Events and Opportunities
June 26
• Copper Country Meals Millage Information Meeting, noon Lakeview Manor, Hancock. This public meeting will discuss the one-mill Elder Nutrition millage request on the August 5 ballot. Money would enable Copper Shores Meals on Wheels to expand operations to provide services to seniors aged 60 and older across all of Houghton County.
• CCISD Millage information meeting, 6 p.m. Portage Lake District Library. Officials from the Copper Country Intermediate School District will discuss the millage request that will appear on the August ballot, and answer questions.
• The free L’Anse Lakefront Concerts present the country stylings of at 7 p.m. The concerts are held every Thursday in the beautiful lakefront park at the foot of Broad Street at the lake. There is limited seating, so bring a chair or blanket to sit back and enjoy the good sounds, good vibes and million-dollar view. The L’Anse Twp School Cafetorium will be used in case of inclement weather.
June 27
• Lake Linden Farmers Market 3-6 p.m. Lake Linden Park. Fresh produce, homemade treats and crafts.
June 28
• Alberta Fest, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Ford Center and Forest, L’Anse. Alberta Fest features crafters and vendors, a car show, music and activity booths in the historic hamlet of Alberta.
June 29
• Old Victoria’s Log Cabin Day Heritage Celebration, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.The free event celebrates Michigan’s Log Cabin Day with an open house of the restored miner’s cabins that were originally built in 1899. Visitors can hear stories of the lives of the miners and their families while touring restored hand hewn log cabins and rebuilt sauna. The day features fresh, made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls that are baked on site by volunteers in the old-fashioned wood stove. At 1:30, old-fashioned kids games invite all ages to join in the fun of various races and sports.
July 4
• Wanted vendors for the South Range 4th of July Flea/Famers Market. Frp, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. No Fee Required.
July 5
Houghton High School class of 1980 will celebrate its 45th reunion July 5-6. For more information visit hpts.us/alumni-reunion.php or contact Sue Nara Lutz, suelutz0235@gmail.com | (906) 370-4546.
July 6
• Range Lions Blueberry & Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast with Vollwerth Sausage. 8 a.m. to noon at the Range Lounge in South Range. $8 donation, preschool children are free. There will be a bake sale by the Jeffers High School Travel Club.
• Twin Lake Fire Departments’ 29th Annual Pancake, French Toast and Sausage Breakfast and Bake Sale. 7:30 – 11:30 A.M at the Twin Lakes Fire Hall. Adults — $10, children under 10 — $5.
• July 9
‘How Sundials Helped Settle the American Frontier,’ by Mark Montgomery, 7 p.m. Eagle Harbor Community Center. Learn how William Burt came to invent the sun compass, used to further westward expansion in the U.S., as well as how this surveying instrument relates directly to U. P. history. Suggested donation: $5/person, part of Keweenaw County Historical Society’s “Adventures in History.”
July 17
Houghton High School class of 1965 celebrate its 60th reunion July 17-18. All members of the class and their guests are welcome to attend. For more information and specific details on how to register, visit the districts website at: hpts.us/alumni-reunion.php