Hulkkonen Farm is open to visitors weekly by appointment, and on the weekends from 11-6:30 with the zombie hunt running from 8-midnight. It's located at 9299 Strawberry Lane.
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has held domestic violence awareness walks annually in memory of Chelsey LaFernier, and in support of the abuse survivors.
Tonight is the fifth and final First Thursdays Art Walk of the season in Marquette. Organizers are planning on bringing the walk back over the Holidays.
Julie Highlen received a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs to attend a plein air painting competition in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
The Peter White Public Library received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is funding its Big Read programs. The chose book for the program this year is "An American Sunrise" by indigenous author and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.
Silver Creek Church and its thrift store have hundreds of winter clothing items to be donated back to the community. If you are in need of a coat, snow pants, hat, gloves, scarf, or boots, call Silver Creek Church at (906) 249-1715 to schedule a pick up time to receive your free winter ware.
The UP Health System School of Emergency Medical Technology is hosting the 40th annual UP EMS Conference virtually this year, although that's not the reason for the decline in participants.
The U.P.-based production team has produced two seasons of Northbound so far, which can be streamed online at seeka.tv. The premier of season three at the Braumart is a fundraiser for future production.
The mobile drive-in theatre can be used anywhere in the central U.P. All donations from the block party and patronicity fundraiser will benefit MATI's efforts to purchase the equipment.
Those affected, including remote students, will have to submit proof of vaccination by Aug. 30. Procedures for religious and medical exemptions will be announced.
During the last program year, AmeriCorps members served 33,275 youth, treated 1,026 acres of public land and provided 6,541 individuals with health services.
The non-profit based in Suttons Bay, MI provides educational programming to individuals, schools, and other groups looking for an immersive experience on the Great Lakes. The schooner, fittingly named Inland Seas, will be in the U.P. until August 7th, however its programs are booked up already. Fred Sitkins, the executive director of the program, says to watch out for the 77-foot sail boat next summer because the ISEA is looking to make a comeback with more public programs.
The event, located on E. Michigan Street at the Lakeshore Park Building, was created to fill the temporary absence of the annual art festivals that were cancelled because of COVID-19.
