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Events and ooportunities

June 13

• Calumet Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Agassiz Park. The Calumet Farmers Market at Agassiz Park offers fresh produce, baked goods and local crafts.

• Hancock Tori 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Quincy Green, Hancock.

• L’Anse Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. – noon, Meadowbrook Park. It features fresh local produce and baked goods at the pavilion at Meadowbrook Park.

June 14

• “Let’s Eat” Community Meal – Baraga. 4-5:30 p.m. St. Ann’s Church Baraga. The “Let’s Eat” community meal program offers a free dinner at St. Ann’s Church in Baraga. All are welcome.

June 15

• The Buellwood Weavers and Fiber Arts Guild invite interested fiber artists to our monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the Finnish-American Folk School studio — room 105 on the first floor of Skyline Commons in Hancock. Bring your show-and-tell projects. Meetings for the summer will be held on the third Monday of the month. Park and enter at the lower entrance around the back of the building, Email John at jegale@att.net or call Melissa at 906-221-5306 for more information.

June 17

• UP Wild Gathering, 7 p.m. Boston Pond Nature Area. *Special Guest: Pastor Sharolyn Swenson, Assistant to the Bishop, Northern Great Lakes Synod (ELCA). The UP Wild Gatherings are opportunities to connect with God and each other within our natural world. Each Gathering has a leader who will guide the participants through readings and reflection. The Gatherings are appropriate for all ages, including families and children. No religious affiliation is necessary. Everyone is welcome!

• Chassell Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m. Centennial Park. The Chassell Farmer’s Market is every Wednesday from June thru September featuring Farm and craft goods.

• From Finland to Foundry: Bruno Nordberg and the Machinery of Progress, 6 p.m. Quincy Mine and Shaft. As part of Juhannus and Hancock’s Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture designation, the Quincy Mine is celebrating a Finnish immigrant that altered the history of the Copper Country. Chief of Interpretation Clayton P. Gomez, will present a lecture on the life and legacy of Bruno Nordberg, the visionary engineer whose machinery improved the efficiency of the area’s mining industry. Following the lecture, guests are invited to explore a pop-up exhibit featuring materials related to Nordberg’s connection to the Keweenaw. Free of charge, with light refreshments provided. Lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Quincy Mine’s 1894 Hoist House.

• Sincerely Sinatra, 7:30 p.m. Calumet Theatre. Also featuring Close to Karen, a mini tribute to Karen Carpenter. For more information visit calumettheatre.com

June 18

• Keweenaw Heritage Day, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Quincy Mine and Shaft. Learn about the many Heritage sites that together with the Keweenaw National Historical Park, tell the history of the Keweenaw Peninsula.

• L’Anse Waterfront Concert, 7 p.m. L’Anse Waterfront Park. Tonight featuring a Gordon Lightfoot Tribute

June 19

• Lake Linden Farmers Market. 3 – 6 p.m. Lake Linden Park

June 20

• ATV Ride for Omega House, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Maple Leaf American Legion Post 291, 53088 Bootjack Rd Lake Linden. Annual ATV Ride for Omega House to support end of life care in our community. Proceeds to benefit Omega House. Games, prizes and food will be provided. Contact: Michael Lutz, Email: michael.lutz@omega-house.org Phone: 906-482-4438.

• Pine Mt. Music Festival, Childrens Concert, 11 a.ml Portage Lake United Church, Houghton. Festival favorite The Bergonzi Trio returns to the Upper Peninsula with a series of chamber music performances and free children’s concerts.

• Mini “Spring into Summer Sale”, Mission United Church in Pelkie, 9 am to 1 pm. Used quality goods, summer items, book and puzzles will be offered.  Coffee with bakery will be available. Please join us at 16463 Pelkie Road. 

• Mount Bohemia Ski Resort is opening up free admissions on Saturday, June 20 during Juhannus Summer Solstice Celebration. Enjoy the Nordic spa free of charge and participate in the Long Drink Cold Plunge and find a plethora of freebies and a live DJ. Apres Ski vibes in summer.

June 24

• Copper Country Community Mental Health Services’ Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 24, at 5 p.m. in the Boardroom at the Rice Memorial Center located at 901 W. Memorial Drive in Houghton.

June 25

• L’Anse Waterfront Concert, 7 p.m. L’Anse Waterfront Park. Music with Rolling Thunder, Traditional Country and More.

July 4

• “We Declare” – Fourth of July Event, On July 4 we mark 250 years since the signing of our Declaration of Independence. After its signing, copies of the Declaration were sent across the land, often to be read aloud at a community gathering. The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country is holding a special gathering on July 4 to have the community read the Declaration aloud. Called “We Declare,” a rolling reading will begin at noon at the Rotary Pavillion in Kestner Waterfront Park, Houghton. Attendees will read the Declaration, one paragraph at a time. All are welcome to read. In addition to the public reading, the League will be offering free copies of the U.S. Constitution. There is a space on the back of each copy for the person to sign a pledge to support the Constitution. Upon signing, a special commemorative sticker will be added, marking this 250th anniversary. Distribution of the Constitution booklets will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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