts are run till they’re completely empty.”

Though safety at the plant is paramount, it doesn’t necessarily start there. Wales said there are several things people using the recycling program can do to keep his employees safe.

“We see all kinds of stuff that shouldn’t be in your recycle container,” he said. “Medical waste, sharps, that sort of thing. Batteries are the worst. Most are lithium now and highly flammable.”

Wales mentioned there are several opportunities each month to get rid of those types of things at the Household Hazardous Waste drop-offs.

“They rotate throughout (Marquette) county each month. Either here, or at the West Ishpeming Transfer site, or at the Pioneer Road site in Marquette,” he said. “Or…you can call here and make an appointment.

We’ll take it five days a week.”

This site is keeping hundreds of tons of recyclable material out of the landfill each month. Of course, that comes with a host of its own issues, not the least of which is the U.P. weather.

“In the winter we can get these huge frozen chunks of cardboard, and that can slow us down,” Wales said. “Sometimes we can’t feed the machine fast enough.”

On an average day, the authority can process 9 to 9.5 tons of material an hour. But Wales warned that as they continue to expand their reach to other counties, there are other issues to contend with.

“Our space is limited,” he said. “We only have so much space, so if we’re going to continue to expand our reach we’ll have to expand our facility and storage space.”

People who recycle can also help speed the process along.

“Don’t put stuff in plastic bags. We

Sorted materials are baled and stored before they’re shipped to other facitilites, which will turn them into new items. (Photo by Brad Gischia)

WE SEE ALL KINDS OF STUFF THAT SHOULDN’T BE IN YOUR RECYCLING CONTAINER. MEDICAL WASTE, SHARPS ... BATTERIES ARE THE WORST.

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Onions and potatoes are harvested from Partridge Creek Farms. The organization is working to create a commercial composting site, which could help divert a significant amount of food waste from heading to a landfill. (Photo courtesy of Partridge Creek Farms)

see the recyclables in there and have to open them up, then the bags have to go to the landfill,” Wales said.

He recommended saving bags and bringing them to one of the several local stores that collect old bags. Menards, Target, Meijer, and Super One all have containers near the front door for used bags.

“Remember that just because things are recyclable, we don’t necessarily have the ability to recycle it here,” Wales said. “Styrofoam is recyclable, but we don’t do that here. Try to buy things that you can reuse or you know we recycle here.”

There is a complete list of recyclable items at recycle906.com.

Wales also mentioned that 906 Recycling has partnered with Michigan Tech University and Dickinson County to reuse old glass.

“Fly ash used to be a major component in concrete and asphalt,” Wales said. “Since the power plant closed they haven’t found a good replace-

ment for that. Tech is testing it out in paving projects in Dickinson County.”

Right up the road from the landfill,

another group is doing their part to reuse food waste that would otherwise go into the landfill. “

We don’t recycle,” said May Tsupros, executive director of Programs and Partnerships at Partridge Creek

It takes quite a bit of work to turn food waste into compost. Most of that work is done by Mother Nature, but here, Partridge Creek Compost workers are shown working hard as well, bagging up the compost that nature has made. (Photo courtesy of Partridge Crek Compost)

Farms, “we compost. This is waste diversion.”

Partridge Creek Compost is a new entity, born from the Partridge Creek Farm project originally created by Dan Perkins. They are separate but connected still. Perkins is moving to the directorship at PCC.

“Partridge Creek Farms has been composting on a very small scale for about five years,” Tsupros said. “In that time we’ve had a lot of people reaching out to us, asking us to pick up their compost, and how to bring us their compost. We thought it was time to create a larger program.”

There was grant money available, and through a partnership with the city of Ishpeming, Partridge Creek Compost received a $300,000 grant from the USDA. That grant will provide the funds for the expansion of Partridge Creek Compost into a much larger facility.

“This will be the only industrial composting facility in Marquette County,” Tsupros said.

Partridge Creek Farms was already taking pre-consumer food waste from Northern Michigan University’s kitchens, a process that only takes training and signage on the part of the diversion company to put into practice. As soon as the new site is up and running the organization is looking to expand to post-consumer waste as well.

“The big challenge is the increased awareness, signage, and training that has to be put into the business that

is diverting waste,” said Phil Carter, business director of Partridge Creek Compost. “Probably a little more manpower from those employees, but it’s more work for us. We take a very active role in training restaurant staff and community outreach. They need to understand what is and what is not compostable.

“We are constructing a 1.75-acre composting pad this summer which will be able to process roughly 5000 cubic yards per year,” Carter said. “We have plans to build another 1.75acre pad by 2025 (for a total of 3.5 acres), bringing our capacity to roughly 10,000 cy/year.”

The path that those compostables take is similar to the ones going to Recycle 906.

“We truck it to our site and begin the process,” Carter said. “We mix ⅓ to ½ food waste, then ⅓ to ½ high carbon material like wood chips, cardboard, shredded paper, or straw, and then if it’s economically feasible, we add some livestock manure.”

Then the compost is brought over to the layout site and the workers go through it with rakes and shovels to pull out any contaminants that were brought in accidentally. They turn the compost every few days for a couple of weeks then spread it out on the ground and let worms go through it for an entire year. It’s ready to be bagged and sold after that.

“There is a pretty profitable revenue stream in waste diversion,”

Tsupros said. “People want to do it. We’ll charge a small fee for the actual service of removing your compost. Another revenue stream comes at the end of the process, when we turn the compost into high-quality soil and then sell it to farmers and local food producers.”

After costs, that money goes right back into the Partridge Creek Farm project.

“100% of the net profits from PCC will go back to support the programs at PCF,” Tsupros said. “It’s a beautiful closed loop system, where the food waste will then make new compost and we’ll sell it back and grow our food in it but it will also bring money in to continue our programs.”

In the future, PCC is hoping to expand its reach.

“We’re looking into the feasibility of a residential composting program,” Tsupros said. “We don’t know what that will look like yet, but we hope to be collecting from between 100 and 200 Ishpeming homes by 2024.”

Carter added the organization is willing to grow as demand grows.

“If the demand exists,” said Carter, “we will grow further. I suspect we will sit at the 3.5 acre/10,000 cubic yard size for several years. The property where our site exists is 22 acres, so it is not out of the question that we could expand further at the same location at some point in the future, but we do not have existing plans to do so at this time.”

That’s good for everyone. Tsupros said that on average 60% of food waste goes to landfills.

“That’s a profound statistic,” she said, “it helps to show the urgency of the situation.”

For more information about Partridge Creek Farms and Partridge Creek Compost, call (906) 422-0012 ext. 1 or email sales@partridgecreekcompost.org.

For more information on the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority, visit https://mcswma. com. MM

Brad Gischia is a writer and artist native to Upper Michigan. He has published two children’s books and done illustrations for both comic books and novels.

Top left, compostable food waste is dumped at the Partridge Creek Compost site. Bottom left, plants growing in compost made from the site. (Photos courtesy of Partridge Creek Compost)

Finding your flow How

a type of simple yoga is helping people move

By Kristi Evans

Don Bode of Marquette was experiencing nagging discomfort from osteoarthritis in his lower back and both hips, compounded by a hip injury from a skiing accident. The 68-year-old said his affliction made it easy to come up with excuses not to exercise. When he did engage

in activity, Bode found it necessary to liberally apply CBD lotion in advance to alleviate the predictable pain that would surface. That changed when he discovered Asahi, a mind-body health practice developed in Finland in 2004.

Bode humorously recalls watching one of the outdoor classes offered

near Lake Superior covertly from behind a tree before deciding to attend a session. He became hooked and was so inspired by the positive effects that he became an Asahi instructor to share its benefits with others.

“My osteoarthritis pain has completely disappeared and I no longer

need to apply any CBD lotion anywhere,” Bode said. “Practicing Asahi truly is prevention without medication. It goes without saying that it has improved my physical and mental health. Learning about, practicing and teaching Asahi has been a source of pleasure as a lifelong learner, and it’s

A group practices Asahi yoga in Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. (Photo courtesy of Asahi Nordic)

given me a sense of purpose in my retirement years.”

Asahi was developed by a group of Finnish professional health and medical experts, including a geriatric and internal medicine specialist and a mindfulness trainer. Their goal was to incorporate the benefits of ancient practices such as tai chi, qigong or yoga in a more simplified and accessible format that anyone can participate in without risk of injury, regardless of age or state of health.

The practice can be done standing up, sitting or lying down. It does not involve challenging poses, but constant, flowing movements with an emphasis on breathing, mindfulness and body awareness. Its benefits are backed by modern scientific sports medicine research, according to the Asahi Nordic Institute.

“I find that I am more even-keeled, upbeat and jovial,” Bode added. “Stress no longer gets me wound up. When problems confront me, I’m able

to think them through in a calm and relaxed manner. It does a world of good for my interactions with my wife and others. I’m also thinking more clearly and doing things more logically. I’ve put my heart and soul into Asahi because it’s really improved my emotional and physical well-being.”

Bode and fellow instructor Marsha Lucas of Marquette traveled to Finland this summer to train with the program developers — a requirement for attaining the top-level A1 teacher certification. Lucas was inspired to try Asahi after a cousin who was paralyzed after a 1980 mining accident began taking classes and reported feeling better. He uses a wheelchair, but Lucas noticed distinct improvements in his seated posture, breathing and frame of mind. She and his wife began training as instructors based on his results.

“Health, in my opinion, is being able to do things you want or need to do without pain,” Lucas said. “Asahi

Asahi Head Trainer Maarit Lintukorpi (left) from Lohja, Finland, poses with Don Bode and Marsha Lucas during their training in Finland this summer. (Photo courtesy of Asahi Nordic)

is a total body exercise from the head to the toes that feels good. It teaches us ergonomic ways to do daily chores and prevent back and neck strain so we can function better in our daily lives. For example, learning how to lift things or shovel snow in ways that won’t hurt our backs. It lengthens and strengthens muscles to promote pliability. There’s also a neural priming component in which the brain develops muscle memory so it will help you adjust if you get off balance.”

Both Bode and Lucas first learned Asahi from Margaret Vainio, who traveled to Finland as a student member of the Northern Michigan University Arts Chorale and ended up moving there permanently after graduating in 1976. She was exposed to the practice, trained with three of its four developers for about a decade, and became the first woman licensed to teach all levels to both students and instructors.

In the fall of 2021, Vainio brought Asahi to her alma mater, teaching two sessions at NMU and additional community courses by Lake Superior. Northern became the first U.S. university to offer the practice.

“I was excited that NMU started it because Asahi offers many benefits to college students,” Vainio said. “A two-

to three-minute Asahi break every 45 minutes while studying does wonders to improve posture, get blood circulating to your brain and get fresh oxygen into your lungs. It exercises the muscles, stimulates the mind to fight off depression and stimulates the metabolism, boosting the immune system. It also trains the reflexes, coordination and balance, all of which degenerate from too much sitting. You gain back the time you spent doing Asahi because your brain functions better and faster again.”

Some NMU student-athletes have also explored Asahi as a way to enhance performance. At the 2022 Wildcat Wellness Health Fair, soccer midfielder Cole Walgren visited the Asahi Nordic display. After participating in a brief demonstration, he wrote: “As an athlete, I’m always sore and tight. These movements loosened me up, calmed my mind and now I feel re-centered.” Walgren requested another session so that two of his teammates could experience it. Asahi is now part of the permanent NMU curriculum and taught by Lucas. Courses are available free for individuals 62 and older.

The 11 core principles that govern Asahi are: combining movement and breath; staying relaxed while prac-

ticing; moving slowly with concentration; maintaining good posture; contracting and expanding muscles to improve circulation; using the kinetic chain of joints; focusing on and using the core for all movements; practicing balance while looking straight ahead; letting the movements flow from one to the next; properly twisting during spiral movements; and being aware of body sensations.

While practicing outdoors enhances the mental health effects with fresh air and beautiful scenery, Bode and Lucas also lead indoor sessions yearround at the Marquette Senior Center’s Baraga Gym. At an early July class, both guided participants verbally and visually through a series of sets of three movements designed to relax the body and mind, address the head and neck, strengthen the legs and back, and develop balance.

“I discovered Asahi through my sister-in-law, who comes every week,” said participant Carole Voelker. “While I support traditional medicine, I’ve been told I need a hip replacement, so I’m doing anything I can personally to strengthen before that has to be done. I can tolerate nonweight-bearing exercises. I wouldn’t have thought those could make my legs stronger, but they have. I’m more

energized than tired when we’re done. Emotionally, I feel so much better as well. After I walk out the door, I’m always grateful I came. My husband probably is, too, because I return home in a really good mood! Asahi is enjoyable and social. We gather together a half-hour before class to walk in the gym before we start the program.”

Fellow participant Shirley King also appreciates the perks of doing Asahi in a group setting. “I enjoy the camaraderie; we often stick around afterward to talk,” she said. “I also like the exercises because, even though they’re low impact, they’re strengthening one thing or another, which helps me feel better. I moved here last August and started coming to the classes because I love everything Finnish. My grandparents were from there.”

Vainio has taught Asahi to Finnish Americans at the last five U.S. FinnFest celebrations, including this past July in Duluth, where she was joined by Bode and Lucas. She has also certified Asahi teachers in various Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin, national and global locations, and is always eager to extend its reach to new places.

In the Marquette area, Bode and Lucas have shared the practice with residents at the D.J. Jacobetti Home

for Veterans. They reported a high level of interest and participation and offered modifications for those who cannot stand. At the David and Thu Brulé YMCA of Marquette County, Asahi is used for the cool-down phase of a Pedaling for Parkinson’s program.

“It helps participants increase their motion, but it also has the balance training components, which are critical with Parkinson’s,” said Rachel Bergland of the YMCA. “It’s that slow, continuous movement. And it helps to create new neural pathways by learning a new exercise and a new way to move. Hopefully, they can practice it at home. I’ve seen a lot of them joining the outdoor community classes that are offered as well. It’s nice that they enjoy it enough to seek it out at other places.”

Lucas said she would love to incorporate Asahi in area schools, as they do in Finland, where it helps to calm students and improve their concentration.

Perhaps the appropriate end to this story is the concluding point presented on the asahiworld.com website: “Like all Finnish design, Asahi is made for modern people: simple, effective, down to earth and close to nature. Improve your health the Nordic Way!”

For more information on Marquette community classes, contact Bode at dlbode149@gmail.com or Lucas at mlucas@nmu.edu.

Kristi Evans is a public relations professional, writer and hobby photographer who spends much of her free time outdoors.

24 hours on the Noquemanon

By Elizabeth Fust

It’s the last freedom-filled month of summer before the school year begins again, which means it’s time to squeeze in all the summer activities before the snow comes. Time for a couple more jumps off of Blackrocks, a few more boat days on the lake before the gales of November come early, and as many hours out on the bike trails as possible. Or at the very least 24 hours, or 6 or 12 depending on your preference. The Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) can help with that last goal. August 26 and 27 will see the inaugural 24 Hours of Noquemanon event out at the NTN Forestville trailhead.

“This is kind of a nice book end to a summer,” said John Yonkers, an NTN board member and co-race director for the event, alongside Jason Rolling.

24 Hours of Noquemanon starts at 10 a.m. on August 26. The challenge is to complete as many laps of the approximately 10-mile circuit as an individual or team of two or four can, or want to, in 6, 12, or 24 hours to win their category.

“The goal of this one is to challenge yourself as much or as little as you want, right? So you do 100 laps if you wanted to, or you could do five and then go get some Blackrocks, because we’re going to have Blackrocks beer up there, and just have a good time,” Yonkers said.

Steve Farr, Blackrocks Brewery’s “Pirate of Propaganda,” said they were excited to get involved.

“As soon as we heard about the event, we reached out to the NTN to see how we could help out. We came on as the beer sponsor for the event, which means we will provide a monetary donation to help organize the event. We also plan to lend a hand with any planning or organizing in any way we can. We hope to have

Paul Lantow, a frequent cyclist of NTN trails, bikes on the Forestville Trails. (Photo by Elizabeth Fust)

the NTN pull a liquor license for the event so they can sell beer on premise and use those proceeds to further help the NTN build and maintain amazing trails in our area.”

In addition to Blackrocks Brewery’s presence at the event, there will be live music and food trucks available between laps. The route is right by the Forestville campground and all are welcome to pitch a tent and partic-

ipate in the event.

The setting for the event is one Yonkers can attest to from his own experience.

“One of the things about it is we’re really pushing this to be a positive environment, right, supportive. The goal here is fun, you know? I’ve done it before – you show up to a race and it’s just not your day. Only go do a couple laps. Come back, watch the music,

A sign at the Forestville Trailhead. The Noquemanon Trail Network is a vast network of bike trails that traverse both public and private lands. A 24-hour race will act as a fundraiser to maintain that network of trails. (Photo by Elizabeth Fust)

hang out with friends. Root other people on. That’s the whole goal.”

The course is about 10 miles long on the North Trails, starting by the Forestville trailhead ski trail, going down the Silver Lead trails, with the lowest point by the Board of Light and Power Trailhead, and then climbing back north to the beginning of the loop. The route was chosen because it is a good mix of smooth trail with a little bit of rocks and roots in the intermediate area, but without jumps or drops.

Having garnered interest from experienced and young bikers alike, the intent was to make sure the path wasn’t too daunting.

“So we want to keep it safe. For the people who are doing the twenty-four hours they’re going right through the middle of the night. So we wanted to limit our road crossings. We wanted to limit exposure to things like that and keep it safe.”

For many other long races riders can be out by themselves, without seeing another person or sign of life for miles.

“It’s not like, okay in nine miles I can finish this lap and I can see people and I can regroup,” Yonkers said. “It might be like, hey, in seven hours there might be a gas station. So the idea with this is for people who do want to race those really big, long events, you could put as many miles down . . . So for somebody that really wanted to see what it felt like to go out and ride that long, this is a pretty safe way to do that.”

For the experienced mountain biker who missed out on summer races because of time, they can race anytime in the 24-hour race period. For the newbie mountain biker looking to get into races, the event is an opportunity to try out a race on approachable trails with a team to support them. For everyone it is a party to celebrate the wrap up of summer trail rides, even for the non-riders who are just there for the friends, music and Blackrocks brews.

At its core, the event is a wrap-up to summer and a fundraiser for the NTN. The proceeds will primarily go to secure more trail access in the North Trails area by purchasing easements or real estate.

“Our end goal with this is to get out, have fun, enjoy the trails and kind of elevate, even though it might not need it, how visual the NTN is.” Yonkers said, before detailing the importance of helping the NTN be seen.

“Our trails are not funded by the government. Our trails are not funded by anything other than volunteers and events and donors. So the more

people that know about it the better it’s going to be. That’s the ultimate goal. On weekends like this where we have tons of people, that’s kind of like everybody on the board, we’re running around saying, ‘hey, these trails are wonderful’ and then ‘and also not free.’ That is always the thing and it’s kind of a hard thing to bring up to people because there are areas that have municiply funded trails. We’re just not one of them. Because we have so many different landowners that we work with . . . it’s not all on government property.”

Of course, volunteers will be needed, and open slots are still available.

“Just kind of help doing everything,” Yonkers said. “We’ve never had issues with volunteers, but I always like to encourage new people to come out and see what it’s all about.”

The event is a last-chance race built to be approachable for the time riders have and the level of biker they are. Yonkers said it will be a chance for riders to challenge themselves, get out with friends, and camp and party a bit.

“Twenty-four-hour racing was really big in the ’90s and then it kind of died off. . . . There’s starting to be a demand for it regionally,” Yonkers said. “There’s really only one other race right now that’s similar, and that’s in Wausau, Wisconsin. Same format, same kind of a party atmosphere. The idea is just go and do as many as you want.”

The 24-hour bike race may be a new concept to some, but others, like Steve Farr, are excited for it to come to Marquette.

“I’m really looking forward to a 24-hour-race returning to the area. Twenty-four hour races like these are really fun events, there is a special atmosphere that arises. I am also very excited that John and Jason are making sure this event is first and foremost about having fun. It won’t be a high-pressure environment, it’s about enjoying the trails, the people, and the

adventure,” he said.

More information about the 24 Hours of Noquemanon event can be found on the NTN webpage at noquetrails.org/calendar/24-hours-of-noquemanon/ or on the event’s Facebook page, 24 Hours of Noquemanon. Registration can be completed at bikereg. com/24-hours-of-noquemanon. MM

Elizabeth Fust has a bachelor’s in writing from NMU. Although not a native Yooper, she refuses to leave the place. She is a self-published children’s book author and frequent short story contributor to the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association’s annual U.P. Reader. She has countless unfinished novels and procrastinates on those masterpieces by learning about the wonders of the U.P., meeting fantastic Yoopers and — on occasion — writing it all down for Marquette Monthly. Follow Elizabeth’s writing on Facebook and Instagram at Elizabeth Fust Books.

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Prison break

A daring escape, a clever capture and a free lunch in Felch

By Larry Chabot

The events of mid-summer 1953 were a mixed blessing, with a stunning climax in the little U.P town of Felch. After the Korean War ended, thousands of captured American soldiers were on their way home from prisoner-of-war camps; the first U.P. soldier freed was Cpl. Richard Flattely of Munising. In Escanaba, police pulled over a suspicious car “on a hunch,” and handcuffed the two armed robbers found inside – their

pockets stuffed with $500 stolen from a Newberry judge. Beer lovers were elated at the end of a 76-day strike against six Milwaukee breweries. And Michigan police were raiding charity bingo games because they were illegal then and remained so for another 20 years.

With law enforcement busy chasing thieves and bingo outlaws, what better time to sneak away from the Marquette prison farm south of Har-

vey? Inmate Alton Pickett was a hardened criminal who had killed a Grand Rapids cop when he was only 14 and had spent most of his time since behind bars. He was transferred to Marquette from downstate Jackson Prison for assignment to the prison farm as a trusty. On July 28, when the time was ripe, he sauntered into the woods and headed south. Authorities offered a $50 reward for his capture and announced that he could be identified

Illustration by Mike McKinney

by his initials tattooed on his thumbs. Pickett was on the lam until a farmwife in Felch cooked his goose

First, though, we follow his tracks through the heavily forested U.P., stopping at a camp near Humboldt, 25 miles west of Marquette. Six anglers returning to their camp after a day of fishing sent Ted Honkala ahead to light the camp lamps. Honkala didn’t notice escapee Pickett roll out of a bed and poked a pistol into his ribs. When the other five arrived, Pickett relieved them of their wallets and cash at gunpoint, swiped a bunch of camp items, and exchanged his prison garb for camp clothes.

No Tires? No Problem

Ted Honkala and the others – Tom Prophett, Dan Rintamaki, and three more Honkalas: Roy, Bill and Frank – were held back as Pickett shot all four tires on one car and then took off in Frank Honkala’s new Ford, heading south until running out of gas near Felch. Though the other car had four flats, they drove it whap-whapwhap to Ishpeming to report the robbery.

What happened next was colorfully chronicled in the 1978 Felch Township Centennial book by the very woman who duped the convict. After abandoning the car, Pickett hid out in the woods near Felch, huddled against the driving rain. But the fishermen’s report and finding the deserted automobile brought law enforcement closer to the target.

Thoroughly soaked, Pickett snuck into the farmhouse of George and Mary Nygard about 10:30 a.m. while Mary was busy with farm chores. She returned to the house to change the bandage on her infected leg to find Pickett standing in her kitchen, dripping water from the three layers of duds he had stolen.

“I saw his wet, dirty moccasins,” she recalled, “and knew right away that here was the convict the police were looking for. We were warned to take the keys out of our cars and heard about him robbing the fishermen. It had been on the radio for several days. I told him a lie that my brother was asleep upstairs.”

Mary’s husband George was at a meeting in Iron Mountain and her closest neighbor was a quarter of a mile away, so she was alone with the cop killer, who was wet, cold and hungry. He wanted to buy some food. She offered to make him something but wouldn’t take money for it. As she prepared lunch, she felt him watching her and then noticed him digging into his knapsack.

“I thought he was looking for

something to kill me with,” she wrote.

Instead, he unfolded a map and asked Mary to show him where he was and how far it was to the next town.

As he ate his free lunch, Mary told him that she had to go out to feed the chickens. Once outside, she ducked below the windows and limped (remember the bad leg?) to the highway and started hobbling toward help. Along came her brother-in-law, Ted Anderson, who heard her tale about the convict everyone was looking for eating lunch in her house.

The hot news was quickly phoned into the law. Somehow, area farmers learned of the drama, and five of them surrounded the Nygard farmhouse from vantage points in the woods to prevent an escape.

Four cars appeared: three police vehicles and one prison car. After an officer hollered that he was surrounded Pickett came out with his hands up. Back at the house, Mary found a big knife under her jacket. Lying on the table was a dollar bill, so Pickett had paid for his meal after all.

After seven uneasy days of freedom and 10 minutes in Mary Nygard’s kitchen, Pickett was on his way to solitary confinement at the Marquette prison. He admitted to breaking into several cabins looking for food, and that he had never been in the woods before.

The year 1953 saw quite a few breakouts. In the spring, seven Marquette convicts had attacked prison guards, locked them in a cell, cut through bars with a torch, and ran free. Three were quickly picked up, three others were corralled around Menominee, and the last one was killed in a robbery in Washington state over a year later.

Mary Nygard, the heroine of the story, passed away in 1962 at the age of 68. A few years ago, one of the fishermen robbed by Pickett stopped at the farm for a visit, which is still in the family.

Writer’s Note: Thanks to Dave and Mary Lou Blomquist of Marquette, both of whom are natives of Felch, for their help on this story. Dave’s father and Mary Nygard were cousins.

Larry Chabot, an Ontonagon native, worked his way through Georgetown University and was then employed at White Pine Copper Company for 32 years, before moving to Marquette with his wife, Betty. He is a freelance writer who has written for several publications, including more than 180 articles for Marquette Monthly.

Small town, big tunes

41st annual Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival slated for mid-August

By Jaymie Depew

It’s a Saturday morning during the Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival when a dinner bell clangs. If you weren’t awake before, you are now.

“Breakfast … Come and get it! Eggs over medium. No snot, no lace panties” is shouted throughout the primitive camping area as weary festival goers and musicians rustle out of their tents to get a bite to eat before taking on a new day in the small village along the southern shoreline of Lake Superior.

Rod DesJardins, who’s attended the festival since 1991, is the man behind the shouts and chimes and for the last 15 years, he’s volunteered to be in charge of camping and security, and has hosted the musician hospitality site with a few friends.

“A lot of the people that go to the festival I’ve known for 25 years, and I only know them from Grand Marais,” he said. “I love Grand Marais. From listening to the church bells on Braziel Street Sunday morning, the surf crashing on the beach, to the pickles at the grocery store.”

Taking place Thursday through

Saturday, Aug. 10 to 12, the 41st annual Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival will be jam-packed with live music, vendors and fun. The event is hosted by the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce and is held behind the community center at E21733 Braziel St.

Located at the eastern end of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the historic village boasts natural beauty, a quaint downtown full of character, shops, museums and several restaurants. Every year, Grand Marais - which has under 300 residentsis flooded with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people attending the area’s largest festival.

Kicking off the festival with a free event at 8 p.m. on Thursday will be a performance by Chicago-based 28 Days, an interpretive party band that plays a variety of hits from different genres and eras. Gates open at 5 p.m.

“The free event on Thursday is kind of a tribute to the locals,” said Devin Lawrence, chair of the festival committee. “Last year was the first time we did that, and it was a great turnout so we’re doing it again.”

Attendees dance during the Grand Marias Music and Crafts Festival. (Photo courtesy of Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival Committee)

Weekend tickets – which are required for admission to the festival on Friday and Saturday - will be available at the gate. You can also purchase them ahead of time online for a discounted price.

While once considered a bluegrass festival, it’s evolved over the years to include an array of musical genres. Lawrence, who formerly owned Great Lakes Entertainment where he booked a variety of performers, was asked to assist with filling the schedule this year.

“We’re considering Friday more of our rock n’ roll and blues day while Saturday has more country artists,” Lawrence said. “We have a lot of talent from the Upper Peninsula that’ll be playing and have a few bands from other areas that we’re really excited about. It’s a stellar lineup that we couldn’t be prouder of.”

The Cabin Fever String Band, which has played all but one of the festivals, will be back again this year, performing their final show Saturday afternoon.

“They have been a big part of the heart and soul of the festival. I even gave them a key to the city of Munising once at the Corktown Bar about 25 years ago,” said DesJardins – who was Munising’s mayor for 20 years.

Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival 2023 Lineup

Thursday, August 10 28 Days, 8 to 11 p.m.

Friday, August 11

Derrell Syria Project, 12 to 2:45 p.m.

Flat Broke Blues Band, 3 to 5:15 p.m.

Jovi Band (tribute band), 5:40 to 7:45 p.m.

Tarnished, 8 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, August 12

Whiskey Ryan, Noon to 1:45 p.m.

Cabin Fever String Band, 1:45 to 3:30 p.m.

Sundae + Mr. Goessl, 3:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Adam Carpenter & the Upper Hand, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Michael Christopher, 8-11 p.m.

Festival attendees can also expect many food, craft and other vendors.

“We’re planning on having a lot

more vendors this year,” Lawrence said. “There’ll even be an ax-throwing booth for people to try out.”

While the festival sees plenty of fresh faces every year, others have attended it since childhood.

“My kids grew up there and my friends and I have grown old there,” DesJardins said. “I have a picture of my two daughters swimming in Lake Superior back in ’96 when it was so hot that everyone just drug their coolers down to the beach and we listened to the music from there.”

To the newcomers, DesJardins advises them to “come early, be nice and be flexible.”

“Respect the community and the locals. It’s a small town and we put a strain on it,” he said.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.grandmaraismichigan.com. MM

Jaymie Depew is a writer that has had work published by The North Wind, The Mining Journal, The Munising News and Pyre Publishing. She works as a communications specialist for the Alger Co. Chamber of Commerce/ Greater Munising Bay Partnership, Munising DDA and Munising Visitors Bureau.

Attendees dance during the Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival. (Photo courtesy of Grand Marais Music and Crafts Festival Committee)

Inspiring memoir covers Native American woman’s groundbreaking life

Review by Victor Volkman

Sandtown Survivors: Growing Up Indian in the Twentieth Century

By Clearing Sky Woman

Sandtown Survivors is an epic tale spanning almost the whole 83 years of the author, Clearing Sky Woman. The story starts in 1940 when she is born into Sandtown and the reader will witness the everyday struggles of a young Native American woman just trying to get along despite the institutional racism that would not dissipate for decades. According to the USDA, Sandtown is located in the Hiawatha National Forest area and is a “former Anishinaabe logging and lumbering settlement.” The USDA continues,

“The site of Sandtown is located on the west side of the Sturgeon River, opposite the town site of Nahma. Between 15 to 25 Anishinaabe families occupied the site during the height of the logging era in Upper Michigan. At that time, residents of Sandtown worked in the lumber mill and logging camps operated by the Bay De Noquet Lumber Company that was headquartered in the town of Nahma, MI located at the mouth of the Sturgeon River near the head of Big Bay De Noc.

The site is considered sacred by the descendants of the Sandtown community as it represents a time in Anishinaabe labor history when families literally and figuratively worked to stay together in the wake of Federal Indian policies and programs designed to destroy their cultural beliefs and disrupt their family and community relations.”

I think Clearing Sky Woman would agree with this modern-day assessment, looking back into the mid-20th century. As was often the case with Native American enclaves, Sandtown was highly segregated, which is surprising considering there were probably less than 300 people at its peak. The white folks were on one side of the Sturgeon River and the Native Americans on the other. The author experienced grinding poverty, which

was characteristic of Native Americans all over the Midwest at the time. The trajectory of the story is somewhat similar to the Michigan Notable Book award-winning The Mason House by T. Marie Bertineau which takes place in and around the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on the L’Anse Reservation. Specifically the seemingly never-ending challenges of staying housed, feeding children, dealing with alcoholism, avoiding the antagonism of whites, and chronic joblessness or unemployment.

However, dear reader, do not think for one minute that Sandtown Survivor is any kind of “misery memoir.” What is inspiring about this is Clearing Sky Woman’s ability to rise above any circumstance and maintain a sense of humor, adventure and, above all, support of others. She seems to delight in those childhood stories that are quirky or have funny consequences. Children who grow up in circumstances where they have never known such things as indoor plumbing, electric services and phone services generally don’t pine for what they’re missing. No, family is the glue that keeps them together, in this book as in The Mason House.

Clearing Sky Woman quickly learned the value of “passing for white” whenever she was away from people who knew her in Sandtown. When the family traveled south of Mackinaw for logging work, she suddenly saw herself desired instead of despised and even won a county beauty queen contest. The next step was to go to Miss Michigan, but she declined the honor to compete there.

Despite the efforts to stick together, economic and social circumstances often ended up separating families willy-nilly. As such, my favorite passage is where Clearing Sky Woman discovers her long-lost auntie many years after her own mother has died:

Stranger still was meeting my mother’s ghost in St. Ignace. Several people from Lower Michigan had gone up north to share a feast, a gathering of people for food and

friendship. In the kitchen, I could not keep from staring at a woman who reminded me so much of my mother. I’m crying again, as I write this. Tears began to roll down my cheeks and finally, it occurred to me who she might be.

“Excuse me, what is your name?” “Ruth” “You’re my Aunt! I’m Mary, Elizabeth’s daughter.” We embraced and cried and cried and I cried up huge sobs of grief… Grief for my dead Mumma, grief for our scattered family, grief for the shame and disdain we had been taught for our relatives, grief for the never experienced joy of extended family.

The story really takes off in the last third of the book, which covers the period when she leaves the U.P. to be the first woman admitted to the University of Michigan on the Indian Grant system. When she turns in her application, the advisor asks if the reported annual family income of $1,900 is a typo, such as dropping a zero? The Clearing Sky Woman replies, “No, that is the correct number.” Like many college students away from home for the first time, she is able to reinvent herself to a degree and the endemic racism she grew up with in Nahma was nowhere to be found in Ann Arbor. Indeed, she flourished among the library stacks, absorbing everything she could find about Native American history, culture and their struggles with the white man. It is here that she develops her radical thesis “American Indian Holocaust,” which has since achieved wide recognition.

You could say the real challenge of her life came after graduating college and entering the public health arena as an advocate for chronic Native American health issues. Clearing Sky reminisced that in addition to her mother’s encouragement always in her soul, she constantly called on her personal reserves of courage, equanimity, purpose, focus and ethics to wade through bureaucratic and human behavioral issues to lead and improve agencies and departments she worked in, providing the services and training she knew were needed. As chief psychologist and deputy director of a regional Indian Health Service Mental Health Department, as director of a university counseling center in Michigan, and as an intern supervisor and

therapist in a VA in Indian Country, she managed, led change, and demonstrated determination and purpose. She developed a paper to explain the effect of the Indian Holocaust on Native Americans to help them, their associates and healthcare workers relate appropriately to Native American issues and delivered that paper dozens of times in many venues.

Sandtown Survivor by Clearing Sky Woman is more than just a “survival” story and most definitely not a “misery memoir.” Rather, Sandtown Survivor is an inspiring story that shows how it is possible for one woman to triumph over poverty and prejudice and instead, lift others up and teach them to be proud of their heritage and birthright. Sandtown Survivor should be required reading in every Indigenous Studies program and anthropology curriculum.

MM

Victor R. Volkman is a graduate of Michigan Technological University (Class of ’86) and is the current president of the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association. He is senior editor at Modern History Press and publisher of the U.P. Reader.

How to submit a book

Send Upper Peninsula-related book review suggestions to victor@LHPress.com. Books submitted for review can be sent to: MM Book Reviews, 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

Gone fishin’

Trout fishing is one of the oldest traditions of the UP

By Lily Venable

Nestled amidst abundant natural beauty, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. Bordered by three Great Lakes, dotted with waterfalls, and crisscrossed by rivers and trout trails, the U.P. offers a captivating fishing experience for both seasoned fishermen and beginners alike. Amongst the wide variety of fish to

be found in the region, from the common perch to the elusive sturgeon, the members of the trout family (and their closely related char and salmon relatives) are among the most popular. Beginning in late April and ending in September, trout season in the U.P. draws locals and out-of-towners alike out to our myriad waterways for brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout

and steelheads.

Fishing around the Great Lakes has been a way of life for almost 5,000 years, lasting through the U.P.’s copper boom and bust. According to the Michigan Legislature in their A Brief History of Michigan, logging, furring, and ore brought wealth to the inhabitants of the UP, but it was fishing that kept many of them fed. With the re-

Avid fisherman Jay Aldrich holds a freshly caught brown trout. (Photo courtesy of Jay Aldrich)

gion’s growing population in the 19th century (drawn heavily from incoming French Canadian, Finnish, and Swedish immigrants), so too grew the demand for fish.

According to the Huron River Watershed Council, in the late 1800s, more than a billion pounds of lake fish were pulled from the Great Lakes, swelling to an unsustainable harvesting level. Today, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sets forth guidelines for fishermen in the region to partake in the hobby while upholding a commitment to preserving its natural resources. Fishing in the UP requires learning the limits set forth by the DNR to contribute to the long-term health of trout populations, ensuring that future generations can continue to enjoy the cultural heritage of trout fishing in the Northwoods.

Among the largest freshwater bodies in the world (Lake Superior alone rivals North Carolina in size), the vastness of the Great Lakes, combined with their breathtaking scenery and deep, pristine waters, evokes a sense of awe and wonder, and fishing trips upon them are not soon to be

forgotten. Many enjoy trolling Lake Michigan or Lake Superior on a boat, drinking in the views and basking in the sun as they await their next catch.

Michael Perfetti, the Houghton-based avid fisherman with 38 years of experience, warns that with Great Lakes comes great responsibility.

“It’s like a small sea. There are a lot of people who go out and never come back. I’m not trying to scare anybody. What I’m trying to say, in all reality, is that you have to respect Lake Superior,” said Perfetti.

Perfetti advises never venturing out when the wind is above 25 knots or going out alone if you are inexperienced (the storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald reported wind forces of 75 knots).

However, getting into fishing in the UP doesn’t require a boat, or even much gear at all, nor does it need to be a stressful or dangerous activity. According to Jay Aldrich, a Crystal Falls-based fisherman of 26 years, the freedom of accessibility is one of the joys of brook trout fishing.

“You can be as minimal or as into

A rainbow trout, fresh from the water. (Photo courtesy of Jay Aldrich)

it as you like. You can go by yourself whenever you want, and you can walk in as far or for as long as you want. All you really need is knee-high muck boots and whatever you want to keep yourself warm,” says Aldrich.

Aldrich recommends a rain jacket because he loves to fish in the rain, where catches are said to be more frequent. Similarly, according to Perfetti, fish not only recognize overcast skies, signaling feeding time as rain washes food from the banks into the streams but are very sensitive to the vibrations of movement as you hike upstream.

“You will learn as you get into fishing that fish are not stupid. They’re very intelligent,” says Perfetti.

In the spirit of more wisdom passed down from fisherman to fisherman, father to son, and from local to recent transplant, Perfetti recommends using leaf worm bait and Aldrich recommends Montreal Falls, about a 45-minute drive north of Houghton, for brook trout fishing. It may seem like there are quite a few things to keep in mind while getting into the habit, but all the nuance and skill come in time.

“I’ve done it for so long I don’t have to think about what I’m doing. It can be more just a be-in-moment, walk in the woods, listen to the birds, and just escape the reality of working every day or going to school every day kind of thing. You’re just surrounded by nature,” says Aldrich.

Many of those still fishing the lakes and streams of the UP are still out there in their 80s, first or second-generation Finlanders, who have grown

up wading the rivers and bays of the UP. Historically lacking the money for the equipment needed to safely fish out on the Great Lakes, many took to the streams that empty into them, hiking in miles through the woods, past waterfalls and beaver dams, keeping alive a tradition that stretches back countless generations.

There is one everlasting piece of

advice that resounds across generations of fishermen: Fishing takes patience. It’s not about the amount or size of the fish you catch, but about the experience, connection to nature, time spent with loved ones and spirit of adventure. Humans have fished for millennia, and with proper respect for the environment, will fish for ages to come. All that you need to do is to

give it a try, and take the time to learn to go with the flow. If you have the time, will, and patience, it’ll be more than the fish that get hooked.

Lily Venable is a cook, mother, veggie enthusiast, ghost hunter and community-oriented creative in the Keweenaw Peninsula. For more from Lily visit lilyvenable.com.

Jay Aldrich shows off a steelhead catch. (Photo courtesy of Jay Aldrich)

The Mooching Moose

By ME Kilpatrick

Looking out my cabin window, Just outside a moose bent low, chewing maple saplings by the row, each munch he took so slow.

My breakfast guest looked up, seeing me drinking from my coffee cup, and realizing I did not interrupt, he continued grazing in a grassy ruff.

He circled the family cabin staring in, as if he wanted to make friends, while also feasting maple leaves again, my guest did not want his meal to end.

After a while when he got not a smile, as he stood near the cabin wood pile, cause the family dog barked wild, the mooching moose vamoosed with style.

ME Kilpatrick resides in Marquette, where he serves as Coordinator of Spiritual Care and Volunteer Services at UP Health System – Marquette, and is a member of the Birmingham (AL) Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker).

This poem is from the 10-year anthology, Superior Voyage, which is now available for purchase.

All proceeds benefit Peter White Public Library.

Superior Voyage was selected as a 2023 U.P. Notable Book by the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association.

back then

Sailing the Great Loop

Four decades ago, a local sailor completed a great adventure

By Bryon Ennis

Forty years ago this September, a Marquette sailing enthusiast undertook a water-borne challenge that led him on a circular route from Lake Superior, down the Mississippi River, out to the Caribbean, up the eastern seaboard and the Hudson River, across the Erie Canal, through the lower Great Lakes and back to Marquette. Today this long-range sailing adventure is somewhat more common and much safer than in the 1980s, although very few still begin and end their voyage on Lake Superior.

Such a trip today is called the Great Loop. The word Great is derived from the fact that part of the voyage must include one or more of the Great Lakes. Loop suggests a circular route around the eastern third of the continental United States.

The 1980s Great Loop voyager was Marquette resident and Negaunee native Ron Kauppila. Hearing about Kauppila’s early life, one could easily understand that he would attempt such an adventure. As a teen, he was an avid Alpine skier and ski jumper, even sneaking onto Ishpeming’s Suicide Hill one perfect winter morning with his younger brother to make several stealthy jumps just to prove to himself he could do it.

After graduating from Negaunee High School in 1954, Kauppila chose to leave the U.P. to enroll at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. As he neared the completion of a twoyear program in the spring of 1956, a billboard advertising for recruits to pilot training in the U.S. Air Force caught his attention. Anticipating the excitement and adventure of flying, he inquired about pilot training but was disappointed to learn he could not begin until the following fall when the next class of Air Force recruits was to commence training.

With his Western program complete, Kauppila was impatient to begin the next phase of his life. The Air Force recruiter suggested that he might instead consider flight training for the Navy, as it was scheduled to start a class for pilots that month.

Kauppila confessed that his unsophisticated thought, as a 20-year-old, was, “The Navy has pilots?” He soon found

that these Navy flights would often be from the decks of U.S. aircraft carriers, which suited his adventurous personality just fine.

As Kauppila neared the end of his four-year active Navy stint, civilian aviation was booming and the crop of World War II trained pilots was not sufficient. Upon his release from the Navy, he returned to Kalamazoo to fly

Upjohn Pharmaceutical executives to business meetings across the country. However, after 10 years in the private sector, he found greener pastures as a Delta Airlines pilot. He eventually returned to the U.P., where he commuted to his base at Chicago’s O’Hare airport in his own private airplane.

Kauppila’s profession as a commercial airline pilot figured promi-

Ron Kauppila sailed around the Great Loop on the Laughing Whitefish, a 36-foot sloop. (Photo courtesy of Ron Kauppila)

nently into his ability to sail the Great Loop. The entire time he was on the trip totaled 10 months, although three months of the adventure included racing against other amateur sailors among several Caribbean islands. However, whenever he was within the continental United States, he left his boat in the care of his crew while he flew back to O’Hare so he could continue his scheduled flights for Delta.

Kauppila thinks that because the main elements of sailing — sail and water — seemed so similar to flying — air and wing — his transition between the two was seamless. He first began taking small “day-sailers” out of Marquette Harbor. Naturally competitive, he wanted to experience the challenge and the thrill of matching his nautical skills against others. On a whim, he put an ad in The Mining Journal for those who might be interested in racing out of Marquette. He was astounded when 25 people showed up to the meeting at his home on Arch Street. That was the beginning of Marquette’s Ensign Fleet, and to Kauppila’s best recollection, Wednesday evenings have been race

days since then.

Over the years Kauppila moved up to larger sailboats, eventually purchasing the 36-foot sloop Laughing Whitefish, named after a major character in one of Robert Traver’s novels. Eventually, he completed several Trans Superior sailing races. These weeklong races convinced him that he had the skills, experience and confidence to attempt the Great Loop.

On Sept. 26, 1983, Kauppila and his crew — Lyle Gildermaster, Terry Shilson, Bob Lomba and Ron’s son Paul — cast off from Marquette on the first leg of their journey to the Soo Locks. From the outlet of the St. Marys River, Kauppila and crew headed west under the Mackinac Bridge and down the length of Lake Michigan. By Oct. 5, they had ducked behind Chicago’s outer breakwater, 500 nautical miles from Marquette. From this point until they reached Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, they would have to step the mast, secure it to the deck of Laughing Whitefish and rely on their underpowered three-cylinder diesel engine.

They exited Lake Michigan into the

A map of the route the Laughing Whitefish took sailing the Great Loop.

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. This is the only waterway that all pleasure craft navigating the Great Loop must sail through, regardless of where they begin and end their loop. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal carried them to the Des Plains River, which in turn empties into the Mississippi River. Until 1875 the Chicago River flowed into Lake Michigan, but for sanitary reasons, the flow was reversed by adding several locks. It now carries water out of Lake Michigan and is too small for commercial barges.

During Kauppila’s flying days, he frequently flew over the Mississippi between Chicago and New Orleans, admiring the river system below and imagining how awesome it must be from the water. When he finally reached the Mississippi by boat, he was disappointed to learn there would be no expansive views, since levies had been built nearly its entire course to keep the river within its banks.

Another surprise was to find that the current was not just swift but treacherous, and there were few places for pleasure craft to tie up. Quite often they had to tie up to a commercial barge, only to be shooed away in the middle of the night as the barge got underway. Yet another challenge was steering into the very few pub-

lic boating accommodations. If they missed the small window of opportunity, there was no going back for another try, as their weak motor could not overcome the power of the Mississippi’s current. Kauppila recorded often in his journal the discomfort he felt as they sat tied up in the dark listening to the current wash past on the hull, praying they had made their lines sufficiently secure.

On the brighter side, Kauppila’s journal also describes a number of fortuitous stops along the Mississippi where the locals were unusually welcoming, the accommodations were comfortable and the food was memorably delicious.

Laughing Whitefish reached New Orleans on Dec. 10, 1983. At this point, Kauppila had to leave her in the hands of the crew and the mechanics at a local marine repair for transmission work, while he flew back to Chicago for his day job. By Jan. 29, 1984, the boat had been repaired and refitted for the months ahead. On Jan. 30, Laughing Whitefish and her crew left the mainland behind for three months of Caribbean Island hopping and racing against other amateur boats and crews.

After spending February, March and April in the sun-drenched Carib-

bean, Kauppila and crew headed for Bermuda, the final stop before sailing up the East Coast to New York. Kauppila recorded in his journal how other sailors who tried to leave Bermuda days before his intended departure returned to port defeated, with ripped sails and horror stories.

Despite the ominous promise of a

dangerous passage, time was running short for Kauppila and crew, and they decided the potential risk had to be taken. The journey from Bermuda to New York Harbor turned into a weeklong ordeal of rain, wind and high seas for Laughing Whitefish. Between the rain and the waves crashing over the deck, everyone aboard was constantly

Ron Kauppila onboard the Laughing Whitefish. (Photo courtesy of Ron Kauppila)

cold and wet with no chance to dry out even below decks.

“Wednesday night [May 22, 1984] is spent sailing through a cold front, complete with thunderstorms, lightning and rain. Still not as bad as Sunday and Monday. Thursday night we run up on all the fishing boats — must be 60 to 80 miles off shore. Nice to see company. Until now we’ve only seen two or three boats in four days.”

Another entry describes the arrival in New York: “Friday morning is beautiful. We sail into New York under spinnaker. I’ve dreamt of this — the Statue of Liberty is being worked on, so they have built a scaffold system all around her. Makes her look like she’s gained weight and is now wearing a dress that hangs straight down from her shoulders, so you can’t get a good look at her figure. If she only knew, we love her just as much, heavy or thin.”

Once back in the United States mainland, Kauppila had to leave his crew again for his day job, while they sailed up the Hudson River to Troy, New York, where the Erie Canal heads west to Buffalo and Lake Erie. A week later, back aboard Laughing Whitefish, Kauppila reminisced how the Erie Canal was just the opposite of the Mississippi: “quiet, serene, no hustle-bustle, no current — 35 locks, and we are usually alone.”

Upon reaching Buffalo, New York, Kauppila left the crew to pilot Laugh-

ing Whitefish across Lake Erie and up the Detroit River into Lake Huron. He rejoined the crew in DeTour at the eastern end of the U.P. for the final leg of the voyage through the Soo Canal and back across Lake Superior, but more problems intervened. With a malfunctioning engine, they limped up the St. Marys River and through the locks. Once out on Superior, the engine quit for good, so the final leg of the voyage was made under sail. As happens so frequently on Superior, a violent thunderstorm erupted and Laughing Whitefish was forced to ride it out with no power.

On June 25, she finally limped into Marquette Harbor, battered but still seaworthy, to conclude her 10-month voyage. Looking back on the adventure, Kauppila said he was happy to have had an overall successful and life-changing voyage.

When he began the Great Loop adventure, he had envisioned that it would lead to an eventual round-theworld tour, but the total experience must have more than fulfilled his desire to sail. Kauppila said it was the last time he took Laughing Whitefish out of Marquette Harbor.

Bryon Ennis has been an occasional contributor to MM He taught English in Michigan public schools for 10 years and writing at Jackson Community College for 24 years. He is a 1968 graduate of NMU.

Answers for the New York Times crossword puzzle, located on Page 21.

A life of service

Remembering Dr. Sarah Doubledee

By Jamie Glenn

Dr. Sarah Doubledee was well known in the Marquette community as a professor, avid quilter, and a devoted member of the Marquette chapter of Lions Club International. Colleague and friend Elmer Moisio reflected on how he met Dr. Doubledee in 1980 as a facility member in the Nursing department at NMU.

“I was a professor there, and she was a fellow faculty member. She was always willing to do the work. We became friends because my office was across the hall from her,” Moisio said.

The Lions Club International now serves communities in 200 countries worldwide with 1.4 million members. At the state level, district 10 spans across the Upper Peninsula. In 1987 the Lions Club International welcomed both women and men into their clubs. Moisio had the perfect friend in

mind when it came time to recruit new members.

“I knew she was interested in joining, so I sponsored her. My job was to help her get oriented to the club. She zoomed through the club and got to know the whole system.” Pretty soon, she was elected vice president and then became the district chairman, and she worked her way up.” Moisio said. “I was quite surprised because you sponsor someone; you don’t really know how they’re going to become a lion and what interests they’re going to have.

“She took the bull by the horns and became a really strong lion and got to know a lot of people from all the different clubs and became pretty well known throughout the district; she became involved in a lot of things.”

Dr. Doubledee was the first female member to be inducted into the Mar-

Dr. Sarah Doubledee was heavily involved in community programs, including as a member of the Lions Club International. (Photo courtesy of Mary Rule)

quette Lions Club and eventually the first female district governor of the Upper Peninsula. Moisio shared the meaning of an elected role and the support Dr. Doubledee needed to find success.

“When you get up to the district governor’s level, you move into this group that does a lot of help for each other. You travel to all the clubs in the U.P. It’s not a small job,” Moisio said.

Dr. Doubledee served in Lions Club International for 34 years; it was near the end of her journey of service that she met and mentored current Marquette Lions Club President Mary Rule, who has been a member of the Marquette Lions for nine years.

“My primary interaction with her was with the Marquette Lions Club. I’ve only been in the club for nine years, and she was a very instrumental person in the club,” Rule said. “She was the go-to for anything that came up. In the years that she was in the club, she was just the leader of the information. Anytime a member wanted to know anything about the Lions Club or how we did something or a question about the policy, she knew it all.

“Sarah was a very intelligent person. She had a great sense of humor. I could see that she had lived a very full life; she had very poor health when I met her.” Rule said. “Our interactions were limited, but she always had good information for me. She was very patient and supportive. She was a great teacher.”

Rule reflected on Dr. Doubledee’s ability to maintain friendships with longstanding members of the local Lions Club while welcoming new members.

“She had some very long standing friends in the club; they were a tightknit group. She always was looking out for those new people that were just coming in,” Rule said.

“She became such a big part of my life because she made a point of talking and interacting with me.” Rule said. “I could pick up that phone

Honoring Dr. Doubledee

Dr. Doubledee will be recognized at the State-wide Lions Club International Hall of Fame event in Mount Pleasant on August 5.

anytime and call Sarah, and she had great insight for me. I trusted her very much.”

One of Dr. Doubledee’s biggest initiatives while participating in the Lions Cub was the Leader Dogs for the Blind, an organization that assists with pairing a dog with a person with a disability at no cost to the individual.

“The Leader Dogs for the Blind was important to her because it very much supported our vision mission. The Leader Dogs for the Blind, which was a $40,000 investment per dog, goes to an individual at no cost.” Rule said. “For someone who can’t see, a

leader dog can make a huge difference in their life, and the Lions Club is very dedicated to the Leader Dog Project because it was something that Sarah was very passionate about.”

In 2019 the Marquette Lions Club celebrated 100 years and was the first Lions Club in the state of Michigan to achieve that milestone. Dr. Doubledee was a leader in creating the event.

Dr. Doubledee worked with the City of Marquette to secure the name change of Marquette Lions Lakeside Park, a location that holds great sig-

nificance for the club.

“She was a leader in the celebration of the Marquette Lions Club 100 year anniversary, as we are the first registered club in the state.” said Rule. “This was a very significant event which was celebrated with a large dinner at NMU.”

“She worked with the City of Marquette to change the name of Lakeside Park to Marquette Lions Lakeside Park to obtain centennial status.” said Rule. “Marquette Lions Lakeside Park is where the first meetings for the

I COULD PICK UP THAT PHONE ANYTIME AND CALL SARAH, AND SHE HAD GREAT INSIGHT FOR ME.

Dr. Sarah Doubledee, pictured here, was a long standing member of the Lions Club International. She served for 34 year and was the first woman instituted in the Marquette Lions Club and also the first female district governor of the Upper Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of Mary Rule)

Marquette Lions occurred.”

The Guiding Lion Program was designed as a club-to-club mentorship program to help a newer or struggling club find success; the mentorship is a two-year appointment. Dr. Doubledee was appointed to this task later in her career as a Lion.

“She was responsible for helping develop a plan to help guide the club so they could become self-sufficient and strong.” said Rule. “She needed to provide tools to help the club officers manage their club.”

Dr. Doubledee passed away in February of 2023 after a battle with cancer; she was 75. Many Lions Club members from near and far gathered to celebrate her life and the impact she made on many U.P. communities.

“When the time came that she passed,” Rule said, “we started hearing stories at her funeral from people all over the district. Her funeral was packed with old lions from all over the U.P. because she was the first woman governor in the Lions Club in the Upper Peninsula and was being recognized.”

In her free time, Dr. Doubledee enjoyed quilting and was active in Marquette’s quilting community, Sarah’s husband, Art, worked with the Marquette Quilting Association to raise money for both the Marquette Lions Club and the Marquette Quilting Association.

“We knew she was a quilter, but we really didn’t know the extent of her quilting until she passed. Her husband and the Quilting Association in Marquette started talking about what they were going to do with her quilting estate.”

Dr. Sarah Doubledee’s husband Art worked with the Quilting Association following Sarah’s passing. That sale raised $20,000. The money raised was donated to the Marquette Lions Club and the Marquette Quilting Association.

The Lions Club used the donation received from Dr. Doubledee’s quilting estate to assist various groups and community members in need, including the Women’s Center, The Salvation Army, The Trillium House, Giving Tuesday, and the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. The Quilting Association has designated their donation to sewing classes for the community.

“The Quilting Association used the money to start up classes to teach people how to quilt and sew.” Rule said. “We’re taking one of the quilts that Sarah made, and we’re getting ready to hang it in the Lion’s room at the Peter White Public Library. We’re going to put up a plaque recognizing Sarah’s talent and skill in quilting.”

Dr. Doubledee will be recognized at the State-wide Lions Club International Hall of Fame event in Mount Pleasant, on August 5.

“The state of Michigan is now recognizing her in their Hall of Fame, so that her name will not only be known in the Upper Peninsula but in the entire state of Michigan, and she deserves it completely,” Rule said. “Sarah didn’t set a limit for herself. She saw something that needed to get done, and she made it happen. She was a very strong-willed woman. She gave a lot to this community, to NMU, along with the many years that she spent in the Marquette Lions Club.”

MM

Jamie Glenn is a U.P. native who graduated from NMU in 2018 with a degree in creative writing and journalism. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys advocating for disability rights, playing sled hockey and listening to live music.

SARAH DIDN’T SET A LIMIT FOR HERSELF. SHE SAW SOMETHING NEEDED TO GET DONE, AND SHE MADE IT HAPPEN.

Hummingbirds

These small creatures provide some of the best birding moments

By Scot Stewart

“Hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty, and teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence.” – Unknown

Mention hummingbirds and nearly anyone you talk to will get a big smile on their face. Hummingbirds are the gems of the bird world with their tiny bodies, iridescent feathers, and amazing abilities in flight, to hover, fly straight up, backward, and over amazing distances. Nearly all hummingbirds are

creatures of warm weather and most migrate. The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird with a summer range in the eastern United States and are the ones making their homes in the U.P. in summer.

Adults have greenbacks that shimmer with metallic glimmers. Gold and yellow highlights glint when the sunlight strikes them from the right angle and run to a flat solid shade of dark green in dimmer light. Females have creamy white chests, with tinges of gray and green on their flanks. Males’ breasts are darker, and they have a flare of iridescent red feathers under

their chins called gorgets. They too flash brilliantly red when turned outward when the males display them, and nearly black at other times.

As with nearly all groups of animals and plants, new species are still being found, especially in the tropics of South America. Those charged with naming them, taxonomists are continually comparing genetic information, behavior and appearances of closely related species and subspecies to “lump or split” them as new discoveries are made. Current estimates for the number of different species of hummingbirds hover around 350,

all living in the western hemisphere. Early European explorers did not know them and were puzzled by their diminutive size and behavior. They were called “fly birds” and “flying jewels” because of their buzzing behavior and iridescent appearance.

“By the way, did you fellows know that a hummingbird weighs as much as a quarter? Do you think a hummingbird also weighs the same as two dimes and a nickel? But then she asked a question of her own: How do they weigh a hummingbird?” - Calvin Trillin

HUMMINGBIRDS ARE THE GEMS OF THE BIRD WORLD...

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds. A ruby-throated hummingbird weighs .11 ounces or about 3.12 grams, the weight of a newer penny – the old pennies made of solid copper weigh a bit more. The weight of a black-capped chickadee is .5 ounces or 12 grams, four times as much! The smallest hummingbird, the bee hummingbird of Cuba, weighs only .06 ounces or about 1.5 grams.

Yet they are dynamos. Ruby-throated hummingbirds can visit close to 1,000 flowers in a day and can make a nonstop flight during migration up to 500 miles. The nectar they eat is

one of the keys to their survival and to producing the energy they need to keep going. When a limited supply of food is available, the resident hummingbird can become extremely aggressive, protecting the food supply and chasing other hummingbirds off.

In springtime, they may become more opportunistic, especially if cool weather has limited the maturing and opening of important early flowers like willow and sugar maple trees. When the first males arrive, they may need to seek out other sources of food to sustain their metabolisms.

Yellow-bellied sapsuckers may

provide the help they need. When these woodpeckers first return to places like the Upper Peninsula in early spring, they too need an extra boost of energy and turn to the rising sap with its high sugar content in sugar maple trees. They drill rows of holes in tree trunks, then return as the wells they create in the bark fill with sap. An added bonus comes from insects that are attracted to the sap, providing protein to the menu. Sapsuckers will also create wells in other kinds of trees – other maples, apples, birches, hemlock, pine. The other maples and birch will provide some saps to con-

At left, a young male feeds on Common Milkweed. Below, another young male rests on a twig. (Photos by Scot Stewart)

sume, but the rest mostly are used to attract the insects.

Hummingbirds learn the locations of these wells and take advantage of what can be a huge bounty of food, especially if there are several sugar maples in the same area that have been “tapped.” Hummingbirds may have to deal with territorial sapsuckers, and other species interested in the sap like warblers, kinglets and even chickadees.

“After a few mouthfuls of moon-flavored air, even the stubbornly drowsy can find themselves wide-eyed. All the normal noises of life were gone, leaving behind the secretive sounds, the shy sounds, the whispers, and conversations of moss disputing with grass over some soft piece of earth, or the hummingbird snoring.” – N.D. Wilson

Hummingbirds don’t sing in the way other songbirds vocalize. They do have some twittering calls, but as their names suggest, they don’t know the words, so they just hum along. Tiny jokes there to go with their tiny size.

The wings of ruby throats beat at 53 beats per minute and do make a notable sound. The wingbeat is measured

by the frequency of the sound produced. Most of their vocalizations are produced when aggressive encounters with other hummingbirds happen but some male-female communications with twittering calls do occur, especially when males are courting.

Mating displays are intriguingly unique for different species as the males go through diving, calling to impress females. Most male hummingbirds display either a “J” or “U”shaped diving flight pattern over a perched female. Many are described and sketched in Sibley’s Field Guide to Birds. The sight of a hummingbird flying in a repetitive pattern over a branch is usually a good sign courtship is happening.

Regularly reaping comments of wonder, hummingbirds are small aerial miracles. Like tiny jewels, they traverse flowering trees, bushes, and gardens in search of the carbohydrates they need to keep their amazing metabolism going. They have amazing memories to keep track of the flowers they have visited, knowing it can take four hours for the nectaries in some flowers to refill. With a mental map of the places they have been, they continue through a bed or tree full of flowers, sometimes visiting a dozen or more flowers every hour to

An adult hummingbird preens. (Photo by Scot Stewart)

consume the food they need without visiting a flower too soon before it has replenished its nectar.

Females arrive in the summer range after males. Once mates are decided and mating is completed, males move on, leaving all the nest building, incubation and care of young to females. The nests are constructed, usually on horizontal branches of trees like maples, of bits of plant material, but can also include small feathers and downy parts of dandelion and thistle seeds wrapped together with spider webs. If last year’s cattail heads are placed in nesting areas they may utilize the fluffy parts of them too. Once the nests are constructed, the females place bits of lichens on the outside of the nests to help camouflage them and pack down the bottoms. The sides will remain looser and can stretch out as young birds get older.

The females will usually lay two eggs to maximize production but limit what they can single-handedly do by themselves to incubate over a little more than two weeks. They remain in the nests full time, leaving for only five or 10 minutes per hour during the day to feed and take water. Females will also take care of all the feeding of young until they fledge. Hatchlings will have short bills, making it easier for the mothers to feed them, regurgitating a liquidy mix of nectar and pollen mixed with tiny spiders and

insects, like aphids, for about three weeks.

They will stay with the young fledglings until just before migrating when all will head south by themselves — males, then females, and finally young, usually near the end of September in the U.P. Because the summer range of ruby-throats extends across much of the southern tier of Canada, their migration can be seen through October as Canadian hummingbirds migrate through the areas. Occasionally migrants will move through even later. Around eight years ago one was seen on the east side of Marquette near Thanksgiving. It may have been a late nest fledgling or simply a hummingbird recovering from an injury/illness, finally heading south.

This stretched-out period for migration may help birders understand why it is important to continue to keep hummingbird feeders up after the local birds leave. There are more coming. And even better, there may be some unexpected visitors birders have not seen before.

“I’d like to be like a hummingbird. You see them every now and then. You don’t see them everywhere.” — Shailene

Woodley

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds with a

Above, a young male feeds, his shadow on display on the leaf below him. Below, a male in territorial display while hovering. (Photos by Scot Stewart)

summer range across most of the eastern United States including the U.P. They are also the most common hummingbird in the country, but other species do occasionally make it here from the west and the south. During the fall migration, western species may wander on their way south and end up in northern Michigan. Others are occasionally blown off course as they head south and wind up far east of their normal path.

One of the species seen in the U.P. is Anna’s hummingbird. In 2010 a pair found their way to a feeder station in Grand Marais in late October and lingered there until mid-December. The fall was mild, and the male could be found singing in trees in early November. The residents there constructed a sheltered hummingbird feeder with a lightbulb to keep the sugar water from freezing. It is one of the hardiest species of hummingbirds, with a yearround range extending all the way

from British Columbia in Canada to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Hummingbirds can go into a special sleeping phase called torpor, lowering their own temperature at night to conserve energy. This may have helped the pair survive cooler nights and even several snow squalls. By early December, several plans had been considered to either capture the two and put them on a plane for California or house them in a greenhouse until spring. Before a plan could be enacted, the two disappeared.

Other Anna’s have been reported in the Upper Great Lakes in December. Laura Erickson, an author of 13 books on birds and the radio program producer famous for her radio segments, “For the Birds” heard on WXPR, public radio from Rhinelander, lives in the Duluth area and reported on an Anna’s hummingbird, seen there one year into the second week of December. It finally left after overnight tem-

Top, a hummingbird feeds on Ohio Beebalm. Above, a female roosting on a stick. (Photos by Scot Stewart)

peratures dipped to single digits. In 2014 an even rarer berylline hummingbird showed up in Grand Marais. This species rarely wanders north of Mexico, so it was a wonder to find it in Grand Marais. It is a larger hummingbird with prominent, deep metallic green feathers on its head and neck. It stayed in town at a feeder station for several days in September before disappearing.

Perhaps the best of the wandering hummingbirds for Michigan is the Mexican violetear. It is a larger blue and green hummingbird that is more apt to wander than most other hummingbirds, with some making it all the way to Canada. Two have made it to the Upper Peninsula in recent years, but it might be just one on two different occasions. Both sightings were at the same feeder in Shelter Bay in Alger County in different years. It is interesting that four of these vagrant hummingbirds have all ended up in

“A flash of harmless lightning, a mist of rainbow dyes. The burnished sunbeams brightening. From flower to flower he flies.” – John B. Tabb, The Hummingbird

Hummingbirds migrate by themselves and are very territorial, so they are rarely seen in groups unless there is a substantial supply of food. Some large hummingbird feeders and feeding stations do attract large numbers of hummers, usually during migration, but large flower beds or areas with lots of nectar-producing flowers can produce impressive numbers of hummingbirds, with plenty of aerial combat.

There are several large patches of common milkweed in the central U.P. When the flowers in these patches begin blooming at the same time, the

Alger County along the shore of Lake Superior.

Above, a berylline Hummingbird at feeder in Grand Marais, Michigan. Below, a young male extends his tongue while roosting. (Photos by Scot Stewart)

local ruby-throats fledge and become more active. The area can quickly fill with families of females and their young cashing in on the large quantity of nectar available. One patch in north Marquette has hosted 30 or more during the peak days of nectar production in years past. The numbers there have fluctuated with all the obvious factors that can influence their visits — summer temperatures affecting the timing of the bloom, the amount of rainfall controlling the timing of blooms, the amount of nectar produced, the size of the milkweed patch (currently shrinking due to changes in the developments in the area) and of course the success of the hummingbirds themselves raising their young.

At its peak, the patch starts to get active soon after daybreak, with three to five hovering through the flowers at a time and often two to three pairs jousting as they rise above the flowers up to 50 feet before peeling off and returning to roosts or dipping back to feed. One or two adult males, with their bright red gorgets, may visit during the first few days the patch reaches its peak, but during the latter days, only females and young are usually seen. When the patch includes a dead sapling or other higher prominence within the patch, it may become a roosting outpost overlooking the flowers where one bird can roost between feeding sessions, rest, and preen. It also makes it easier to challenge other hummingbirds more quickly and drive them off if they are able to be the dominant hummingbird.

“Hummingbird teaches us to transcend time, to recognize that what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future is not nearly as important as what we are experiencing now. It teaches us to hover in the moment, to appreciate its sweetness.” —

Constance Barrett Sohodski

Finding a large patch of milkweed or another large flower can lead to a really satisfying opportunity to watch hummingbirds. By standing still and quietly at the edge of the flowers may provide a unique and intimate opportunity to watch hummingbirds feed, as close as 12 inches away! Feeders or planting the right flowers in the yard can be equally productive. Fuchsia planters can attract hummingbirds regularly all summer and flower beds with hosta, bellflower, monarda, Ohio beebalm (red flowers are particularly good for attracting hummingbirds), and cardinal flowers are excellent plants to grow when trying to attract hummingbirds. When they bloom, just pull up a chair, sit and relax and watch some of the most amazing birds going about their lives as some of the most incredible and beautiful creatures in the world.

Scot Stewart has lived in Marquette long enough to be considered a true Yooper even though he was born in Illinois. He is a teacher and loves to be outdoors photographing and enjoying nature.

A male Anna’s Hummingbird is pictured in Grand Marais, Michigan. (Photo by Scot Stewart)

UP self-publishing guru helps other writers get published Leading the way

By Eleni Robertson

Marquette is full of reminders of times gone by - the distinctive ore dock in the center of town, the beehive-like Carp River Kiln, even the beautiful stone houses on Ridge Street. Many of these things are admired from afar, but many probably don’t know very much about the real history of them - or at least definitely not as much as Tyler Tichelaar does.

Tyler Tichelaar is a prolific writer, having written over 20 books to date. While he writes both fiction and non-fiction, the vast majority of his books are set with Marquette as the regional and historical backdrop. It’s

no surprise –– Tichelaar is a 7th-generation Marquette resident. His family has been living here since Marquette’s founding in 1849. His family was on the first-ever Marquette census.

Naturally, with such strong roots in the area, he grew up listening to family members tell stories about Marquette and developed an early interest in local history. By age 8 or 9, Tichelaar already knew he wanted to be an author. He went on to study at Northern Michigan University for his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and at Western Michigan University for his PhD. Given the difficulties of making a career out of writing, he

assumed that teaching would be his primary source of income and spent some time teaching outside of the Upper Peninsula.

But after spending time elsewhere, Tichelaar found that being away from Marquette made him appreciate how special it was. He then returned to Marquette to focus on his writing and properly research his novels. He worked a day job and wrote in his spare time, but there are a lot of misconceptions about being an author. It’s easy to think that you just write a book, send it in, it gets published and you’re an author overnight –– but, like many things in life, it’s not that sim-

Tyler Tichelaar, pictured here standing in front of the grave of Chief Kawbawgam on Presque Isle, has written over 20 books, many of which are set in or about the Upper Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of Tyler Tichelaar)

ple.

He sent many letters to publishers and almost always got a standard form rejection letter back. When he received the occasional handwritten rejection, it usually stated that his writing simply wasn’t something they were interested in. It was regional fiction, after all –– the publishing companies didn’t think something like that could have mass appeal.

After all this rejection, Tichelaar finally thought, “Why should all these people in New York decide what people in Marquette read?” Furthermore, why can’t Marquette be the backdrop for a novel? There are many loved, successful books that feature a regional or historical backdrop. In many ways, rich historical details can elevate a story.

That was the beginning of Marquette Fiction, Tichelaar’s publishing company. With this, Tichelaar was finally able to share his novels with the world. At the time, “I felt like I was doing something revolutionary since there was so little regional fiction [in Marquette],” Tichelaar said. His books were truly something unique, and only possible due to self-publishing.

“Self-publishing has changed the writing world,” Tichelaar said.

Traditionally, big publishing companies have covered the expensive costs associated with publishing huge quantities of book copies, while paying the writer royalties and an initial advance. Tichelaar started Marquette Fiction in 2005. Thanks to the internet, writers were then able to use self-publishing platforms online. These platforms allow writers to print-on-demand, which means books do not need to be accepted by any big, far-away company. Writers can print smaller quantities as well, making the whole process more affordable. Tichelaar recommends IngramSpark, but there are many to choose from, each with their own advantages. These new internet platforms changed everything, Tichelaar explained.

“There just wasn’t the technology before.”

However, there is a slight stigma against self-publishing since there is no longer a filter on which books get published. If anyone can publish a book, some people think it reduces the quality of books put out into the world. But most writers seem to agree the freedom print-on-demand allows outweighs the stigma.

One helpful resource for local writers looking to produce high-quality writing is the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. The benefits of joining the UPPAA include access to workshops, newsletters,

and conferences, as well as support for writers and publishers looking to learn from each other. Tichelaar was the president of the organization for many years, and said that overall it really “helps authors print good books.”

After a few years of publishing books under Marquette Fiction, Tichelaar had more and more people asking him to help edit their own books. Seeing this need, in 2008 he formed Superior Book Productions, a company that helps writers edit, layout and prepare their books for publishing. By 2009, “I was able to become self-employed as an editor,” Tichelaar said.

Today, over a decade later, Tichelaar has a reputation for creative books with historically accurate details. When asked which of his books he would recommend to a new reader, Tichelaar said, “If you like fiction, I would start with Iron Pioneer.”

This is one of his earliest works, published in 2006, and is the first of his Marquette Trilogy. Iron Pioneer begins in the 1840s when iron ore was discovered in the Upper Peninsula and brave families set out to discover and make a home on new, rugged land.

Queen City of the North, the second of the trilogy, is set in the first half of the 20th century, and Superior Heritage, the third, culminates in 1999 with the anticipation of the new millennium.

I JUST TRY TO WRITE FOR ONE HOUR EVERY DAY, OR AT LEAST 500 WORDS A DAY, BUT MOST DAYS I END UP WITH 1,000 TO 1,500 WORDS.

Needless to say, writing these books required a lot of background knowledge. He always meticulously researches the time and place in which each story is set.

“Whatever year I set the book in,” Tichelaar said, “I have to be very aware of what was located where, and when things changed.”

His most recent novel, published in July of this year, is called Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel

“For years, I thought, ‘Gee, I wish I had a time travel machine’,” Tichelaar said.

This daydream gave him the idea to write a novel about a man who wakes up in the year 1900, with no memory of his name, where he’s from, or even the year. He recognizes nothing, but he has enough memories of modern technologies, like cars and TVs, to suspect he must be in the wrong time, sending him on a quest to uncover the truth.

Many time travel stories involve characters going back in time to change something.

“The one thing I wish was different was the Longyear Mansion not being moved from Ridge Street,” Tichelaar said.

The Longyear Mansion, built in 1890 by the Longyear family, was

an impressive mansion located on Ridge Street near the intersection with Cedar Street. Long story short, the family decided to disassemble and move by freight train the entire structure to Brookline, Massachusetts. Today, there are still buildings on Ridge and Arch Streets built around the same time as the mansion and with the same beautiful architecture, but Tichelaar would love to see the enormous Longyear Mansion still standing there today.

Tichelaar said his most popular nonfiction book is probably Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man. This book is an account of the colorful life of Chief Kawbawgam, who allegedly lived from 1799 to 1902, and is now buried in Presque

Isle Park. Kawbawgam lived through a tumultuous time as white Americans settled lands native to his people, but emerged as an important figure in the settlement of Marquette and was admired both by white settlers and the Ojibwa community.

Another of his popular non-fiction books is My Marquette, a detailed account of the people, places, and history of Marquette. With an abundance of fascinating photographs, this is an excellent book for anyone interested in gaining an understanding of Marquette’s past and an appreciation for its present.

With so many books, Tichelaar frequently gets asked how he finds the time to write them.

“I just try to write for one hour ev-

ery day, or at least 500 words a day, but most days I end up with 1,000 to 1,500 words…and if you write a page a day, you’ll have a book at the end of the year.”

The main advice that Tichelaar would give to someone interested in writing a book is to just be dedicated.

“The main thing is to work at it at least a little every day,” Tichelaar said. “Then the book is always there in my brain, so even if I don’t put a word down, it’s always working itself out in my subconscious.” It becomes something you think about more frequently, allowing ideas to come to you more naturally.

Throughout the years, one thing that can be said about Tichelaar’s writing is that he has stayed true to himself and his interests. Despite publishing companies telling him time and time again that his writing was too niche, he has found a worldwide audience through self-publishing.

Visit marquettefiction.com for more information on Tyler Tichelaar’s books.

Eleni Robertson lives in the heart of the Hiawatha National Forest and spends her time outdoors, reading, gardening, and playing music.

the arts

For the love of theatre

Players de Noc open to people of all ages

By Andie Balenger

As audience members await their anticipated Players de Noc main stage production, the cast and crew are far from waiting in the wings. It is opening night, and just out of hearing distance from the crowd, a roaring fight song echoes somewhere off-stage, sung by members of the theatre troupe as they hold hands and rejoice in this tradition. Returning members bellow the lyrics of the limerick as first-timers stare in wonder.

The pre-performance jitters return only for a second after the fight song. As the stage curtains slowly unfurl and the murmurs in the crowd disperse, a simple phrase shared by all of the troupe members suppresses any potential stage-fright, right before they head on stage:

“I love you,” Heather Grimes, president of the Players de Noc Board of Directors, says. “That’s how we roll, and that’s how theatre rolls.”

Players de Noc, a community theatre organization based in Escanaba, is gearing up for its 2023-2024 season. Performing at Escanaba’s William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, located at 700 1st Ave. South, Players is a primarily revenue-funded organization operated entirely by volunteers who

share a passion and commitment to the performing arts.

With a mission of providing high-quality and inclusive theatre experiences for people of all ages, Jamie Peterson, technical supervisor for Players de Noc, described the theatre community as a home that welcomes all with open arms.

“Players is a sanctuary for those folks that are needing connection. It’s a creative outlet and it’s a place to have fun,” Peterson said. “Players is a community, but Players is a safe time with family. People involved don’t just share time on stage together, but they share their lives with each other.”

Approaching its 59th year in action – the theatre’s first production being “The Tender Trap” in 1965 – the troupe will be offering seven productions that vary from an upbeat, comedic musical to a real-life wizarding experience. Similar to its previous productions, several of this season’s shows will be interactive, encouraging audience members to actively participate in the theatre experience.

The ’23-’24 season is unique, however, in that it has been several years in the making. After noticing that Delta County youth were underserved when it came to performance art opportuni-

The cast and band from Players’ most recent musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On!” The four actresses in the front row have played these same roles in two other Wonderettes musicals in 2014 and 2017. (Photo courtesy of Michael Hall)

ties, Peterson approached the troupe’s board of directors with one goal in mind: to get more kids on stage.

“We needed [youth programming] that was meaningful and we needed to be able to teach them,” Peterson said. “So I approached the board and said ‘What if we do four years’ worth of youth programming that was all based in amazing youth literature’ and they were like ‘Yes.’”

It was settled. After the board determined the best time in the season to insert youth-oriented productions, four classic childhood stories were hand-picked to be transformed into main stage shows: “Charlotte’s Web,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “The BFG,” and “Stuart Little.”

But like many highly-anticipated things, the Covid-19 pandemic and licensing issues threw a wrench into these plans. However, as the rest of the world adjusted to pandemic regulations, social distancing orders, and mask mandates, the theatre persevered through the tough times as well. To get the ball rolling on the youth programming, Peterson turned to Sam Komay, the current marketing director for Players de Noc.

At the time, Komay was a relatively new member of the troupe. She had just participated in her first production with Players, “Jerry’s Brain”, which was also the first show Players put on after the pandemic. As the curtains closed on that performance, Peterson handed Komay a script for “Charlotte’s Web” and encouraged her to make her directorial debut with the troupe.

“[Charlotte] was definitely the epitome of community theatre,” Komay said. “It is one of the highlights of my time with Players.”

Still combating pandemic protocols, Players’ production of “Charlotte’s Web” had several hoops to jump through. To start, the entire performance was rehearsed offsite at a local church. Anticipating a large crowd, the directors conducted a brainstorming session to decide the best outdoor location for the show.

If you know anything about the tale of the pig and spider, the answer to that question may seem quite obvious.

In collaboration with the U.P. State Fair Department Advisory Committee and the Delta County Commerce Center, Komay and the 17 kids she was directing were able to perform “Charlotte’s Web” out of a barn at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The production went off without a hitch as audience members sat socially distanced outdoors and enjoyed concessions.

“We only had one week of rehearsals at the actual fairgrounds, so we put up the barn and got to work,” Komay said. “To come back from Covid with something like that and start this youth theatre journey at the same time was fantastic.”

Over the past three years, Players has invested an incredible amount of time and energy into youth programming. Following Komay’s production, the theatre went on to produce “James and the Giant Peach,” “It’s a Wonderful Neverland,” and “Circus Olympus.”

While some youth are learning to act onstage, there is nearly double the number of individuals operating as crew members – whether it be hair and makeup, lighting, or audiovisuals. Equally critical to a show’s success, Players de Noc works to equip all of these performing artists with

The cast of Players’ most recent youth theatre production, “Circus Olympus,” poses for a photo after they acted out Greek myths on stage. In addition to the 27 cast members, there was also youth working in sound, make-up, and lighting. (Photo courtesy of Michael Hall)

the knowledge and skills to pull off a successful show. From teaching them how to block on stage to helping them construct elaborate set pieces, troupe leaders heavily emphasize that there is a role for everyone at the theatre.

“We give them a full experience. They go through the whole audition process and then we set out the cast and crew,” Grimes said. “We are teaching them the full gambit of what is going on onstage, offstage, and upstairs, so it’s completely immersive into the theater.”

The four-year youth programming plan is culminating in a lively performance of “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which will be directed by Peterson at the beginning of May 2024. Heavily inspired by the Wes Anderson film adaptation of the Roald Dahl story, audiences can anticipate elaborate costumes, unique color palettes, and intricate lighting that have never before been seen on the Players’ stage.

The troupe is already seeing the benefits of having a strong youth base within the theatre. Since the programming began four years ago, many of the children have grown old enough to audition for adult shows. Even further, active participation on behalf of the youth has encouraged their parents or legal guardians to be involved in Players. This upward swing in par-

ticipation is not only beneficial to the future success of the organization but also for the community it is based in.

“Not only are local theatres a cultural outlet for the community, but they are a financial provider for the community,” Peterson said. “When you look at their dollars spent … all of that money is coming right back and being reinvested. It’s a great thing for tourism.”

But above all else, the dedication of the volunteers at Players does not revolve around economic factors and financial success. Instead, the entire goal of the theatre is to instill a love and passion for performing arts within not only those participating in productions but those viewing in the audience as well. According to members of Players, sharing this passion for art with others who understand and respect your gifts is an unparalleled feeling, and it is something that can only be accomplished at the theatre.

“In the timespan of eight weeks, from start to finish, we have watched children become new people,” Peterson said. “Not only accepting themselves, but willing, and this is the tough part, to accept love from others. It is nothing short of life-changing.”

In addition to “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which will hit the Players de Noc stage May 3-5 and 9-11, 2024, an ad-

ditional six shows and an interactive event will be hosted by the troupe this season:

“Wendy and Wendell’s Wonderful Wacky Wasp Wedding” (Aug. 10, 2023, at the Island Resort and Casino): A wedding-themed show that loops audience members into the ups and downs of family-filled drama as a couple looks to tie the knot.

“The Play That Goes Wrong” (Oct. 6-8 and 11-14, 2023, at the Bonifas Art Center): In this Players’ main stage production, audiences will witness firsthand the mayhem of a poorly executed theatre production and have a deeper respect for the popular phrase “the show must go on.”

“Playing Dead: A Cemetery Walk” (Oct. 19-21, 2023, at Lakeview Cemetery): Audiences will be guided on a nighttime walk through Lakeview Cemetery and enjoy dramatic retellings of some of the most famous inhabitants of Delta County.

“The Night of Magic and Wizardry” (Date TBD): After receiving an invitation in the mail, guests are invited to enjoy a night of spell-casting, postions-making, and tea-leaf reading as the Bonifas Art Center is transformed into a wizarding wonderland.

“The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” (Dec. 1-3 and 7-9, 2023, at the Bonifas Art Cen-

ter): For the fans of sappy Christmas movies, this Players’ production rolls six stories about greedy CEOs, smalltown business owners, and Christmas miracles into one heartwarming production.

“Miracle of 34th Street” (Dec. 15, 2023, at the Bonifas Art Center): The Players’ live radio show will be this classic Christmas tale. The recording of this radio show is free to attend and comes equipped with live Foley effects and a score of holiday carols.

“Lumberjacks in Love” (Feb. 29 through Mar. 3 and Mar. 7-9, 2024, at the Bonifas Art Center): From the creative minds at Northern Sky Theater in Door County, “Lumberjacks in Love” is a comedic musical that follows the tale of five “manly” lumberjacks who are thrown into chaos when a mail-order bride enters their lives.

More information about the upcoming season, including ticket prices and availability, can be found on playersdenoc.org.

Andie Balenger is a native of Gladstone, that is attending graduate school at Northern Michigan University for Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature-Based Tourism.

The cast of the Players’ youth theatre production of “Charlotte’s Web” act outdoors in front of a barn set piece they constructed. This production took place at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba due to pandemic protocols at the time. (Photo courtesy of Michael Hall)

WE ARE TEACHING THEM THE FULL GAMBIT OF WHAT IS GOING ON ONSTAGE, OFFSTAGE, AND UPSTAIRS, SO IT’S COMPLETELY IMMERSIVE INTO THE THEATER.

Warm evenings, cool soups

Summer soups delight the palate

By Katherine Larson

Some folk are surprised at the prospect of soup in August. Not me. Of course, I love soup any time of year. Equally, of course, the soups I relish in August are different than the ones that warm my bones in January. But August soups have at least three advantages.

First, August in the U.P. augurs the period of maximum garden bounty. Trugs overflow with tomatoes, zucchini, onions, garlic…the list goes on and on, and the only question is how much we can manage to eat up at any given meal. Soups are a great help here.

Second, August in the U.P. signals the time of maximum garden flavor. Each of those vegetables pops with its own vibrant character; each, too, offers the peak of nutritional value. Again, soups are the perfect vehicle with which to meld this gallimaufry into a coherent whole.

Third, August in the U.P. offers a whiplash-inducing variety of weather. Sultry days dripping with humidity occur side by side with days which seem to promise snow, all interspersed with great handfuls of days of sheer perfection: cerulean skies, zephyr-like breezes, sunbeams laughing on the waves… Soups meet that variety with a wild variety of their own, from icy chilled gazpacho to sustaining lentils to the happy medium of corn and potato chowder.

I approached three farmers whose produce graces the Downtown Marquette Farmers’ Market to ask them about their favorite August soups –soups that take the fullest advantage of their farms’ bounty. Their responses were as various as the season. Tensi Parsons is manager of Little Parsley Farm, located near Beaver Grove in Marquette County. Parsons is no stranger to sharing recipes — her farm provides them with their weekly community supported agriculture farm share, giving subscribers some great tips on what to do with their weekly selection of vegetables.

For this particular summer soup task, she focused on three classic soups served cold: vichyssoise, gaz-

pacho, and summer borscht.

Vichyssoise (pronounced “vishi-swahz”), served chilled, is an American take on a French dish. The French version is thick and hot and dense with cream. The American version is lighter, healthier, and profoundly refreshing on a hot, sticky day. Take a pound each of new potatoes and fresh leeks; clean and chop them both, then sauté them in a little butter in a medium pot, just enough to give them a little color. Add a quart of that good homemade chicken or vegetable stock you keep in your freezer – or, if you don’t, a quart of good fresh water will do fine – along with three or more cloves of fresh garlic, peeled, plus salt and pepper, then simmer everything all together until the potatoes are cooked, about 15 or 20 minutes.

Purée in a blender or food processor, in batches if necessary, then

taste. Creamy enough for you? You’re done. Want a little extra richness? Stir in up to half a cup of heavy cream or half and half. Either way, chill in the refrigerator until it’s icy cold, then check seasonings (add a bit of salt and/or pepper if that’s what your taste calls for) and serve, garnished lavishly with fresh parsley.

To transform a bowl of vichissoise from a first course to a whole meal, add a few grilled shrimp along with the parsley and serve a nice crusty loaf of bread on the side.

Gazpacho is a summer classic from Spain that has spread around the world to every place where fine fat fresh tomatoes ripen. It is no good with those hard pink objects from supermarkets; the tomatoes really need to be homegrown or market-grown, ripened naturally on the vine and eaten at their peak.

Leeks, pictured here freshly harvested from Little Parsley Farm in Beaver Grove, are a key ingredient in an American take on a French classic soup. (Photo courtesy of Little Parsley Farm).

Gazpacho is also a source of significant controversy. Purée or not? Include bread in the soup or not? What one person grew up with is another person’s abomination – no, not abomination, still perfectly delicious, just not that person’s conception of the dish. Here, therefore, I offer you two versions: the one I grew up with and a different one I also love now.

What I grew up with involved a lot of tomatoes, chopped and then salted and put to sit for half an hour or so; plus chopped cucumbers, bell peppers, onions, and garlic, all chopped into pieces of a size that you’d like to encounter on a soup spoon, and all added to the chopped tomatoes and stirred. The other vegetables just season the soup while the tomato is supposed to be the star of the show, so let your quantities reflect this fact –plenty of tomatoes, less of everything else combined. A quarter cup of olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and you’re done, except for letting all these goodies sit together long enough for the flavors to blend.

A more modern and sophisticated version involves much the same ingredients: say, two pounds of tomatoes to eight inches of cucumber, one small onion, one or two cloves of garlic, and one smaller, slightly spicy pepper, perhaps Anaheim or Cubanelle, along with two teaspoons of vinegar – this time, make it sherry vinegar. Put all that in a blender to purée, then slowly add olive oil by drips up to about half a cup. The mixture can go into the fridge to chill overnight, but to my taste it’s nice to let it sit out for half an hour or more before you eat it so you can taste the glorious combination of flavors.

Summer Borscht is a revelation to people who grew up on the rich hot beet soups of winter. In summer, the beets are small and sweet and tender, unlike those big thick things that last so long in the root cellar. Shred about two pounds of these dainty treasures into seven cups of water and a little salt, then simmer them until they are tender. Add the juice of two lemons, a teaspoon or two of sugar, and a couple cloves of garlic, minced, then take the pot off the stove and let it cool. (The garlic will mellow in the hot water without losing its pizzazz. If you prefer less pizzazz, add the garlic to the simmering beets a few minutes before you take the pot off the stove.) Chill and serve with garnishes: a dollop of sour cream, diced cucumber, and plenty of fresh dill.

Laura Brosius of Full Plate Farm in Skandia, suggests another chilled soup for your delectation: a cold car-

rot-ginger soup.

For this one, (the base recipe can be found online at Love & Lemon’s website) you won’t need very many ingredients. First, saute about half a chopped yellow onion with some salt and pepper in olive oil until the onions are soft. Then add about a pound of chopped carrots and some smashed garlic (garlic to taste), and cook for up to 10 minutes.

Next, you’ll add about a teaspoon of freshly grated ginger, a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, and three cups of vegetable broth. Bring everything to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.

Let the soup cool before transferring to a blender (or, you could keep it in the same pot and use an immersion blender). Now you get to customize. Too thick? Add some more water or broth. Looking for something a little sweet? Add a little maple syrup to taste. Serve with a drizzle of coconut milk to contrast that beautiful, rich orange, and enjoy.

But suppose we want a summer soup that is hot and a bit more robust? Something that feels more like a meal and provides some comfort as the day’s heat settles into the cool of the evening?

McKenzie Guzman of Yooper Country Farms has some ideas. She said, “We have two favorites! The first is corn chowder. There is nothing like the combination of sweet corn and fresh dug potatoes from the garden.” Her recipe improves on an allrecipes. com version by using fresh shallots instead of onion, plus “we add a red bell pepper for color and flavor.”

Thus, Guzman recommends sautéing about half a cup of diced bacon until crisp, then removing the meat for later and adding four medium potatoes, one or two shallots, and a red bell pepper, all chopped, to sauté in the remaining bacon fat. She adds two cups of water and simmers the vegetables until the potatoes are tender, perhaps 20 minutes, adding 3 cups of corn cut off the cob for the last few minutes of cooking. Then stir in two cups of half-and-half and let the combination heat up to just short of a boil; serve immediately, with the reserved bacon sprinkled on top. Rich and hearty fare!

Located in Eben Junction, Guzman’s 20-acre market farm includes an orchard, laying hens and ducks. Imagine the soups that could be made with 20 acres worth of produce. With the hard work a summer of farming requires, it makes sense then, that Guzman’s other favorite is “roasted tomato basil soup. On a cool evening ,this soup keeps us warm and helps us hold on to the summer flavors of the farm. We like to pair this soup with a

pesto grilled cheese made with mozzarella.”

This recipe, taken from Ina Garden’s Barefoot Contessa cookbook, involves first roasting some fresh tomatoes – three pounds of them, Roma style – chopped and tossed with 1/4 cup olive oil, on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. Then, in an eight-quart pot, sauté two onions, chopped, and six cloves of garlic, minced, in a splash of olive oil leaved by a bit of butter plus some crushed dried red pepper flakes. Add the roasted fresh tomatoes plus their accumulated juices, a 28-ounce can of plum tomatoes with their juice (in juice, not in sauce or purée!), four cups of fresh basil and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. Bring everything to a boil and then let it simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

The next step will be blending, but with this quantity of ingredients that will have to occur in batches. Guzman throws a few cashews in the blender to give the soup a creamier texture. The soup can be served hot or cold.

Okay, how about those August nights that point towards the wintry? When you realize that yes, we do live fairly far north, and autumn is not all that far away, and maybe we even want to think about lighting a fire in the fireplace?

Again Full Plate Farm’s Brosius has an idea: Lentil soup, a good vegetarian source of protein and yearround staple at the farm, is elevated by fresh August ingredients - garlic, herbs and tomatoes in particular. She said, “I use the recipe from the Moosewood Cookbook that my mother made for us throughout my childhood. Other in-season ingredients for this soup include carrots, celery and fresh onions.”

Of course, all of these soups are great for summertime, fresh and flavorful, enjoyed best sitting outside on a beautiful summer’s evening with someone you love. MM

Katherine Larson is a writer, teacher and former lawyer with a special passion for food justice.

A note from the author

For nine years, I have found some of my deepest joy, summer or winter, in writing about fresh and flavorful food in the company of those I love – most notably you, my dear readers. Health challenges are forcing me to relinquish that joy; thank you all for sharing this time together.

– Katherine Larson

A tale of swords beneath the trees

Live action role playing takes center stage during one-day event

By Alex Lehto-Clark

From Game of Thrones to various worlds found at the nation’s largest theme parks, one thing is clear: nerd culture is in vogue, and many would-be adventurers are seeking new ways to bring their imaginary worlds closer to life, perhaps now more than ever before. And for longtime fantasy enthusiasts Nate Graves and Amanda Lynn, this cultural moment was the perfect time to start something new in Marquette County: A live-action role-playing experience, held overnight, where participants are able to fully engage in a fantasy world.

Thus, Marquest was born. Dedicated to putting on live action roleplaying events in the Upper Peninsula, the Battle of Banded Iron is Marquest’s first-born fully fledged event.

Think of live-action role-playing, or LARPing as it is sometimes called, as Dungeons and Dragons meets a Renaissance Fair. It comes in many forms, from structured games with giant rulebooks and specific worlds,

to waging mock battles with padded weaponry and period-appropriate clothing. There are many events all over the country dedicated to getting people out of the modern age, and into the narrative experience.

Graves said he found inspiration for the event in a few places, but the seed for the idea had quite organic beginnings.

“A friend of ours had done a Lord of the Rings costume themed-party at her property. There were three weeks of planning with four of us involved. We had like 40 people show up and a lot of similar ideas showed up while we were doing this,” Graves said.

Graves explained it as a day-andnight long event that is sure to fulfill the wish of every person who has wanted to be a part of a different world, one rooted in its own myth and storytelling. Participants purchase a ticket and show up in costume the day of the event. As soon as they step on Lynn’s Powell Township property, the modern world fades away and the

game begins. Cell phones and other modern day amenities, like tennis shoes and pants with zippers, are not allowed. The goal, according to the organizers, is to take people to a world they have never visited.

For Lynn, the ability to work on this project is a dream come true. She brings years of experience as an event planner to the team.

“I had worked with Marquette Fringe for two years and I was really enjoying event planning and doing all of that stuff. I’ve always loved fantasy,” Lynn said. “Being a writer, my novels take precedence so I really couldn’t commit to a DND game. When Marquest reached out to me, they asked if I wanted to come on, and I said, ‘Absolutely.’”

Lynn and Graves are part of a team of six that is putting on the event, which will take place on September 23rd at Lynn’s property in Halfway Village, between Marquette and Big Bay. After experiencing what Graves called a “very large scale production”

Jamie Chandler, of Marquette, battles an opponent. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Pemble)

on the east coast, he was left hungry for more. And it needed to be closer to home.

“We had a baby and we realized that traveling across the country to sword fight just wasn’t practical anymore,” Graves said.

So he decided to put one on, right in his backyard.

“We’re building what we want. If we could do whatever we wanted to do, let’s do that,” Graves said. “We created our own world. From religion to socio-political ideals to the economy and how that functions–we built a whole mythology.”

The world has a name: Feros. Players are given a basic understanding of the world ahead of time, and then build their characters within those parameters. The multi-dimensional nature of the world and the game play is designed to transport players to a fantasy land where tensions are high, and allegiances must be made.

“But the players get to come and flesh it out. I think that’s what is super exciting for me. It’s become this hivemind experience,” Graves said.

Lynn said that she used her extensive fantasy knowledge to help form the world. The team has worked the story from the bottom up.

“We have these two Gods that started creating the same world by accident — and one was creating the sky and the other was creating the earth and they met on the horizon

and clashed — so when these Gods confronted each other it turned into a whirlwind while they were tearing the world apart. But humanity crept up and then humans started worshiping them. So they stopped their fighting and asked humanity to choose a side.

So that’s why there’s two factions,” Lynn explained.

Politics is also a major factor in the story component.

“There’s this mysterious council that doesn’t get seen much, and their aloofness created an issue among the factions,” Lynn added.

The weekend’s event begins at a point where the council comes down and determines that the faction that

wins the Battle of Banded Iron will be able to assume a seat on the council and tip the scales of power.

Players choose a faction to represent, and spend the day solving a series of puzzles and problems collectively to gain points for their side. The Battle of Banded Iron is a highlight of the event; an actual mock battle that takes place in the afternoon.

“Whichever faction they choose to align with, they have a stake in the game. Their own faction and ideals will get to play a part on the grand scale of the game’s politics,” Graves said.

There are many ways to engage with the world during the event. Play-

Above, from left, Amanda Blumer, Caben McKendrick, Kayleigh Heynen, Bonny Mahin, Nate Graves and Jamie Chandler pose in their hand crafted live-action role-playing (LARP) costumes. Below, Kayleigh Heynen, of Marquette, wears her handmade costume. (Photos courtesy of Danielle Pemble)

ers earn coins in different challenges. A full tavern with food and drinks will be on site, and players are encouraged to engage in the world in any way they choose. There are a few rules, however, when it comes to attire.

“Basically, the rule is, if you would see it on Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, it’s good to go,” said Graves.

A few things on the no list are zippers, hoodies, and t-shirts that are not covered by another layer. Cell phones are also not permitted to be used during the event, all to give players a sense of otherworldliness.

So how do players get all of this knowledge? Graves and Lynn said they’ve been using social media and their website to drop little nuggets of information that players can use to build their characters on.

Graves and Lynn say it’s something that must be experienced to be understood.

“It’s not happening anywhere near here. There’s not that deep immersion happening in the Upper Midwest at all. And it seems like it’s pulling a lot of people. It seems like there’s a lot of excitement,” Lynn said.

Graves added that the U.P. provides a very special backdrop for an experience meant to bring participants

into another dimension.

“The Upper Peninsula is practically Middle Earth,” Graves said. “When all of us are together dressed in garb and we’re taking pictures, it all adds up.”

Graves and Lynn said there’s a large crowd for this kind of thing–and they’re willing to travel.

“It’s a really committed group of people,” Lynn said. “They’re dedicated and they just wanna find good opportunities to go to.”

The property, located in Powell Township’s Halfway Village between Marquette and Big Bay, offers another key factor in creating a fully immersive experience.

“It’s kind of isolated,” Lynn said. “There’s no one back there and it’s very sheltered by trees. I think it’ll offer a more realistic kind of wall to the outside world. You can’t see the road or any other houses so you are really in Feros.”

Lynn and Graves both encourage those who are interested to visit their website, marquestlarp.com, to learn more. Extensive information about the lore and the event can be found there, including a map and mythology of the world, what to expect at the event, and more.

Graves said that Marquest is plan-

ning a few free events prior to the big weekend, and will announce those plans on the website and social media in the coming weeks. He also said that Marquest hopes to put on similar immersive experiences in the future.

Both organizers agreed that players can expect to really feel like they’ve engaged in a unique experience.

“It’s more involved than a concert,” Lynn said. “Instead of sitting there watching it happen, it’s right in front of you and you’re going to create it. You get a chance to be someone else for a day, and that’s special. It’s really releasing. I’m super excited for it.”

“If you can imagine, 60 to 100 people who also want to do this–you’re all going to be there and working

with each other to create this story,” Graves said. “The connections you’re going to come out of this world with are just unreal.”

Space is limited, so those interested are encouraged to purchase their tickets prior to the event. Admission is limited to those aged 21 years and older. Tickets can be purchased on marquestlarp.com. Those interested are encouraged to follow Marquest on Facebook and other social media.

MM

Alex Lehto-Clark is a poet and essayist who lives in Ishpeming. He has called the Upper Peninsula home for 12 years and graduated from Northern Michigan University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English.

YOU GET A CHANCE TO BE SOMEONE ELSE FOR A DAY, AND THAT’S SPECIAL.

Details are seen on the LARP costumes of Caben McKendrick (above), Nate Graves (above right), and Amanda Blumer (right). (Photos courtesy of Danielle Pemble)

out & about

Out & About is a free listing of Upper Peninsula events. Events included must cost $25 or less (except fundraisers).

All events are free and in Eastern time unless noted. We print information sent to us by a wide variety of people and organizations. It pays to double check the date, time, place and cost before heading out.

E-mail your September events by Thursday, August 10 to: calendar@marquettemonthly.com

Index

art galleries …………………………………………………………… 83-84 on the town ……………………………………………………………… 86 museums ……………………………………………………………… 90-91 support groups…………………………………………………………… 94

august events

01 TUESDAY sunrise 6:30 a.m.; sunset 9:22 p.m.

Ishpeming

• Cemetery Tour. Led by members of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Meet at the sexton’s office. Free for children younger than 12, suggested donation of $5 for students ages 12 to 17 and $10 for adults. 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming Cemetery, North Second Street. (906) 486-8680.

Marquette

• Tech Coaching for Seniors. Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want with the help of retired teacher and librarian Christine Ault. Ensure your device is charged and bring passwords with you. Sessions will be offered in 30-minute time slots between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Heritage Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4311.

• Director Chat. Stop in to chat with Library Director Andrea Ingmire. 11 a.m. to noon, and 5 to 6 p.m. Circulation Lobby, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4303 or pwpl. info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W.

Big & Rich | August 4 | Kingsford Kingsford Centennial | August 3, 4 and 5 | Kingsford

Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Oil Painting, Pastels and Drawing Classes with Marlene Wood. Bring your own supplies. $20. 1 to 3 p.m. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 225-8655.

• Historic Marquette Bus Tours. This 90-minute tour on an air-conditioned Checker bus presents local history through stories told by historical reenactors. $25. 1 p.m. Depart from the Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

• D&D Extravaganza. This inaugural event will feature Iron Golem Games and Blossom Bird Bubble Tea. Trivia will begin at 5 p.m., followed by a showing of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (PG-13) at 6 p.m. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4321 or (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

• Lake Superior Theatre: The Odd Couple. Lake Superior Theatre presents the story of two suddenly single pals who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

02 WEDNESDAY

sunrise 6:31 a.m.; sunset 9:21 p.m.

Calumet

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Bob Milne. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Farmers Market. 3 to 6 p.m. 103 Third St. (616) 516-8557 or chassellmarket.com

Copper Harbor

• Up Close and Personal: Keweenaw Lighthouses. Learn the history of the Gull Rock and Manitou lighthouses from the president of Gull Rock Lightkeepers Jeremiah Mason, a descendant of the local lighthouse Corgan family. $5 for Keweenaw County Historical Society members, $6 for the general public. 7 p.m. Copper Harbor Community Building, 230 Gratiot St. keweenawhistory.org

Curtis

• Music in the Park. Featuring The Derrell Syria Project. 6:30 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

Ishpeming

• Land Today for Life Tomorrow. Holli Langlieb of the Upper Peninsula

Land Conservancy will present photos and hands-on examples of the lands, animals and plants the organization protects in the community. 5:30 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Congregate Meals for Seniors–Dine in or Curbside Pickup. Meals available to those age 60 and older. Call to reserve a meal. $3.50 suggested donation. Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Senior Visual Art Class. “Paper Crafting: Photo Cube” with Alesia Braund. For ages 55 and older. Supplies provided. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents, $5 suggested donation for non-residents. 1 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 5 to 8 p.m. 100 Block of Washington Street. mqtfarmersmarket.com

• Historic Marquette Bus Tours. This 90-minute tour on an air-conditioned Checker bus presents local history through stories told by historical reenactors. $25. 6 p.m. Depart from the Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

• Marquette County Quilters Association Monthly Meeting. All skill levels are invited for socialization, program events and show and tell. Yearly membership fee, $20. 6:30 p.m. Lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. marquettequilters.org

• League of Women Voters of Marquette County Meeting. All interested community members are welcome. 6:30 p.m. social time, 6:45 p.m. meeting. Lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. lwvmqt.org

• Concert on the Steps. Charlie Millard Band will perform what they call “small movies for your ears.” 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

• Lake Superior Theatre: The Odd Couple. Lake Superior Theatre presents the story of two suddenly single pals who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270

N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

Negaunee

• Knitting Group. Those interested in crocheting, knitting and other fiber arts are welcome to bring their projects and share with others. Coffee provided. 1:30 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Wings of Fire Interest Group. Youth age eight and older are invited to discuss the series, write fanfiction, make crafts and other activities. 3 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Farmer’s Market. Offering local farmers’ and artisans’ goods and creations. Drop-in vendors are welcome (tables and tents are available to rent). 4 to 7 p.m. Chiri Park, corner of Iron and Silver streets (across from the YMCA). market@cityofnegaunee.com

• Negaunee City Band Concert. Seating is limited, bringing chairs is recommended. Free. 7:30 p.m. Negaunee Outdoor Performing Arts Center, east end of Iron St.

03 THURSDAY

sunrise 6:32 a.m.; sunset 9:20 p.m.

Calumet

• Movie Magic. The film selection will be Big Hero 6. $1 7 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre. com

Chassell

• Music by Courtney Clisch and Anne Linja. Courtney Clisch and her accompanist Anne Linja will offer an evening of musical treasures. 7 p.m. Chassell Heritage Center, 42373 Hancock Ave. (906) 523-1155 or chassellhistory.org

Copper Harbor

• Performances in the Park. Alex Johnston will perform. A farmer’s market is also on site. 7 to 9 p.m.

Donny Kilpela Memorial Park., 240 Gratiot St. (906) 289-4020 or performances.in.the.park@gmail.com

Escanaba

• Readers’ Theater. For students in fourth grade and older with Players de Noc. 11:45 a.m. North Lawn, Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

• OZ-canaba! A history and presentation of Escanaba’s connection to The Wizard of Oz 4:30 p.m. Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

Gladstone

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Hozz. Bring blankets or chairs. 7 p.m. Van Cleve Park. (906) 428-9222.

Gwinn

• Modeltown Market. This farmers and artisans market includes live

music. 3 to 6 p.m. Peter Nordeen Park.

Ishpeming

• Feeding America Food Distribution Drive-Thru Site. 9 a.m. North Iron Church, 910 Palms Ave. feedwm.org

• Feeding America Food Distribution Walk-up Site. 9 a.m. VFW parking lot, 310 Bank St. feedwm.org

• NCLL Archery Instruction. Shelley Saxwold, owner of Straight Line Archery, will provide safety and general archery instruction. Open to all skill levels and equipment will be provided. $5 for NCLL members and $10 for non-members, plus $10 instruction fee. 2 p.m. Straight Line Archery, 1705 Ash St. (906) 475-4252 or bbraden@ consultant.com

• Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Tournament. Tweens and teens ages 10 to 17 will race against each other to slap a match between a card and spoken word. This game is easy to learn and fun to play. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Daydreamers. Bring your own chair.

7 p.m. Old Ish statue on Main Street.

Kingsford

• Centennial Celebration. Kids’ activities followed by live music from Vince Neil and Stephen Pearcy, 80s rock tribute band The Glam Band, and more. 4 p.m. Lodal Park. kingsford100thcelebration.com

L’Anse

• Lakefront Concert. Featuring Blues, rock and Cajun music by UP Gumbo.

7 p.m. Lakefront Park, Broad Street at the lake (rain location is Meadowbrook Arena, 204 Division St.).

Marquette

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• First Thursdays Art Tour. Local art galleries will remain open with evening hours, guest artists, demos, workshop tours, and more. 4 to 8 p.m. MQTcompass.com

• U.P. Community Band Festival. The opening concert will feature the Escanaba City Band and the Norway City Band, followed by members of the Marquette City Band joining in for the U.P. Combined Community Band.

7 p.m. Bandshell, Presque Isle Park. marquettecityband.com

• Lake Superior Theatre: The Odd Couple. Lake Superior Theatre presents the story of two suddenly single pals who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or

lakesuperiortheatre.com

04 FRIDAY

sunrise 6:33 a.m.; sunset 9:18 p.m.

Kingsford

• Centennial Celebration. Kids’ activities, a STEM Expo, petting zoo, and live music led by headliners Big and Rich. Lodal Park. kingsford100thcelebration.com

Lake Linden

• Farmers Market. This family-friendly market showcases farm fresh produce, prepared foods, handcrafted items, live music, community causes and local information about the area. 4 to 7 p.m. Village Park. (906) 369-3971.

Marquette

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• U.P. Community Band Festival. The guest band concert will feature Marquette’s Octatuba Ensemble and the Downriver Community Band from the southeast corner of Michigan. 7 p.m. Bandshell, Presque Isle Park. marquettecityband.com

• Lake Superior Theatre: The Odd Couple. Lake Superior Theatre presents the story of two suddenly single pals who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . This production will take place thruststyle in the History Center’s rotunda with audiences on risers or looking down upon the action in Globe Theatre fashion. It will feature local professionals, but also classically trained actors from around the country. This event will be a collaborative fundraiser for the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival. Prices vary. 7:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

05 SATURDAY

sunrise 6:35 a.m.; sunset 9:17 p.m.

Calumet

• Great Deer Chase. Bikers can choose between a variety of course lengths. Proceeds benefit the Swedetown Trails. Prices and race start times vary. Swedetown Trails Chalet, 56641 Osceola Rd. greatdeerchase.org

• Community Summer Market. Featuring fresh foods and local handcrafted gifts. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• Orphan Art Sale. Includes paintings, photography, crafts, and garden and home items. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• King & Kash Concert. Brothers King and Kash will perform the music of Elvis Presely and Johnny Cash. $15. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Caspian

• Tastings, Tapas and Tours. This fundraising event will feature wine tastings paired with appetizers, tours of new and popular exhibits, a silent auction, and live music. $40 (pre-purchase recommended). 4 to 7 p.m. Iron County Museum, 100 Brady Ave. (906) 2652617 or info@IronCountyMuseum.org

Curtis

• 906 Festival. This family-friendly event will include food, live music, art and retail vendors, entertainment, games and activities for all ages, non-profit organization booths, demonstrations, and more. U.P. culture and traditions will be center stage. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. (906) 5869974 or ericksoncenter.org

Escanaba

• Waterfront Art Festival. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ludington Park.

• Ink Society Local Writers’ Group. Free for ages 16 and older. 10:30 a.m. Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

Houghton

• Verna Mize Triathlon. This race honors the memory of Verna Mize, an environmental advocate for Lake Superior in 1967. Events include the Main Mize and Mini Mize. Individual or team competition, open to all ages. $5. 8 a.m. East end of Ray Kestner Waterfront Park, 1100 West Lakeshore Dr. (906) 482-2422 or vernamizetriathlon.com

Ishpeming

Upper Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show. The event will include local and exotic gems, jewelry, fossils, and displays, as well as a silent auction, kids’ table, and door prizes. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ishpeming Elks Club, 597 Lakeshore Dr. ishpemingrocks.org

Kingsford

• Centennial Celebration. There will be a car cruise beginning at 9 a.m. along Woodward Avenue followed by a car show at Venue 906. Kids’ activities, a STEM Expo, petting zoo, and live music led by headliners Ann Wilson of Heart and the Gin Blossoms will take place at Lodal Park.

kingsford100thcelebration.com

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to noon. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Marquette Commons, 112 South Third St. mqtfarmersmarket. com

• U.S. National Guts Frisbee Tournament. Teams will throw and catch flying discs at 85 miles per hour to win the Buck Buchanan Memorial Guts Frisbee National Championship trophy. Presented by the Marquette Guts Frisbee Association. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tourist Park, 2145 Sugar Loaf Ave. (906) 362-5878.

• Super Mario Day. Youth of all ages can stop in for crafts from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a showing of The Super Mario Bros Movie at 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch). 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4323 or pwpl.info

• Game Fest. During this inaugural event, staff from Iron Golem Games will demo board games and help build models, and Dungeons and Dragons games will take place (registration required). 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Heritage and Shiras rooms, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 2264321 or (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. Lessons, 10 a.m. Games, 11:30 a.m. Citizens Forum, Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair St. superiorland_bridge.tripod.com

• Marquette Charter Township’s Community Day. This family-friendly event will feature musician Troy Graham, Balloon Princess, bike decorating and bike parade, face painting, bubbles, sidewalk chalk and free ice cream and popcorn from 3 to 5 p.m. There will also be a static first responder display and open volleyball and cornhole games. The live concert will feature The Maynards from 7 to 9 p.m. Concessions will be available and the public is encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. 2 to 9 p.m. Lion’s Field, M-28 (approximately 2.5 miles east of the US-41/M-28 intersection).

• U.P. Community Band Festival. The festival band concert will feature the Marquette City Band and the Festival Concert Band that includes musicians from various community bands throughout the country. 7 p.m. Bandshell, Presque Isle Park. marquettecityband.com

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . This production will take place thruststyle in the History Center’s rotunda with audiences on risers or looking down upon the action in Globe Theatre fashion. It will feature local professionals, but also classically trained actors

from around the country. This event will be a collaborative fundraiser for the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival. Prices vary. 7:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

06 SUNDAY

sunrise 6:36 a.m.; sunset 9:15 p.m.

Calumet

• Art Junkies. An arts and craft social group. Noon to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 231-0448.

• The Tamburitzans. Watch the longest-running multicultural song and dance company perform. Prices vary. 3 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Ishpeming

• Bingo. 1 p.m. Ishpeming VFW, 310 Bank St. (906) 486-4856.

• UPCROSS Bike Swap. This swap will include bikes, wheels, tires, trailers, drivetrains and other bike items. Prices vary per seller. Noon. 501 W. Euclid St.

Marquette

• U.S. National Guts Frisbee Tournament. Teams will throw and catch flying discs at 85 miles per hour to win the Buck Buchanan Memorial Guts Frisbee National Championship trophy. Presented by the Marquette Guts Frisbee Association. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tourist Park, 2145 Sugar Loaf Ave. (906) 362-5878.

• Lake Superior Theatre: The Odd Couple. Lake Superior Theatre presents the story of two suddenly single pals who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 3 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

Negaunee

• Hike on the Iron Ore Heritage Trail. Meet others for a hike on the Heritage Trail. Hike may cancel for inclement weather. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Old Towne Trailhead, Tobin St.

07 MONDAY sunrise 6:37 a.m.; sunset 9:14 p.m.

Calumet

• Musical Mondays. Featuring Cathy Isaacson and Friends. $5. 7 p.m. Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s, 25725 Scott St. (906) 337-2410 or keweenawheritagecenter.org

Curtis

• True North Quartet Chamber

Music Concert. The True North Quartet will perform a program titled “Czech it Out.” Sponsored by the Curtis Buckeyes. 7 p.m. The Pine Performance Center, 9224 SawWa-Quato St. (906) 586-9974 or ericksoncenter.org

Escanaba

• Children’s Show. Featuring Joel Tacey. 5:15 p.m. Council Chamber, 410 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

• Music Mondays. Featuring Sit Down Francis. 7 to 9 p.m. Karas Bandshell, Ludington Park, Lake Shore Dr.

Gladstone

• Farmers Market. Includes local produce, baked goods and artisan crafts, as well as live music from local musicians. 3 to 6 p.m. 907 Delta Ave. gladstonemi.org

Ishpeming

• Community Day. 4:30 p.m. Partridge Creek Farm’s Inspiration Orchard, corner of East York Street and East North Street. camden@partridgecreekfarm.org

Marquette

• Craft Magic Series: Felt Magic with Jody Trost. Learn basic needle felting and leave with a handmade felted bee pin. Felting starter kits and wool will be provided; bring a small pair of scissors. Registration requested. 6:30 p.m. Shiras Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

Negaunee

• All-Ages Online Storytime. Miss Jessica will lead stories, songs and rhymes on Facebook Live. 11 a.m. facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary. (906) 475-7700.

Eagle Harbor

• Log Cabins, LiDar and Clues. MTU Professor Sarah Fayen Scarlett will discuss the architectural field work happening in Keweenaw County and how archaeologists use building techniques and historic buildings to reconstruct the past. $5 for Keweenaw County Historical Society members, $6 for the general public. 7 p.m. Eagle Harbor Community Building. keweenawhistory.org

Ishpeming

• Cemetery Tour. Led by members of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Meet at the sexton’s office. Free for children younger than 12, suggested donation of $5 for students ages 12 to 17 and $10 for adults. 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming Cemetery, North Second Street. (906) 486-8680.

Marquette

• Tech Coaching for Seniors. Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want with the help of retired teacher and librarian Christine Ault. Ensure your device is charged and bring passwords with you. Sessions will be offered in 30-minute time slots between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Heritage Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4311.

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Lake Superior Knitters. Suggested donation of $1 to $5 per session to the MRHC. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. beedhive47@yahoo.com

• Oil Painting, Pastels and Drawing Classes with Marlene Wood. Bring your own supplies. $20. 1 to 3 p.m. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 225-8655.

• Historic Marquette Bus Tours. This 90-minute tour on an air-conditioned Checker bus presents local history through stories told by historical reenactors. $25. 1 p.m. Depart from the Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

• Senior Dance Class. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 4 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• PWPL Board of Trustees Meeting. The meeting is open to all. 5 p.m. Shiras Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. pwpl.info/pwplboard

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

09 WEDNESDAY

sunrise 6:39 a.m.; sunset 9:11 p.m.

Calumet

• Summer Concert Series. Steve Jones will perform. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre. com

Chassell

• Farmers Market. 3 to 6 p.m. 103 Third St. (616) 516-8557 or chassellmarket.com

Curtis

• Music in the Park. Angels and Outlaws will perform rock and country.

6:30 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

Hancock

• Crafting Your Fictional World for Storytellers. Stephanie Flint will discuss world-building, with a special emphasis on fantasy and science fiction worlds as it relates to writing fiction. Ages 14 and older. 10 a.m. Copper Country Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 482-2333 or coppercountryarts.com

Ishpeming

• Wilson Creek Wildlife Presentation. Staff from Wilson Creek Wildlife will discuss wild animal rehabilitation and their local facility. 5:30 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• NCLL: Hike to The North Falls on the Yellow Dog River (Hard). Fred Rydholm will lead this hike, which is described as “a mountain climbing trip.” It is 2 miles to the falls where the group will eat lunch; there is the option to climb to the top of the falls. $5 for NCLL members or $10 for non-members. Meet at 9 a.m. at Lakeview Arena near the skate park to carpool. (248) 767-5973 or lzbinns@yahoo.com

• Congregate Meals for Seniors–Dine in or Curbside Pickup. Meals available to those age 60 and older. Call to reserve a meal. $3.50 suggested donation. Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 5 to 8 p.m. 100 Block of Washington Street. mqtfarmersmarket.com

• Alley Kat’s Knit and Crochet Club. 5:30 p.m. Alley Kat’s Quilt Shop, 1010 W. Washington St. (906) 315-0050.

• Historic Marquette Bus Tours. This 90-minute tour on an air-conditioned Checker bus presents local history through stories told by historical reenactors. $25. 6 p.m. Depart from the Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

• Concert on the Steps. The Goofy Foot Band will offer rockabilly music with a punk rock heartbeat. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 2264322 or pwpl.info

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore

Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

Negaunee

• Knitting Group. Those interested in crocheting, knitting and other fiber arts are welcome to bring their projects and share with others. Coffee provided.

1:30 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Wings of Fire Interest Group. Youth age eight and older are invited to discuss the series, write fanfiction, make crafts and other activities. 3 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Farmer’s Market. Offering local farmers’ and artisans’ goods and creations. Drop-in vendors are welcome (tables and tents are available to rent). 4 to 7 p.m. Chiri Park, corner of Iron and Silver streets (across from the YMCA). market@cityofnegaunee.com

• Negaunee City Band Concert. Seating is limited, bringing chairs is recommended. Free. 7:30 p.m. Negaunee Outdoor Performing Arts Center, east end of Iron St.

10

THURSDAY

sunrise 6:41 a.m.; sunset 9:09 p.m.

Calumet

• Movie Magic. The film selection will be DC League of Super-Pets. $1 7 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Border to Border Ski Across Finland. Chassell Historical Organization President Keith Meyers will discuss his experience skiing from the Russian border to the Swedish border in seven days this past March as well as his wife Julie’s travels to see communities of his Finnish ancestors. 7 p.m. Chassell Heritage Center, 42373 Hancock Ave. (906) 523-1155 or chassellhistory.org

Copper Harbor

• Performances in the Park. Heather Evans will perform. A farmer’s market is also on site. 7 to 9 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park., 240 Gratiot St. (906) 289-4020 or performances. in.the.park@gmail.com

Crystal Falls

• UP Notable Book Club Discussion (via Zoom). Law professor Eugene R. Milihizer will present his in-depth analysis of fact and fiction behind both the novel and movie Anatomy of a Murder He is the author of the new book Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder (Ave Maria Law Press). 7 p.m. via Zoom; to register, email egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org or call (906) 875-3344.

Escanaba

• Live on the Lawn....at Lunch! Kind of Blues will perform. 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. North Lawn, Escanaba

Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

Gladstone

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Where’s Gary. Bring blankets or chairs. 7 p.m. Van Cleve Park. (906) 428-9222.

Gwinn

• Marquette County Fair. Includes carnival rides, exhibits, interactive petting zoos and activities, live entertainment, specialty foods, and more. Prices vary. Gates open at 10 a.m., carnival opens at 1 p.m. Marquette County Fairgrounds, 715 M-553. (906) 2494111 or marquettecountyfair.org

• Modeltown Market. This farmers and artisans market includes live music. 3 to 6 p.m. Peter Nordeen Park.

Ishpeming

• VFW Auxiliary Meeting. 1:30 p.m. Ishpeming VFW, 310 Bank St. (906) 486-4856.

• Crochet Club. Socialize with fellow crafters or learn how to crochet. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Stetson. Bring your own chair. 7 p.m. Old Ish statue on Main Street.

L’Anse

• Lakefront Concert. Featuring traditional country music and more by Rolling Thunder. 7 p.m. Lakefront Park, Broad Street at the lake (rain location is Meadowbrook Arena, 204 Division St.).

Marquette

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Petting Zoo with JoKay Corral! Experience hands-on craft activities, creative snacks, and free Culver’s frozen custard. Part of the Second Thursday Creativity Series. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum, 123 W. Baraga Ave. upchildrensmuseum.org

• Marquette Poets Circle. Join local poets, writers, and poetry enthusiasts for an evening of poetry. Participants can workshop their current work, followed by an open mic. New and experienced poets are welcome. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Shiras Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This production will take place thrust-style

in the History Center’s rotunda with audiences on risers or looking down upon the action in Globe Theatre fashion. It will feature local professionals, but also classically trained actors from around the country. This event will be a collaborative fundraiser for the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival. Prices vary. 7:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

11 FRIDAY

sunrise 6:42 a.m.; sunset 9:08 p.m.

Gwinn

• Marquette County Fair. Includes carnival rides, exhibits, interactive petting zoos and activities, live entertainment, specialty foods, and more. Prices vary. Gates open at 10 a.m., carnival opens at 1 p.m. Marquette County Fairgrounds, 715 M-553. (906) 2494111 or marquettecountyfair.org

Houghton

• Gem and Mineral Show. Includes gems, minerals, fossils, and copper mining artifacts, as well as door prizes, displays and a silent auction. Geologist and Author Nathalie Brandes will speak at 4 p.m. 1 to 8 p.m. Houghton Elementary School. ccrmc.info

Ishpeming

• Teen Angst and You: How to Turn Your Feelings into Pages. A summer-long class for teens on the art of novel writing. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

Lake Linden

• Farmers Market. This family-friendly market showcases farm fresh produce, prepared foods, handcrafted items, live music, community causes and local information about the area. 4 to 7 p.m. Village Park. (906) 369-3971.

Marquette

• Docu Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock: More than Just a Profile . In celebration of Alfred Hitchcock’s 124th birthday, this documentary details Hitchcock’s life, work, and art. Noon. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 2264322 or visit pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Paranormal Lighthouse Tour. Tour the Marquette Habor Lighthouse. This tour is for those age 18 and older. Proceeds benefit the Marquette Maritime Museum. $25. 7 p.m. 300 Lakseshore Blvd. (906) 226-2006.

art galleries

Calumet

• Calumet Art Center. Works by local and regional artists. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 57055 Fifth St. (906) 934-2228. calumetartcenter.com

• Copper Country Associated Artist. Works by members and workshop participants in watercolor and oil, drawings, photography, sculpture, quilting, wood, textile, clay, glass and other media. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 205 Fifth St. (906) 337-1252 or ccaartists.org

• Gallery on 5th. Featuring works by local and regional artists. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 109 Fifth St. (906) 299-0118 or galleryon5th. com

Curtis

• Erickson Center for the Arts–Waterfront Gallery. Visions between the Lakes includes work from Austin Ash and JoAnn Deuel Shelby, two featured artists in this year’s Bonifas Art Center Northern Exposure Contest, on display through September 1. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. during Music in the Park. 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. (906) 5869974 or www.ericksoncenter.org

Copper Harbor

• EarthWorks Gallery. Featuring Lake Superior-inspired photography by Steve Brimm. Daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 216 First St. (906) 231-6318.

Escanaba

• Besse Gallery. Celebrating Student Success will be on display through August 31. Days and hours vary. Bay

College, 2001 N. Lincoln Rd. baycollege.edu

• East Ludington Art Gallery. Works by local artists. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 1007 Ludington St. (906) 786-0300 or eastludingtongallery.com

• Hartwig Gallery. Featuring works by local, regional and national artists. Days and hours vary. 2001 N. Lincoln Rd. baycollege.edu

• William Bonifas Fine Arts Gallery.

- Artist Expo, featuring works by local artists and the opportunity to purchase the work, will be on display through September 7.

- Vitality and Continuity: Art in the Experience of Anishinaabe, Inuit and Pueblo Women, a traveling exhibit, will be on display through September 10.

Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3p.m. 700 First Avenue South. (906) 7863833 or bonifasarts.org

Hancock

• The Finandia Gallery. In collaboration with the Finnish American Folk School, The Folk School at Midsummer , a group exhibit presenting the work of the folk school instructors and students, is on display through September 13, with a reception 7 to 8:30 p.m. on August 31. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, 435 Quincy St. (906) 487-7500 or gallery@finlandia.edu

• Kerredge Gallery. Ceramic works by Lenore Lampi will be on display through August 31. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 4822333 or coppercountryarts.com

• Youth Gallery. Featuring works by local students. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 4822333 or coppercountryarts.com

Marquette

• Art—U.P. Style. Art by Carol Papaleo, works by local artists, gifts, classes and more. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 130 W. Washington St. (906) 225-1993.

• DeVos Art Museum.

- By Design: Looking at Living, an exhibition that considers our relationship to design using objects from the gallery’s permanent collection, will be on display through June 1, 2024.

- True Likeness, which features contemporary portraits from diverse

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or art galleries

makers in various media, will be on display August 28 through November 3.

Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. Corner of Seventh and Tracy streets. NMU. (906) 227-1481 or nmu.edu/ devos

• Graci Gallery. Works by regional and national artists. Featuring fine craft, contemporary art, and jewelry. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, by appointment or chance. 110 N. Third St. gracigallery.com

• Huron Mountain Club Gallery.

- Cell Phone Photography by Daric Christian, will be on display August 1 through September 30, with a reception at 6 p.m. on August 10. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 228-0472.

• Lake Superior Photo and Gallery. The studio features landscape photographic art by Shawn Malone, including naturescapes of the Lake Superior region. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 211 S. Front St. (906) 228-3686 or lakesuperiorphoto.com

• Marquette Arts and Culture Center Deo Gallery.

- Inner Turmoil, Outer Beauty: Portraits of Contradiction, oil portraits by Antony Aumann, will be on display August 1 through September 30, with a reception at 6 p.m. August 10. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 228-0472.

• Peter White Public Library Lower Reception Gallery.

- Life Scenes, paintings by Tamara Lee Niemi, will be on display August 1 through September 30, with a reception at 6 p.m. August 10. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lower Level Reception Gallery, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 228-0472.

• Presque Isle Station. This working pottery studio features pottery by Michael Horton and Terry Gilfoy, along with works by local artists. Days and times vary. 2901 Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 225-1695.

• The Gallery: A Marquette Artist Collective Project. Works by local and regional artists. Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4

p.m., Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Suite U7, 130 W. Washington St. mqtartistcollective.com

• The Studio Gallery at Presque Isle. Works by local and internationally acclaimed artists. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 2905 Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 360-4453.

• Wintergreen Hill Gallery and Gifts. Pour paintings by Linda Vernier will be on display through August 31 with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. during the First Thursday Art Stroll on the 3rd. Wintergreen Hill Gallery strives to create an immersive art experience for visitors who are looking to buy or just looking for inspiration. Local art by local artists. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 810 N. Third St. (906) 273-1374 or www. wintergreenhill.com

• Zero Degrees Gallery.

- Beaver-chewed furniture by guest artist Len Fieber, will be on display August 1 through 31, with an artist reception 1 to 4 p.m. on the 12th for Fieber and student artist Ethann Brown. The gallery features works in oils, watercolors, mixed media, jewelry, photography, metals, woods, recycled and fiber arts and much more. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. First Thursday Art Stroll on the 3rd, 4 to 8 p.m. Music on Third on the 17th, 4 to 8 p.m. with light refreshments. 525 N. Third St. zerodegreesgallery.org or (906) 228-3058.

Munising

• UP-Scale Art. Featuring works by local and regional artists. Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. 109 W. Superior Ave. (906) 3873300 or upscaleart.org

Rapid River

• The adhocWORKshop. Owner Ritch Branstrom creates sculptures with found objects inspired by the land in which the objects were found. By appointment or chance. 10495 South Main Street. (906) 3991572 or adhocworkshop.com

Sand River

• Aurelia Studio Pottery. Featuring high fire stoneware, along with functional and sculptural pieces inspired by nature, created by potter and owner Paula Neville. Open by appointment or chance. 3050 E. M-28. (906) 343-6592.

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . This production will take place thruststyle in the History Center’s rotunda with audiences on risers or looking down upon the action in Globe Theatre fashion. It will feature local professionals, but also classically trained actors from around the country. This event will be a collaborative fundraiser for the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival. Prices vary. 7:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

12 SATURDAY

sunrise 6:43 a.m.; sunset 9:06 p.m.

Calumet

• Community Summer Market. Featuring fresh foods and local handcrafted gifts. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• Orphan Art Sale. Includes paintings, photography, crafts, and garden and home items. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

Eagle Harbor

• Eagle Harbor Art Fair. This juried art fair features original work in a variety of media, including jewelry, ceramics, painting, photography, woodcarving, fabrics, stained glass, and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. St. Peter’s by the Sea Church. ccaartists.org

Escanaba

• Lego Club. The theme is Fair Time Fun. 1 p.m. Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

Gwinn

• Marquette County Fair. Includes carnival rides, exhibits, interactive petting zoos and activities, live entertainment, specialty foods, and more. Prices vary. Gates open at 10 a.m., carnival opens at 1 p.m. Marquette County Fairgrounds, 715 M-553. (906) 2494111 or marquettecountyfair.org

Houghton

• Gem and Mineral Show. Includes gems, minerals, fossils, and copper mining artifacts, as well as door prizes, displays and a silent auction. Geologist and Author Nathalie Brandes will speak at 4 p.m. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Houghton Elementary School. ccrmc.info

Ishpeming

• Adult Fantasy Book Club. This month’s selection is Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Buzz the Gut Car Show and Parade. The Show and Shine will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum, followed by a parade through Ishpeming and Negaunee. A dance will follow at the Ishpeming Elks featuring the band Swampberry Moonshine. (906) 485-1234.

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to noon. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Ore to Shore: Short Rock Start. Cheer on bikers as they leave for the 10-mile race. Prices vary. 8 a.m. Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Ave. oretoshore.com

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Marquette Commons, 112 South Third St. mqtfarmersmarket. com

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. Lessons, 10 a.m. Games, 11:30 a.m. Citizens Forum, Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair St. superiorland_bridge.tripod.com

• Ore to Shore: Junior Rock Start. Cheer on bikes as they begin the 4-mile race. Prices vary. 4 p.m. Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Ave. oretoshore.com

• Ore to Shore: Littlest Rock Start. Cheer on youth ride in half-mile course. Prices vary. 5 p.m. Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Ave. oretoshore. com

• Ore to Shore: Little Rock Start. Cheer on as youth ride the onemile course. Prices vary. 5:15 p.m. Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Ave. oretoshore.com

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . This production will take place thruststyle in the History Center’s rotunda with audiences on risers or looking down upon the action in Globe Theatre fashion. It will feature local professionals, but also classically trained actors from around the country. This event will be a collaborative fundraiser for the Marquette Regional History Center and Upper Peninsula Shakespeare Festival. Prices vary. 7:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. (906) 226-3571 or marquettehistory.org

Negaunee

• Ore to Shore: Soft Rock Start. Cheer on bikes as they begin the 28-mile race. Prices vary. 9 a.m. Lakeview Elementary School, 200 Croix St. oretoshore.com

• Ore to Shore: Hard Rock Start. Cheer on bikes as they begin the 48-

mile race. Prices vary. 10 a.m. N. Silver and Iron streets. oretoshore. com

13 SUNDAY

sunrise 6:45 a.m.; sunset 9:05 p.m.

Calumet

• Art Junkies. An arts and craft social group. Noon to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 231-0448.

Eagle Harbor

• Eagle Harbor Art Fair. This juried art fair features original work in a variety of media, including jewelry, ceramics, painting, photography, woodcarving, fabrics, stained glass, and more. Noon to 4 p.m. St. Peter’s by the Sea Church. ccaartists.org

Houghton

• Gem and Mineral Show. Includes gems, minerals, fossils, and copper mining artifacts, as well as door prizes, displays and a silent auction. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Houghton Elementary School. ccrmc.info

Marquette

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 3 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

14 MONDAY sunrise 6:46 a.m.; sunset 9:03 p.m.

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, and more. The gates will open with a ribbon cutting by the queen and her court. Prices vary. 5 to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Gladstone

• Farmers Market. Includes local produce, baked goods and artisan crafts, as well as live music from local musicians. 3 to 6 p.m. 907 Delta Ave. gladstonemi.org

Ishpeming

• NCLL: All About Perennials. Linda Andriacchi will discuss designing a perennial garden, how to choose plants that will provide color throughout the season and how to divide perennials as they mature. She will also address perennials and shrubs that provide nectar and pollen for bees. $5 for NCLL members and $10 for non-members. 10 a.m. The Plant Connection, 314 W. Division St. (906) 361-5370 or

jhigbie@nmu.edu

• Community Day. 4:30 p.m.

Partridge Creek Farm’s Inspiration Orchard, corner of East York Street and East North Street. camden@partridgecreekfarm.org

Marquette

• Senior Theatre Experience: Monthly Theatre Workshop and Discussion. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 5 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• Concert on the Steps. Singer and songwriter Noah Bauer will perform covers from Nat King Cole to Nirvana. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

Negaunee

• All-Ages Online Storytime. Miss Jessica will lead stories, songs and rhymes on Facebook Live. 11 a.m. facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary. (906) 475-7700.

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sunrise 6:47 a.m.; sunset 9:01 p.m.

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, and a grandstand performance by Jackson Dean. Prices vary. 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Gwinn

• Literature at the Lodge Adult Book Club. The group will discuss The Last Flight by Julie Clark. 7 p.m. Up North Lodge, 215 S. Co. Rd. 557. (906) 346-3433.

Hancock

• Youth Short Story Workshop. Stephanie and Isaac Flint will host a three-day workshop to prepare students to write a short story by examining genre, character goals, and plot. Geared for ages 12 to 19. 1 p.m. Copper Country Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 482-2333 or coppercountryarts.com

Ishpeming

• Adult Book Club. This month’s selection will be Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Cemetery Tour. Led by members of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Meet at the sexton’s office. Free for children younger than 12, suggested donation of $5 for students ages 12

on the town

Champion

• Wawonowin Country Club.

- Friday, August 4: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

3432 Co. Rd. 478. (906) 485-5660.

Gwinn

• Hideaway Bar.

- Mondays: The Hideaway All-Stars. 7 p.m.

741 M-35. (906) 346-3178.

• Up North Lodge.

- Sunday, August 6: The Exploders.

- Sunday, the 13th: Shag Lake Drive.

- Sunday, the 20th: Vinyl Tap.

- Sunday, the 27th: Last Call. Music from 4 to 8 p.m.

215 S. CR-557. (906) 346-9815.

Marquette

• American Legion.

- Saturday, August 5: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

700 W. Bluff St. (906) 225-0781.

• Blackrocks Brewery.

- Mondays: Open Mic. 6 to 9 p.m.

- Tuesdays: Trivia. 7 to 9 p.m.

- Wednesdays: Open mic. 6 to 9 p.m.

- Thursday, August 10: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

- Thursday, the 17th: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

- Saturday, the 19th: The Driftless Revelers. 7 p.m.

- Thursday, the 31st: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

424 N. Third St. (906) 273-1333 or blackrocksbrewery.com.

• Drifa Brewing Company.

- Mondays: Musicians’ Open Mic. 6 to 8 p.m.

- Thursdays: Trivia. 7 p.m.

501 S. Lake St. 273-1300.

• Flanigan’s.

- Tuesday through Thursday: Karaoke. 9:30 p.m.

Cover charge on weekends only. 429 W. Washington St. (906) 228-8865.

• Lake Superior Smokehouse.

- Friday, August 4th: Bluesers.

- Saturday, the 5th: Chris Valenti.

- Friday, the 11th: Double G.

- Saturday, the 12th: Delta Duo.

- Friday, the 18th: Crunge.

- Saturday, the 19th: Derell Syria.

- Friday, the 25th: Jim and Ray.

- Saturday, the 26th: Chris Valenti.

200 W. Main St. (906) 273-0952.

• Marquette Golf Club.

- Friday, August 11: Jim and Ray. 6 to 9 p.m.

1075 Grove St. (906) 225-0721

• Ojibwa Casino.

- Friday, August 5 and Saturday, the 6: DayDreamers.

- Friday, the 11th and Saturday, the 12tth: Lost Cause.

- Friday, the 18th and Saturday, the 19th: Chad Borgen and the Collective.

- Friday, the 25th and Saturday, the 26th: Eddie and the Bluesers.

105 Acre Trail. (906) 249-4200.

• Ore Dock Brewing Company.

- Wednesday, August 2nd: Djangophonique. $10. 8 p.m.

- Thursday, the 3rd: Lalo Cura. 7 p.m.

- Friday, the 4th: Erik Koskinen Band. 8 p.m.

- Monday, the 7th: May Erlewine. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 7 p.m.

- Thursday, the 10th: John Davey. 6 p.m.

- Friday, the 11th: The Brothers Quinn. 8 p.m.

- Saturday, the 12th: Stonefolk. 8 p.m.

- Friday, the 18th: Dirty Names wsg. Strung Together. 21 and older. $10. 8 p.m.

- Saturday, the 19th: Deacon Earl. 8 p.m.

- Saturday, the 26th: Bumpus. 21 and older. $10. 9 p.m. All shows are free unless noted.

114 W. Spring St. (906) 228-8888.

• Superior Culture.

- Tuesdays: Open Mic night. 8 to 10 p.m.

- Friday, August 18: Dylan

Conger-Lyewski Acoustic. 7 p.m.

- Wednesday, the 30th: Dylan Conger-Lyewski Acoustic. 8 p.m. 717 Third Street. (906) 273-0927 or superiorculturemqt.com

Munising

• Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore.

- Saturday, August 5: Dennis Palmer Food Pantry benefit concert. 6 to 8 p.m.

- Saturday, the 12th: Joaquin Fioresi. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- Saturday, the 12th: Kids Read to Madison. 1 to 3 p.m.

- Saturday, the 19th: Ryan Dart Jazz. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- Saturday, the 26th: Local author

signing event. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 104 E. Munising Ave. (906) 3873008 or fallingrockcafe.com

Republic

• Pine Grove Bar.

- Friday, August 4th: Danny and Ian.

- Saturday, the 5th: Moth Phooey.

- Thursday, the 10th: Goofy Foot Band.

- Friday, the 18th: Matt Byce.

- Saturday, the 19th: Last Call.

- Friday, the 25th: Dee Dee Jayne.

- Saturday, the 26th: Polar Blues Band.

286 Front St. (906) 376-2234. MM

Jim & Ray | Dates and locations vary

to 17 and $10 for adults. 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming Cemetery, North Second Street. (906) 486-8680.

Marquette

• Tech Coaching for Seniors. Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want with the help of retired teacher and librarian Christine Ault. Ensure your device is charged and bring passwords with you. Sessions will be offered in 30-minute time slots between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Heritage Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4311.

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Oil Painting, Pastels and Drawing Classes with Marlene Wood. Bring your own supplies. $20. 1 to 3 p.m. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 225-8655.

• Senior Dance Class. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 4 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com 16 WEDNESDAY sunrise

Calumet

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Tapestry. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Farmers Market. 3 to 6 p.m. 103 Third St. (616) 516-8557 or chassellmarket.com

Curtis

• Music in the Park. The Gitchel Family Band will perform bluegrass music. 6:30 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

Eagle Harbor

• Folk Music Traditions in the U.P. Songwriter and performer Dan Truckey, Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center’s Director, will explore the history of folk music in the Upper Peninsula with a multimedia presentation of both live and recorded music. $5 for Keweenaw County Historical Society members, $6 for the general public. 7 p.m. Eagle Harbor Community Building.

keweenawhistory.org

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, and a grandstand performance by Glam Band and Helen DeBaker-Vorce. Prices vary. 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Hancock

• Youth Short Story Workshop. Stephanie and Isaac Flint will host a three-day workshop to prepare students to write a short story by examining genre, character goals, and plot. Geared for ages 12 to 19. 1 p.m. Copper Country Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 482-2333 or coppercountryarts.com

Ishpeming

• Art Hour. This is a designated time for ages 15 and older to bring their own project and socialize with others. Most art and craft media are welcome. 4:30 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 4864381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Adult Book Club. This month’s selection will be Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley. 6 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• All Booked Up. Join Upper Michigan Today’s Elizabeth Peterson and Tia Trudgeon, along with PWPL staff for on-air and online discussions of classic and contemporary books. This month’s selection is Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. 9 a.m. (906) 2264322 or pwpl.info

• Congregate Meals for Seniors–Dine in or Curbside Pickup. Meals available to those age 60 and older. Call to reserve a meal. $3.50 suggested donation. Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Senior Visual Art Class: Paper Crafting: Photo Cube. Alesia Braund will lead the class. For ages 55 and older. Supplies provided. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents, $5 suggested donation for non-residents. 1 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 5 to 8 p.m. 100 Block of Washington Street. mqtfarmersmarket.com

• Concert on the Steps. Big Lake

Acoustic musicians Linda Smith and E.J. Muttersdaugh will offer tunes from yesterday and today. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322 or pwpl. info

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

Negaunee

• Knitting Group. Those interested in crocheting, knitting and other fiber arts are welcome to bring their projects and share with others. Coffee provided. 1:30 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Wings of Fire Interest Group. Youth age eight and older are invited to discuss the series, write fanfiction, make crafts and other activities. 3 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Farmer’s Market. Offering local farmers’ and artisans’ goods and creations. Drop-in vendors are welcome (tables and tents are available to rent). 4 to 7 p.m. Chiri Park, corner of Iron and Silver streets (across from the YMCA). market@cityofnegaunee.com 17

Calumet

• Preschool Story Time. 10:15 a.m. Calumet Public Library. (906) 337-0311.

• Movie Magic. The film selection will be Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. $1 7 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Country music by Bill Kautto and Friends. 7 p.m. Chassell Heritage Center, 42373 Hancock Ave. (906) 5231155 or chassellhistory.org

Copper Harbor

• Performances in the Park. Tapestry will perform. A farmer’s market is also on site. 7 to 9 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park., 240 Gratiot St. (906) 289-4020 or performances.in.the. park@gmail.com

Curtis

• Follywood: The Final Odyssey. The annual variety show features favorite live and “not-so-live” numbers. $5 for ages 10 and younger, $20 for students and adults. 7 p.m. The Pine Performance Center, 9224 Saw-WaQuato St. MyNorthTickets.com

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo,

live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, Native American celebration, and a grandstand performance by Ashley McBryde. Prices vary. 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Gladstone

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Grand Design. Bring blankets or chairs. 7 p.m. Van Cleve Park. (906) 428-9222.

Gwinn

• Modeltown Market. This farmers and artisans market includes live music. 3 to 6 p.m. Peter Nordeen Park.

Hancock

• Youth Short Story Workshop. Stephanie and Isaac Flint will host a three-day workshop to prepare students to write a short story by examining genre, character goals, and plot. Geared for ages 12 to 19. 1 p.m. Copper Country Community Arts Center, 126 Quincy St. (906) 482-2333 or coppercountryarts.com

Ishpeming

• “All Together Now” Community Preschool Storytime. The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library will offer stories and songs. 11 a.m. Al Quaal Pavilion. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring The Wallens. Bring your own chair. 7 p.m. Old Ish statue on Main Street.

L’Anse

• Lakefront Concert. Featuring One

18 FRIDAY

sunrise 6:51 a.m.; sunset 8:56 p.m.

Curtis

• Follywood: The Final Odyssey. The annual variety show features favorite live and “not-so-live” numbers. $5 for ages 10 and younger, $20 for students and adults. 7 p.m. The Pine Performance Center, 9224 Saw-WaQuato St. MyNorthTickets.com

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, skillathon in the beef arena, and a grandstand performance by Night Ranger. Prices vary. 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Ishpeming

• Teen Book Club. Teens ages 13 to 17 will discuss Gallant by V.E. Schwab. 3 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 4864381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

Lake Linden

Calumet

• Community Summer Market. Featuring fresh foods and local handcrafted gifts. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• Orphan Art Sale. Includes paintings, photography, crafts, and garden and home items. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• Pasty Fest. Events include a car show, the world’s first Pasty Fest Art Prize, Pasty Olympics, and a pasty eating contest. Noon to 4 p.m. Downtown. mainstreetcalumet.com

Copper Harbor

• Art in the Park. Includes more than 50 artists, food, and live music by the 2XL Band with Phil Vigelius from noon to 4 p.m. Takes place rain or shine. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park.

Crystal Falls

Voice. 7 p.m. Lakefront Park, Broad Street at the lake (rain location is Meadowbrook Arena, 204 Division St.).

Marquette

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• NCLL: Michigan Auto Insurance Reform: What Changed? Kyle Storm, from Storm Insurance Agency, will provide an overview of what changed in Michigan’s auto insurance reform, why it changed, and how it has impacted senior drivers. $5 for NCLL members and $10 for non-members. 3 p.m. Shiras Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 4585408 or csteinha@nmu.edu

• Music on Third. A variety of local musicians play along the sidewalks of Third Street in Marquette’s Downtown District. 6 to 8 p.m. downtownmarquette.org

• Science on Tap. Hosted by the NMU chapter of Sigma Xi. All ages. 7 p.m. Ore Dock Brewing Company, 114 W. Spring St. (906) 228-8888.

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

• Farmers Market. This family-friendly market showcases farm fresh produce, prepared foods, handcrafted items, live music, community causes and local information about the area. 4 to 7 p.m. Village Park. (906) 369-3971.

Marquette

• Global Cinema: Albert Lamorisse’s

The Red Balloon. In this deceptively simple and nearly wordless film, a young boy discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own. Noon. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Lakenenland Music Fest. Local and regional bands will perform in this oneof-a-kind venue. $10 donation buttons will be available, but are not required.

5 to 11 p.m. Lakenenland Sculpture Park, 2800 M-28 E.

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

• Mustard’s Retreat. Mustard’s Retreat has always sung the songs they enjoyed and cared about, regardless of the trends of the music industry and pop culture. This group performs “music to cure what ails you.” Prices vary. 7 p.m. The Crystal Theatre, 304 Superior Ave. (906) 875-3208 or thecrystaltheatre.org

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, junior market livestock auction, and a grandstand performance by Switchfoot. Prices vary. 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

Gwinn

• Inaugural UTV/ATV Freedom Ride. Proceeds from this ride benefit the Gwinn VFW Post 5670. $10 per rider. Registration, 8:30 a.m. Ride start, 10 a.m. Ride finish, 5:30 p.m. Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Music, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Gwinn VFW Post 5670, 54 N. Mitchell St. (608) 381-3802 or acookmadison@gmail.com

Houghton

• Keweenaw Brewfest. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Houghton. Proceeds will support the Portage Lake District Library and its teen area expansion project. Prices vary. 1 to 5 p.m. Downtown Waterfront Pier. keweenawbrewfest.org

Ishpeming

• Writing Hour. Teens and adults can bring the project they’re writing and spend designated time working on it. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 4864381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

K.I. Sawyer

Pasty Fest | August 19 | Calumet

• 906 Warrior Relief Golf Outing. This 18-hole, 4 person team scramble will raise money for the 906 Warrior Relief Fund. $320 per team. Registration, 9 a.m. Shotgun start, 10 a.m. Red Fox Run Golf Course, 217 Fifth St. 906warriorrelieffund.org

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to noon. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Marquette Commons, 112 South Third St. mqtfarmersmarket. com

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. Lessons, 10 a.m. Games, 11:30 a.m. Citizens Forum, Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair St. superiorland_bridge.tripod.com

• Classic Cars on Third. The car show will commemorate Jessica Drummond and all proceeds will benefit the Women’s Center of Marquette County. Noon to 3 p.m. North Third Street, between Michigan and Park. (906) 228-9475, ex 104.

• Lakenenland Music Fest. Local and regional bands will perform in this oneof-a-kind venue. $10 donation buttons will be available, but are not required. Noon to 11 p.m. Lakenenland Sculpture Park, 2800 M-28 E.

Skandia

• Pie Sale. Proceeds support scholarships and youth development. Sponsored by South County Fund Committee “Women Who Care.” 9 a.m. until the pies are gone. West Branch Township Hall, 1016 Co. Rd. 545. 20

Calumet

• Art Junkies. An arts and craft social group. Noon to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 231-0448.

Copper Harbor

• Art in the Park. Includes more than 50 artists, food, and live music by Kevin Blackstone from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Art in the Park Reunion Band featuring Gail English, Rob Fritz, Steve Jones, Scott McIntosh, Jenny Fritz Ciurro, Mark McEvers, and John Peiffer from 1 to 4 p.m. Takes place rain or shine. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park.

Escanaba

• U.P. State Fair. Events include carnival rides, petting zoo, bingo, live entertainment, exhibitions and displays, livestock shows, Escanaba Speedway racing and fireworks at dusk.

Prices vary. 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N. (906) 786-4011 or upstatefair.net

K.I. Sawyer

• Dance. Music will be provided by the Hart Beats. All are welcome. 1 to 4 p.m. K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum, 402 Third St. (906) 346-2251.

Ishpeming

• Bingo. 1 p.m. Ishpeming VFW, 310 Bank St. (906) 486-4856.

Marquette

• Chocolay Bayou Art Walk and Sale. Explore the Chocolay Bayou trails while viewing local artist’s work. Noon to 5 p.m. Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve, 300 W. Main St. uplandconservancy.org

• Books and Brews. Presented with Snowbound Books. 1 to 6 p.m. Ore Dock Brewing Company, 114 W. Spring St. (906) 228-8888.

• Literary Trivia. Presented with Sparkle Disco Space Princess. 6 p.m. Ore Dock Brewing Company, 114 W. Spring St. (906) 228-8888.

• HONK! Jr. This contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling will be performed by the Superior Arts Youth Theater. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 3 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

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sunrise 6:55 a.m.; sunset 8:51 p.m.

Calumet

• Musical Mondays. Featuring an organ recital by the Accidental Diemer Collection. $5. 7 p.m. Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s, 25725 Scott St. (906) 337-2410 or keweenawheritagecenter.org

Gladstone

• Farmers Market. Includes local produce, baked goods and artisan crafts, as well as live music from local musicians. 3 to 6 p.m. 907 Delta Ave. gladstonemi.org

Hancock

• Field Sketching with Cynthia Coté. Spend time drawing outdoors with others for practice and relaxation. No instruction, bring your own supplies. 10 a.m. to noon. Quincy Smelter in Ripley (fee required, hard hats provided). (906) 482-2333 or coppercountryarts.com

Ishpeming

• Community Day. 4:30 p.m. Partridge Creek Farm’s Inspiration Orchard, corner of East York Street and East North Street. camden@partridgecreekfarm.org

Marquette

• Quick Fics Book Group. This month’s novella is I Never Liked You Anyway by Jordan Kurella. 6 p.m. Dandelion Cottage Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. pwpl. info

• Concert on the Steps. The five-member Black Pearl will present old-time rock, country, and pop classics and standards. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

• Superior Memories: Lights, Camera, Marquette. Features Jack Deo, Jim Koski, and Bob Buchkoe. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

Negaunee

• All-Ages Online Storytime. Miss Jessica will lead stories, songs and rhymes on Facebook Live. 11 a.m. facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary. (906) 475-7700.

22 TUESDAY

sunrise 6:56 a.m.; sunset 8:49 p.m.

Ishpeming

• Adult Horror Book Club. The selection will be The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Cemetery Tour. Led by members of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Meet at the sexton’s office. Free for children younger than 12, suggested donation of $5 for students ages 12 to 17 and $10 for adults. 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming Cemetery, North Second Street. (906) 486-8680.

Marquette

• Tech Coaching for Seniors. Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want with the help of retired teacher and librarian Christine Ault. Ensure your device is charged and bring passwords with you. Sessions will be offered in 30-minute time slots between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Heritage Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4311.

• NCLL: Wetmore to Little Presque Isle Picnic Hike (Intermediate). This hike will be 1.8 miles from the parking lot to Little Presque where the group will eat lunch. There are a lot of rocks and roots and two long stairways. Participants need a Recreation Passport or must pay. $5 for members and $10 for non-members. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at Wetmore Landing parking lot. (906) 361-1454 or elizabethjbates@ hotmail.com

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W.

Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• Lake Superior Knitters. Suggested donation of $1 to $5 per session to the MRHC. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Marquette Regional History Center, 145 W. Spring St. beedhive47@yahoo.com

• Oil Painting, Pastels and Drawing Classes with Marlene Wood. Bring your own supplies. $20. 1 to 3 p.m. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 225-8655.

• Senior Dance Class. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 4 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• The Gift of Water Gala. In celebration of World Water Week, PWPL will host this evening of music and words highlighting water conservation and preservation. Writer contributors to the newly published anthology The Gift of Water (Cedar Tree Institute) will read their essays with musical interludes provided by local musicians. 6 to 8 p.m. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

• Superior Memories: Broadway to Blues. Features Tony Beacco, Ann Berchem and Keith Cahoon. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

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Calumet

• Summer Concert Series. Keweenaw Bluegrass will perform. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Farmers Market. 3 to 6 p.m. 103 Third St. (616) 516-8557 or chassellmarket.com

Curtis

• Music in the Park. The Driftless Revelers will perform psychedelic string folk. 6:30 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

Escanaba

• Healthy Habits: Fruits and Veggies. Presented by MSU Extension. 4:30 p.m. Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org

Ishpeming

• Adult Horror Book Club. The selection will be The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main

museums

Big Bay

• Big Bay Lighthouse. The grounds of the 1896 lighthouse are open year-round. 3 Lighthouse Rd. (906) 345-9957.

Calumet

• Coppertown Mining Museum. View exhibits relative to the copper mining industry and community life. Prices vary. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 25815 Red Jacket Rd. (906) 337-4354.

• International Frisbee/USA Guts Hall of Fame and Museum. Learn about the history of Guts Frisbee. Days and hours vary. Open when events are held. Second floor ballroom, Calumet Colosseum, 110 Red Jacket Rd. (906) 281-7625.

Copper Harbor

• Fort Wilkins State Park. Built in 1844, this fort is a well-preserved nineteenth-century military post and lighthouse complex. Through museum exhibits, audio-visual programs and costumed interpretation, visitors can explore the daily routine of military service, experience the hardships of frontier isolation and discover another era. Park store, bookstore, concession stand and campsites are on site. $17 per car, per day for Michigan residents, $9 for nonresidents.

8:30 a.m. to dusk. US-41 (one mile east of Copper Harbor). (906) 289-4215.

Covington

• Covington Historical Museum. Located in the historic 1905 Township Hall, a Michigan Historic Site, the museum houses exhibits, photographs and artifacts focusing on the life of early Finnish residents of Covington Township. The museum contains the Township’s only jail cell. The genealogy room has family history files and early township records. Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Open through August 26. Center Street. (906) 355-2169.

Eagle Harbor

• Eagle Harbor Life Saving Museum. View displays of early wooden rescue boats, surfboats, life-cars and more. Donations appreciated. Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Marina Rd. keweenawhistory.org

• Eagle Harbor Light Station Museum and Lighthouse. The original lighthouse was built in 1851, which was replaced by the present red brick structure in 1871. The U.S. Coast Guard continues to operate the light at the top of the tower as an active navigational aid. Free for children 16 and younger

and KCHS members, $8 for adults. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 670 Lighthouse Rd. keweenawhistory.org

Eagle River

• Eagle River Museum. The museum focuses on four themes, including the Cliff Mine, the town of Eagle River, the town and mine of Phoenix, and the Crestview amusement area. Donations appreciated. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. M-26. keweenawhistory.org

Escanaba

• Upper Peninsula Honor Flight Legacy Museum. The museum chronicles the history of the U.P. Honor Flights with the history of the trips. Donations appreciated. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by request. Inside the Delta County Chamber of Commerce, 1001 N. Lincoln Rd.

• Upper Peninsula Military Museum. The museum honors Upper Peninsula veterans, and features exhibits and dioramas portraying the Upper Peninsula’s contribution to U.S. war efforts from the Civil War through the Afghanistan wars. Donations appreciated. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by request. Inside the Delta County Chamber of Commerce, 1001 N. Lincoln Rd.

Garden

• Fayette Historic Townsite. This site was once one of the Upper Peninsula’s most productive iron-smelting operations. A town of nearly 500 residents grew up around two blast furnaces, a large dock and several charcoal kilns. It now includes a visitor center, museum exhibits, a 26-station walking tour and a scale model of the original townsite. $17 per car, per day for Michigan residents, $9 for nonresidents. Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 14785 II Road. (906) 644-2603.

Grand Marais

• Pickle Barrel House Museum. This 16-foot-high barrel has been restored to its condition as a cottage, built for author and illustrator William Donahey, who created the Teenie Weenie characters. $1. Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Downtown. grandmaraismichigan.com

Greenland

• Adventure Mining Company. The mine opened in 1850 and remains one of the best-preserved sites of its time. Although the mine closed in 1920, many of the shafts are still open for touring. Tours range from surface walking tours to underground

rappelling down a mineshaft. Prices vary. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 200 Adventure Ave. (906) 883-3371 or adventuremine.com

Hancock

• Quincy Mine Hoist and Underground Mine. There are two options for touring the site. On both the surface tour and the full tour, visitors will see the museum, inside the No. 2 Shaft House and the Nordberg Steam Hoist, and ride the cog rail tram car to the mine entrance. On the full tour, visitors will take a tractor-pulled wagon into the mine, seven levels underground. Daily guided tours; prices and hours vary. 49750 US-41. (906) 482-3101 or quincymine.com

Houghton

• A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. New exhibit on Yooperlites, sodalite-bearing syenites that possess fluorescent properties. View the largest collection of minerals from the Great Lakes region and the world’s finest collection of Michigan minerals. Prices vary. Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1404 E. Sharon Ave. museum.mtu.edu or (906) 487-2572.

• Carnegie Museum. Features

rotating displays of local history, natural science and culture. The Science Center is dedicated to interactive exhibits about science for kids. Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 105 Huron St. (906) 482-7140 or carnegiekeweenaw.org

• MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Features a variety of historical memorabilia, highlighting life in the Copper Country. Open by appointment. Lower level of the J.R. Van Pelt Library, MTU. (906) 487-3209.

Iron Mountain

• Cornish Pumping Engine and Mining Museum. The 725-ton Cornish Pumping Engine, the largest steam-driven pumping engine ever built in the United States, is famous for dewatering Iron Mountain’s Chapin Mine, one of the wettest mines ever worked and the largest producer of iron ore on the Menominee Iron Range. The museum also displays extensive underground mining equipment. Prices vary. Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 300 Kent St. (906) 774-1086 or menomineemuseum.com

• World War II Glider and Military Museum. During World War II, the Ford Motor Company’s Kingsford

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plant built the CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army. View one of seven fully restored CG-4A G World War II gliders, military uniforms from the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, memorabilia, restored military vehicles and more. Prices vary. Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. 302 Kent St. (906) 774-1086 or menomineemuseum.com

Ishpeming

• Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum. View local historical artifacts of miners and mines, past and present, safety equipment, blasting and diamond drilling equipment and more. Guided tours of the tunnels are available. Prices vary. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 501 W. Euclid St. (906) 4851882 or cliffsshaftminemuseum.com

• Ishpeming Area Historical Society Museum. Displays include a military exhibit and artifacts from the Elson Estate. Donations appreciated. Open during the summer months. See website for updates. Gossard Building, Suite 303, 308 Cleveland Ave. ishpeminghistory.org

• U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum features more than 300 Hall of Fame inductees, presented in photographs and biographies, and displays and exhibits of skiing history and equipment, an extensive library, video show, gift shop, special events and more. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. US-41 and Third Street. (906) 485-6323 or skihall.com

K.I. Sawyer

• K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum. The museum promotes and preserves the aviation history the air base brought to the area. Air Force-related materials are on display, including photographs, flags, medals and more. Donations appreciated. Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 402 Third

St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Congregate Meals for Seniors–Dine in or Curbside Pickup. Meals available to those age 60 and older. Call to reserve a meal. $3.50 suggested donation. Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers,

St. (906)346-2251 or kishamuseum. org

Lake Linden

• Houghton County Historical Museum. Exhibits include local Copper Country mining, logging and cultural history. Outdoor exhibits include a working Calumet & Hecla Mining Company train. Prices, days and hours vary. 53102 M-26. (906) 296-4121 or houghtonhistory.org

Marquette

• Baraga Educational Center and Museum. View artifacts and tools used by Venerable Bishop Baraga. Donations appreciated. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. 615 S. Fourth St. (906) 227-9117.

• Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. Mary Biekkola Wright: A Retrospective, 1986-2011 will be on display through August 26. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Corner of Seventh and Tracy streets. NMU. (906) 227-3212 or nmu.edu/ beaumier

• Marquette Maritime Museum. Exhibits on shipwrecks in Marquette and Lake Superior, early life-saving and U.S. Coast Guard, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the Henry B. Smith, and more. Guided tours of the Marquette Lighthouse are also available. Free for children 2 and younger and active military; Museums for all passholders, $3; children ages 3 to 12, $5; students with ID, $6; seniors and retired military, $7; adults, $8. Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 300 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 226-2006 or mqtmaritimemuseum. com

• Marquette Regional History Center.

- Exposing Photography: Anything but a Small Business, featuring the works of U.P. photographers, their studios and equipment, will be on

growers, food producers, and artisans. 5 to 8 p.m. 100 Block of Washington Street. mqtfarmersmarket.com

• Concert on the Steps. This Bluegrass Throwdown will feature Troy Graham, Gretchen McKenzie, Russ Harmon, and Brennan Brooker. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 2264322or pwpl.info

• Superior Memories: Franklin Park Band. This group will perform hits of the ’60s and more. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

display through January 13, 2024. The museum also includes interactive displays as well as regional history exhibits. Youth 12 and younger, $2; students, $3; seniors, $6; adults, $7. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 145 W. Spring St. (906) 2263571 or marquettehistory.org

• Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum. A variety of interactive exhibits offer learning through investigation and creativity. Prices vary. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 123 W. Baraga Ave. (906) 226-3911 or upchildrensmuseum.org

Menominee

• West Shore Fishing Museum. Experience the life of an early 20th-century fishing family at this stop on the Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail. Tour the home and surrounding gardens. Walk the expanded woodland pathways. View exhibits of boats, equipment and practices of commercial fishermen and Native Americans who lived on the west shore of Green Bay. Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. through Sept. 3. 15 miles north of Menominee or 8 miles south of Cedar River on M-35. Turn at Bailey Park entrance. (715) 923-9756.

Mohawk

• The Delaware Mine. Take selfguided tours of veins of copper exposed in the walls of the mine, as well as indoor and outdoor train displays. Daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 7804 Delaware Rd. (906) 289-4688.

Munising

• Alger County Historical Society Heritage Center. Exhibits include the Grand Island Recreation Area, Munising Woodenware Company, barn building, homemaking, sauna and more. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 1496 Washington St. (906) 387-4308.

Negaunee

• Knitting Group. Those interested in crocheting, knitting and other fiber arts are welcome to bring their projects and share with others. Coffee provided.

1:30 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Wings of Fire Interest Group. Youth age eight and older are invited to discuss the series, write fanfiction, make crafts and other activities. 3 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Farmer’s Market. Offering local farmers’ and artisans’ goods and creations. Drop-in vendors are welcome (tables and tents are available to rent). 4

Negaunee

• Michigan Iron Industry Museum. In the forested ravines of the Marquette Iron Range, the museum overlooks the Carp River and the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region. Museum exhibits, audio-visual programs and outdoor interpretive paths depict the largescale capital and human investment that made Michigan an industrial leader. The museum is one of 10 museums and historic sites administered by the Michigan Historical Center. Michigan Recreation Passport required for parking. Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 73 Forge Rd. (906) 475-7857.

Painesdale

• Painesdale Mine and Shaft Inc. Tours of the ground level are free and visitors can see the hoist house, the captain’s office and the ground levels of the shaft house. Guides can provide interpretive information. Private tours available. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 42634 Second St. (906) 369-5358 or painsedalemineshaft.com

Phoenix

• Phoenix Church. Originally built in 1858 and located in the town of Cliff, the church was dismantled and reassembled in its current location in 1899. The last mass was held in 1957. Donations appreciated. Daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Junction of US-41 and M-26. keweenawhistory.org

South Range

• Copper Range Historical Museum. Exhibits recreate life from the early 1900s to the mid-1950s of the immigrants who built the towns and villages of the area. Collections include photographs, books and artifacts. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Trimountain Ave. (906) 4826125.

to 7 p.m. Chiri Park, corner of Iron and Silver streets (across from the YMCA). market@cityofnegaunee.com

Rapid River

• Blessing of the Monarchs. Celebrate the migration of the monarch butterflies with prayers and blessings. 5 p.m. Stonington Peninsula Lighthouse. upwild.org

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a.m. Calumet Public Library. (906) 337-0311.

Chassell

• Ships in the Keweenaw: Great Lakes Freighters and Passenger Ships. Roger Hewlett, a mariner and engineer, will offer a video and pictorial presentation. 7 p.m. Chassell Heritage Center, 42373 Hancock Ave. (906) 523-1155 or chassellhistory.org

Copper Harbor

• Performances in the Park. Bling Crosby will perform. A farmer’s market is also on site. 7 to 9 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park., 240 Gratiot St. (906) 289-4020 or performances.in.the.park@gmail.com

Escanaba

• Live on the Lawn....at Lunch! Live Music Series. Free event for all ages featuring Troy Graham. 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. North Lawn, Escanaba Public Library, 400 Ludington St. (906) 789-7323 or escanabalibrary.org.

Gwinn

• Modeltown Market. This farmers and artisans market includes live music. 3 to 6 p.m. Peter Nordeen Park.

Hancock

• Houghton County Fair. Events include the Whispering Pines mobile zoo, motocross, poultry and rabbit show, sheep and goat show, and carnival rides and entertainment. Prices vary. Houghton County Fairgrounds, 1500 Birch St. (906) 482-6200 or houghtoncountyfair.com

Ishpeming

• “All Together Now” Community Preschool Storytime. The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library will offer stories and songs. 11 a.m. National Mine Park, 7455 Co. Rd. PB. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Great Lakes Great Books Club. Students in Grades 4 and 5 will discuss the middle-grade novel Answers in the Pages by David Levithan. 6 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Everything Under the Sun. Bring your own chair. 7 p.m. Old Ish statue on Main Street.

L’Anse

• Lakefront Concert. Featuring a variety of classics by Lightning Ridge. 7 p.m. Lakefront Park, Broad Street at the lake (rain location is Meadowbrook Arena, 204 Division St.).

Marquette

• Baby Doctor Clinic and Book Launch with Carrie Pearson. Youth of all ages are invited to meet Carrie Pearson, local author of Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down! The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention. Children should bring a baby

doll or other stuffed/play friend for the clinic and can dress up as a doctor if they wish. 10 a.m. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906)226-4323 or pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• HarborFest. The Marquette Symphony Orchestra will perform. Sponsored by the Marquette West Rotary. No carry-ins, bring your own chairs. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ellwood A. Mattson Lower Harbor Park. marquettewestrotary.org

• Beethoven and Banjos: Holy Manna. Adam Jacob Simon, Paul Holmes Morton, Clay Zeller-Townson, John Taylor Ward, Mary Bonhag, Bride Hill Kennedy, Evan Premo, Emi Fergusson and Laurel Premo will perform a collection of American hym-

will present 90 Years of CCC. 6 p.m. Iron County Museum, 100 Brady Ave. (906) 265-2617 or info@ IronCountyMuseum.org

Hancock

• Houghton County Fair. Events include the Whispering Pines mobile zoo, off-road derby, farm tractor pull, swine, beef, dairy and horse shows, and carnival rides and entertainment. Prices vary. Houghton County Fairgrounds, 1500 Birch St. (906) 4826200 or houghtoncountyfair.com

Ishpeming

• Teen Angst and You: How to Turn Your Feelings into Pages. A summer-long class for teens on the art of novel writing. 2 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, 317 N. Main St. (906) 486-4381 or ishpeminglibrary.info

Lake Linden

Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. superiorland_bridge.tripod. com

• HarborFest. Performers will be Daydreamers, Big Trouble, Ratttrap (Ratt Tribute Band), and Rock of Love (Poison Tribute Band). Sponsored by the Marquette West Rotary. No carry-ins, bring your own chairs. 4 to 11 p.m. Ellwood A. Mattson Lower Harbor Park. marquettewestrotary.org

• Beethoven and Banjos: Holy Manna. Adam Jacob Simon, Paul Holmes Morton, Clay Zeller-Townson, John Taylor Ward, Mary Bonhag, Bride Hill Kennedy, Evan Premo, Emi Fergusson and Laurel Premo will perform a collection of American hymnody. 7:30 p.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 305 W. Magnetic St. beethovenandbanjos.org

• Superior Memories: Franklin Park Band. This group will perform hits of the ’60s and more. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

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sunrise 7:01 a.m.; sunset 8:42 p.m.

Calumet

• Community Summer Market. Featuring fresh foods and local handcrafted gifts. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

• Orphan Art Sale. Includes paintings, photography, crafts, and garden and home items. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 9342228 or calumetartcenter.com

Crystal Falls

• The Journey. This five-man Journey tribute group performs some of rock’s most enduring classics. Prices vary. 7 p.m. The Crystal Theatre, 304 Superior Ave. (906) 875-3208 or thecrystaltheatre.org

Curtis

nody. Tickets are pay what you can. 7:30 p.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 305 W. Magnetic St. beethovenandbanjos.org

• Superior Memories: Northwords and Music. Features B.G. Bradley. $7.50 for youth, $12 for seniors and students, $15 for adults. 7:30 p.m. Lake Superior Theatre Boathouse, 270 N. Lakeshore Blvd. (906) 227-7625 or lakesuperiortheatre.com

25 FRIDAY

sunrise 7:00 a.m.; sunset 8:44 p.m.

• Farmers Market. This family-friendly market showcases farm fresh produce, prepared foods, handcrafted items, live music, community causes and local information about the area. 4 to 7 p.m. Village Park. (906) 369-3971.

Marquette

• Blockbusting Cinema Throwback: Psycho. Travel back to 1960 and visit the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic tale of suspense and horror. Noon. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322 or pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m.

• Curtis Show and Shine Car Show. Classic rides, “souped-up” trucks, or pride and joy show pieces are invited. Entry fee per vehicle is a $5 donation to benefit Marcy’s Pantry in Curtis. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. 2 to 5 p.m. Erickson Park, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. (906) 586-9974.

Gwinn

• Seed Saving Workshop. Most seeds can be saved for up to five years if done correctly. There will be discussion about viability and how to achieve the best storage for seeds. 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall, Gwinn United Methodist Church, 341 W. Jasper St. gwinnseedlibrary@gmail.com

Hancock

Caspian

• History Happy Hour. Bill Jamerson

Show and Shine Car Show| August 26 | Curtis

• Houghton County Fair. Events include the Whispering Pines mobile zoo, monster trucks, youth talent show, kids’ fun day, horse show, junior market livestock auction, and carnival rides and entertainment. Prices vary. Houghton County Fairgrounds, 1500 Birch St. (906) 482-6200 or houghtoncountyfair.com

• Beethoven and Banjos: Holy Manna. Adam Jacob Simon, Paul Holmes Morton, Clay Zeller-Townson, John Taylor Ward, Mary Bonhag, Bride Hill Kennedy, Evan Premo, Emi Fergusson and Laurel Premo will perform a collection of American hymnody. 7:30 p.m. Finnish American Heritage Center, 435 Quincy St. beethovenandbanjos.org

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to noon. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Marquette Commons, 112 South Third St. mqtfarmersmarket. com

• Joy Festival. This inaugural event will feature art, music, poetry, healing, and more in the spirit of Joy Center, spreading creative joy in our community. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community Room, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. Lessons, 10 a.m. Games, 11:30 a.m. Citizens Forum, Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair St. superiorland_bridge.tripod.com

• 24 Hours of Noquemanon-2023. This fundraiser will have bikers testing endurance and skill during solo or team rides. Choose from 6, 12, or 24-hour races. Each lap is approximatley 10 miles in length. Camping, food and music also available. Prices vary 10 a.m. Forestville Trailhead, off of Forestville Rd. noquetrails.org

• HarborFest. Performers will be the NMU Marching Band, Iron Daisy Acoustic, The Reveal, Uncle Ugly, and Detroit Rock City KISS Tribute Band. Sponsored by the Marquette West Rotary. No carry-ins, bring your own chairs. 3 to 11 p.m. Ellwood A. Mattson Lower Harbor Park. marquettewestrotary.org

Negaunee

• Finn Fun Day. The day will include Finnish entertainment, Finnish foods, a Finnish marketplace, 50/50 drawing, and silent auction. Performers will include singer Tanja Stanaway, Aaren Joki doing Sami “yoiking,” Howard Aalto and his six-sided harmonica, and Oscar Forsman who plays the accordion. There will also be an update on the closing of Finlandia University.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Negaunee Township

Hall, 42 Hwy. M-35. (906) 226-7085 or (906) 485-1971.

27 SUNDAY

sunrise 7:02 a.m.; sunset 8:40 p.m.

Calumet

• Art Junkies. An arts and craft social group. Noon to 2 p.m. Calumet Art Center, 57055 Fifth St. (906) 231-0448.

Crystal Falls

• Beethoven and Banjos: Holy Manna. Adam Jacob Simon, Paul Holmes Morton, Clay Zeller-Townson, John Taylor Ward, Mary Bonhag, Bride Hill Kennedy, Evan Premo, Emi Fergusson and Laurel Premo will perform a collection of American hymnody. 2 p.m. Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp, 138 Fortune Lake Camp Rd. beethovenandbanjos.org

Hancock

• Houghton County Fair. Events include the Whispering Pines mobile zoo, tuff truck competition, and carnival rides and entertainment. Prices vary. Houghton County Fairgrounds, 1500 Birch St. (906) 482-6200 or houghtoncountyfair.com

28 MONDAY

sunrise 7:04 a.m.; sunset 8:38 p.m.

Calumet

• Musical Mondays. Featuring the Copper Country Community Band. $5. 7 p.m. Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s, 25725 Scott St. (906) 3372410 or keweenawheritagecenter.org

Curtis

• The Stas Venglevski and Misha Litvin Duo. Master accordionist Stas

Venglevski and domra (mandolin) expert Misha Litvin will perform. Sponsored by the Curtis Buckeyes. 7 p.m. The Pine Performance Center, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

Gladstone

• Farmers Market. Includes local produce, baked goods and artisan crafts, as well as live music from local musicians. 3 to 6 p.m. 907 Delta Ave. gladstonemi.org

Ishpeming

• Community Day. 4:30 p.m. Partridge Creek Farm’s Inspiration Orchard, corner of East York Street and East North Street. camden@partridgecreekfarm.org

Marquette

• Senior Theatre Experience: Monthly Theatre Workshop and Discussion. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 5 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• Concert on the Steps. Ramble Tamble will provide a night of surfer rock. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

Negaunee

• All-Ages Online Storytime. Miss Jessica will lead stories, songs and rhymes on Facebook Live. 11 a.m. facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary. (906) 475-7700

• Aging U.P. Presentation. This event will discuss the benefits of positive attitudes toward aging and offer ways to improve decision making and memory.

1 p.m. Negaunee Senior Center, 410

Jackson St. (906) 225-7760.

29 TUESDAY

sunrise 7:05 a.m.; sunset 8:37 p.m.

Ishpeming

• Cemetery Tour. Led by members of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Meet at the sexton’s office. Free for children younger than 12, suggested donation of $5 for students ages 12 to 17 and $10 for adults. 6:30 p.m. Ishpeming Cemetery, North Second Street. (906) 486-8680.

Marquette

• Oil Painting, Pastels and Drawing Classes with Marlene Wood. Bring your own supplies. $20. 1 to 3 p.m. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 225-8655.

• Senior Dance Class. For ages 55 and older. Free for City of Marquette and neighboring township residents. 4 p.m. City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Lower Level, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. To pre-register, (906) 225-8655.

• Concert on the Steps. Just in time for the Labor Day Blues Fest, this concert sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society will feature The Flat Broke Blues Band. 7 p.m. Front Street steps, Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St. (906) 226-4322, machatz@ pwpl.info, or pwpl.info

30 WEDNESDAY

sunrise 7:06 a.m.; sunset 8:35 p.m.

Calumet

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Uncle Pete’s Red Hot Revue. 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre, 340 Sixth St. calumettheatre.com

Chassell

• Farmers Market. 3 to 6 p.m. 103 Third St. (616) 516-8557 or chassellmarket.com

• Keewenaw Wilderness Walk. Includes discussion of spirituality and care for the environment. 7 p.m. Chassell Fitness Trail. upwild.org/ events

Curtis

• Music in the Park. Second Time Around will perform bluegrass, country, and classic rock. 6:30 p.m. Erickson Center for the Arts, 9224 Saw-Wa-Quato St. ericksoncenter.org

L’Anse

• Farmers Market. Shop from local farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Park, N. Front St.

Marquette

• Congregate Meals for Seniors–Dine in or Curbside Pickup. Meals

Houghton County Fair | August 24 - 27 | Hancock

available to those age 60 and older. Call to reserve a meal. $3.50 suggested donation. Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Farmers Market. Includes farmers, growers, food producers, and artisans. 5 to 8 p.m. 100 Block of Washington Street. mqtfarmersmarket.com

Negaunee

• Knitting Group. Those interested in crocheting, knitting and other fiber arts are welcome to bring their projects and share with others. Coffee provided. 1:30 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Wings of Fire Interest Group. Youth age eight and older are invited to discuss the series, write fanfiction, make crafts and other activities. 3 p.m. Negaunee Public Library, 319 W. Case St. (906) 475-7700.

• Farmer’s Market. Offering local farmers’ and artisans’ goods and

support groups

• Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families— Marquette. Sundays, 7 p.m., Use the parking lot entrance. Downstairs meeting room, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 201 E. Ridge St. adultchildren.org/meeting

• Alano Club—Marquette. Twelvestep recovery meetings daily. Monday through Saturday, noon and 8 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. 3020 US-41, Marquette.

• Al-Anon Family Groups. A fellowship offering strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers. al-alon.org or (888) 425-2666.

• Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings throughout Marquette County, open daily, at many locations and times. Twenty-four-hour answering service, aa-marquettecounty.org or (800) 605-5043.

• ALZConnected. This is a free, online community for everyone affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss diseases. alzconnected.org

• American Legacy Foundation. Smoking quit line for expectant mothers and cessation information for women. (800) 668-8278.

• Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Checks. Cholesterol checks are $5. Call for Marquette County schedule. (906) 225-4545.

• Divorce Care—Ishpeming. This non-denominational group is for people who are separated or divorced. New members are welcome. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Northiron Church, 910 Palms Ave. (906) 475-6032 or northiron.church

• Grief Share—Ishpeming. This non-denominational group is for people dealing with grief and loss.

creations. Drop-in vendors are welcome (tables and tents are available to rent). 4 to 7 p.m. Chiri Park, corner of Iron and Silver streets (across from the YMCA). market@cityofnegaunee.com

31 THURSDAY

sunrise 7:07 a.m.; sunset 8:33 p.m.

Calumet

• Preschool Story Time. 10:15 a.m. Calumet Public Library. (906) 337-0311.

Chassell

• Back from the Brink: The Return of Trumpeter Swans and Peregrine Falcons to the Keweenaw. Joe Youngman, Chassell’s bird expert, will present a talk enhanced with colorful photos. 7 p.m. Chassell Heritage Center, 42373 Hancock Ave. (906) 5231155 or chassellhistory.org

Copper Harbor

• Performances in the Park. Gail, Mike and Scott will perform. A farmer’s market is also on site. 7 to 9 p.m. Donny Kilpela Memorial Park., 240 Gratiot St. (906) 289-4020 or performances.in.the.park@gmail.com

Gwinn

• Modeltown Market. This farmers and artisans market includes live music. 3 to 6 p.m. Peter Nordeen Park.

Ishpeming

• Summer Concert Series. Featuring Party to Jazz. Bring your own chair. 7 p.m. Old Ish statue on Main Street.

L’Anse

• Lakefront Concert. Featuring music from the Celtic world by The Knockabouts. 7 p.m. Lakefront Park, Broad Street at the lake (rain location is Meadowbrook Arena, 204 Division

St.). Marquette

• Geoff and Jon’s Record Show. New and used vinyl records, CDs, posters, cassettes, books, T-shirts, stickers and more. Presented by the NMU Vinyl Record Club. Noon to 11 p.m. Secondfloor community room, Ore Dock Brewing Company, 114 W. Spring St. (906) 373-6183.

• Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club. Games open to all interested players. $5 for games. 12:30 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W. Spring St.

Norway

• Dickinson County Fair. Events include a breeding livestock show at noon, bingo at 3 p.m., carnival at 4 p.m., and the Wumpa and Local Truck Pull at 6 p.m. The fair officially opens at 5 p.m. Prices vary. Dickinson County Fairgrounds, N1476 US-8. dickinsoncountyfair.com

Mondays, 2:30 p.m. Northiron Church, 910 Palms Ave. northiron. church or (906) 475-6032.

• iCanQuit. Smokers are invited to learn more about quitting with the help of a quitting coach. (800) 480-7848.

• Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous. Tuesdays, 12:05 p.m. Upstairs, The Crib Coffee House, 401 N. Third St. ITAAMQT@zohomail. com

• Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice Grief Support Group— Gwinn. People dealing with grief and loss are encouraged to attend. Individual grief counseling is available. August 9. 2 p.m. Forsyth Senior Center, 165 Maple St. (906) 225-7760 or lakesuperiorhospice.org

• Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice Grief Support Group— Marquette. People dealing with grief and loss are encouraged to attend. Individual grief counseling is available. August 16. 5:30 p.m. Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice, 914 W. Baraga Ave. (906) 225-7760 or lakesuperiorhospice.org

• Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice Grief Support Group— Negaunee. People dealing with grief and loss are encouraged to attend. Individual grief counseling is available. August 17. 3 p.m. Negaunee Senior Center, 410 Jackson St. lakesuperiorhospice.org or (906) 475-6266.

• Marquette Codependents Anonymous Meeting. Mondays, 7 p.m. LoveMarq Church, 728 W. Kaye Ave. coda.org

• Michigan Tobacco Quit Line. This free quit smoking coaching hotline provides callers with a personal health coach. (800) 784-8669.

• Motherhood Support

Group—Marquette. This free group meets the second Thursday of each month. 6 p.m. Suunta Integrative Health, 1209 N. Third St. (906) 273-0964.

• Nar-Anon Meetings—Ishpeming. Family and friends who have addicted loved ones are invited. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Mission Covenant Church, 1001 N. Second St. (906) 361-9524.

• Narcotics Anonymous Meetings— Marquette. Family and friends who have addicted loved ones are invited. Open meetings, Wednesdays and Sundays, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Closed meeting, Fridays, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Use the Ridge Street entrance. Downstairs Social Room, Marquette Hope First Campus, 111 E. Ridge St.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness—In-Person Support Group.

Individuals living with mental illness and friends or families living with an individual with mental illness are welcome. August 14 and 17. 7 p.m. Superior Alliance for Independent Living, Suite A, 1200 Wright St. (906) 360-7107 or namimqt.com

• National Alliance on Mental Illness—Zoom Support Group. Individuals living with mental illness and friends or families living with an individual with mental illness are welcome. August 9 (Zoom date may be subject to change). 7 p.m. Email ckbertucci58@charter.net or call or text (906) 360-7107 before 6:45 p.m. the day of the meeting to receive the Zoom invitation. www.namimqt.com

• Nicotine Anonymous. (415) 7500328 or www.nicotine-anonymous.org

• Parkinson’s Support Group. Open to people living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. August 16. 1 p.m. Marquette Senior Center, 300 W.

Spring St. (906) 228-0456.

• Senior Support Group— Marquette. This month’s presenter will be Marc Weinrick of MQT Acupuncture. August 17. 2 p.m. Mill Creek Clubhouse, 1728 Windstone Dr. (906) 225-7760 or lakesuperiorhospice.org

• Sexual Health and Addiction Therapy Group. Call Great Lakes Recovery Centers for more details. Dates, times and locations vary. (906) 228-9696.

• SMART Recovery—Calumet. A self-help group for alcohol and substance abuse and other addictive behaviors. Mondays, 7 p.m. Copper Country Mental Health, 56938 Calumet Avenue. smartrecovery.org

• SMART Recovery—Hancock. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m. Room 324, Jutila Center, 200 Michigan St.

• SMART Recovery—Marquette. Mondays, Noon. Zoom meeting. Visit smartrecovery.com for Zoom link.

• Stronger Together: Families Against Narcotics. Friends and families who have addicted loved ones are invited. Second and fourth Tuesdays. 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Meeting ID: 702 728 9111, Passcode 448118. (906) 361-9524.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly. This is a non-commercial weight-control support group. Various places and times throughout the U.P. (800) 932-8677 or TOPS.org

• Virtual Caregiver Support Group. U.P. family caregivers are welcome to join. A device with an internet connection, webcam, microphone and an email address are required. Advanced registration required. 2 p.m. Second Tuesday of the month. (906) 217-3019 or caregivers@upcap.org