January 31

• Keweenaw Pridefest Volunteer Info Session 10:30 a.m. – noon at the Portage Lake District Library. Do you want to be part of Keweenaw Pridefest? Stop by their informal info session in the PLDL Community Room, anytime between 10:30 a.m. and noon to get information.

February 1

• Swedetown Trail Day, noon – 4 p.m. Swedetown Trails. Free all-day skiing, snowshoeing and snow biking. Warm up in the Swedetown Chalet. First-come first-served for rental and demo equipment to try as available.

February 2

• MI-TRALE meeting, 7 p.m. Stannard Township Hall, Bruce Crossing. Anyone interested in maintaining ATV and snowmobile trails in the western U.P. is invited. A ZOOM option is now available for virtual attendance of meetings. Contact Donna Wolf at mi-trale.pr@gmail.com for connection instructions.

February 5

• Blood Drive – Hancock, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Canal View – Houghton County, 1100 Quincy St, Hancock. The U.P. Regional Blood Center is holding this blood drive. Walk-ins are welcome.

February 6

• Free Soup Supper – Pelkie 6 p.m. Mission United Church in Pelkie, Mi. invites the public to a free chili soup supper on Friday at 6 pm. Breads, desserts and beverages will also be served.

February 7

• Barnelopet 2026, Free non-competitive kids’ ski race for ages 3-17. Registration 9:30 a.m. with the race starting at 10:30 a.m.AM. Location is Four Seasons Chalet on Maasto Hiito Trail, Hancock. Race distances: 1km, 2km, 4km, 6km. Medals, cookies, and hot chocolate distributed to participants. For more information and pre-registration go to skitigers.com

February 14

• South Range 4th of July Committee Presents the 14th Annual Valentine’s Day Dance at the Range Lounge in South Range. Dance is from 7 – 11 p.m. with a $5 entry fee. Live Music by Slick Nickel along with 50/50 raffles and gift basket drawings. Find us on Facebook @ South Range 4th of July Committee