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Upper Peninsula History Events

• July 8: Negaunee

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  Come visit the Michigan Iron Industry Museum as Barry James of the Michigan Historical Center presents Getting from Europe to Upper Michigan: The Immigrant Experience. For more information please call (906) 475-7857 or see www.michigan.gov/ironindustrymuseum.

• July 13: Negaunee

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  Come visit the Michigan Iron Industry Museum as it presents Shields of Steel: A Salute to Iron Range Veterans. The program will include speakers, music by the Ishpeming Blue Notes and a video called The U.P. Recalls 'The War'. For more information please call (906) 475-7857 or see www.michigan.gov/ironindustrymuseum.

• July 15: Negaunee

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  Come visit the Michigan Iron Industry Museum as Yvonne and William Lockwood of Michigan State University present U.P. Eats: Regional Culture Through Food. For more information please call (906) 475-7857 or see www.michigan.gov/ironindustrymuseum.

• July 18-20: Marquette
  Come to Marquette for the 30th Annual Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival. For more details as they become available please see www.hiawathamusic.org/.

• June 27-28: Calumet
  Pasty Fest,is here sponsored by Main Street Calumet. Events at Agassiz Park in Calumet include music, games and the annual pasty tasting contest. For information contact Main Street Calumet at (906) 337-6246 or visit www.mainstreetcalumet.com/events/pastyfest.htm.

• June 13 & 14: Pickford
  The Pickford Area Historical Society is sponsoring a quilt show at the Pickford High School on June 13 from 10am to 6 pm and June 14 10am to 4 pm. All proceeds will be used for museum operations. There will be vendors, a salad lunch, a bake sale, a raffle each day for an afghan and raffle tickets will be available for a hand quilted quilt. For more information write to PAHS, P.O. Box 572, Pickford, MI 49774 or call (906) 647-8851.

• June 15: Drummond Island

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  Join the DeTour Reef Light House Preservation Society for their 11th annual Fathers Day Cruise on the St. Mary's River. The tour will travel the Soo Locks and includes a buffet lunch and snack. For more information call (906) 493-6609.

• June 28: Sault Ste. Marie

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  The Chippewa County Historical Society is happy to announce its dinner theater fundraiser "Dinner with the Johnsons." Tickets for this night of food and fun must be purchased in advance, and may be obtained by emailing cchs@sault.com, or by calling (906) 635-7082.

• July 10: Eagle Harbor

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  Students in grades 2 through 9 are invited to join the Keweenaw County Historical Society in visiting Fort Wilkins Park on Thursday morning from 9:45-Noon. Barry James of the Michigan Iron Industry Museum will lead a tour of the site, where students will view artifacts, photos and archeological reproductions and learn what this evidence leads us to believe about Fort Wilkins' past. For more information and registration details call (906) 289-4666.

• July 12: Drummond Island

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  Spend an evening under the stars with the DeTour Reef Light House Preservation Society. Held at Bayside Dinning enjoy a gourmet feast, cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. For more information please call (906) 493-6609.

• August 30: Drummond Island

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  Help the DeTour Reef Light House Preservation Society celebrate 10 years at their Gala Celebration. Call (909) 493-6609 for more information.

• July 17-20: Iron River
  Come and celebrate the 2nd annual “Rum Rebellion Heritage Days.” This festival commemorates the descent of Federal Prohibition Officers on Iron River on February 1920 in their attempt to wipe out alcohol sales and consumption. The site of the attempt was the Scalcucci Brothers Store in the Virgil Location of Iron River. For more information call Julie Melchiori at (906) 875-6688.

• August 28-31: Chassell
  Festival Joie de Vivre a French Canadian Festival August 28-31, 2008. This Festival is being sponsored by the Chassell Historical Organization at the Chassell Heritage Center, a Keweenaw Heritage Site, in Chassell, Michigan, Houghton County. The intent of this celebration is to bring awareness to the general public of the rich French Canadian history of the Keweenaw and of Chassell Township, in particular. Funds raised throughout the festival will be funneled into the handicapped accessibility project of the Chassell Heritage Center. Registration information will be available online at the beginning of June 2008. Contacts: David Bezotte, Festival Chairman: dbezotte@mtu.edu or Nancy Leonard, Events Coordinator: nancy@einerlei.com

• September 29: Crystal Falls
  The Harbour House Museum will be holding a harvest festival on grounds beginning at 8 am. A farmer's, gardener's, crafter's, and antique-collector's market will be open. Chili and pie will be served, and face and pumpkin painting and other games will be available throughout the day. For more information please call (906) 875-6447.

To submit information for Historical Happenings:

Mail information to:

The Historical Society of Michigan
1305 Abbott Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823

or E-mail: hsm@hsmichigan.org or FAX: (517) 324-4370