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Alberta
• The Henry Ford Alberta Village Museum. This converted sawmill
village, built in 1935, houses artifacts of the period and information
about Henry Ford’s vision of a self-sufficient community. There
is a gift shop and video library with video interviews of residents
of Alberta in the 1930s. Free for children twelve and younger, $5 for
adults. Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. US-41, south
of L’Anse in the Michigan Tech Forestry Center Complex. 524-6181
or www.fordcenter.mtu.edu
Amasa
• Amasa Museum. Visitors will notice late 1800s balloon-style
architecture and view pictorial displays of the mining and logging industries.
Twelve miles north of US-2, off US-141 on Pine Street. 822-7714.
Baraga
• Baraga County Historical Society Museum. Displays highlight
many of the significant events that have contributed to the rich history
of the county’s past. Free for children twelve and younger, $1
for teens, $2 for adults. Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. US-41. 353-6810 or www.baragacountyhistoricalmuseum.com
Big Bay
• Big Bay Lighthouse. The grounds of the 1896 lighthouse are
open year-round. 3 Lighthouse Road. 345-9957.
Calumet
• Calumet Theatre. Both self-guided and guided tours of this
104-year-old historic theatre are available. Self-guided tours: free
for children younger than six, $2 for adults; Tuesday through Saturday,
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Guided tours: $1 for children
younger than six, $5 for adults; Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. Tours may be limited on days of performances. 340 Sixth
Street. 337-2610 or www.calumettheatre.com
• Coppertown USA Mining Museum. The Keweenaw Peninsula is
the site of the first mineral rush in the United States and the museum
traces the evolution of miners with a series of exhibits designed for
the family. Free for children younger than twelve, $1 for youth twelve
to eighteen, $3 for adults and $2 for adults with a National Park Pass.
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 12:30 to 4:00
p.m. Red Jacket Road. 337-4354.
• Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s. Various exhibits
highlight the social aspect of mining community life. Closes August
31. Daily, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Corner of Scott and Fifth streets. 337-4579.
• U.P. Firefighters Memorial Museum. Exhibits relate to a century
of fire-fighting history. Free for children younger than twelve, $1
for ages thirteen to eighteen and $2 for adults. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 3:00 p.m. 327 Sixth Street. 337-4579.
Caspian
• Iron County Museum. This complex is the U.P.’s largest
outdoor museum. Twenty-two buildings represent the industries of lumber,
mining and transportation and include a homestead, cultural center and
art complex. $2.50 for children, $7 for adults. Monday through Saturday,
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Off M-189 or two miles
off US-2 at Iron River. 265-2617 or www.ironcountymuseum.com
Central
• Central Mine and Village. This community was once home to
1,200 people and was one of the most prosperous mines in the Keweenaw.
The Keweenaw Historical Society maintains a visitor center and several
exhibits about the area’s families, homes, schools and churches.
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5:00
p.m. US-41, five miles east of Phoenix. 289-4990 or www.keweenawhistory.org/central.html
Chassell
• Chassell Heritage Center and Museum. Featured displays include
a timeline exhibit that depicts and interprets the lives and times of
Chassell residents from the beginning until World War II and a vintage
clothing exhibit maintained by the Friends of Fashion. Closes August
31. Tuesdays, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Thursdays, 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. 42373 Hancock
Street. 523-1155.
Copper Harbor
• Fort Wilkins State Park. Built in 1844, this fort is a well-preserved,
nineteenth century military post and lighthouse complex. Through museum
exhibits, audio-visual programs and costumed interpretation, visitors
can explore the daily routine of military service, experience the hardships
of frontier isolation and discover another era. Park store, bookstore,
concession stand and campsites are on site. Evening programs are held
daily at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Wilkins West Barracks. $6 per car, per
day for Michigan residents, $8 for non-residents. US-41 (one mile east
of Copper Harbor). 8:00 a.m. to dusk. 289-4215.
Covington
• Covington Township Historical Museum. The museum depicts life
of Finnish ancestors who lived in Covington township. Special exhibits
include a World War II memorial, fire truck, jail war memorabilia, veterans’
pictures and more. Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or by
request. Center Street. www.covingtonmichigan.org
Crystal Falls
• Harbour House Museum. A variety of displays located in this turn-of-the-century
home depict logging and mining, the two industries that created Crystal
Falls. Closes August 30. $2 per person, $5 per family. Tuesday through
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 17 North Fourth Street. 875-4341.
Delaware
• Delaware Copper Mine. This authentic copper mine operated from
1847 to 1887. The tour takes visitors to the first level at 110 feet,
where they can see veins of copper exposed in the walls of the mine.
A deer pen and museum also is on site. Free for children five and younger,
$6 for children ages six to twelve and $10 for ages thirteen and older.
Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. US-41, twelve miles south of Copper Harbor.
289-4688.
Eagle Harbor
• Eagle Harbor Lighthouse. The present red brick structure
was built in 1871. The grounds also feature a maritime museum, Keweenaw
mining museum, commercial fishing museum and an exhibit on the 1926
City of Bangor shipwreck. Free for children, $4 for adults. Monday through
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Off M-26.
289-4990 or www.keweenawhistory.org/eh.html
• Rathbone Schoolhouse. This extensively restored one-room
schoolhouse served the community from 1853 to 1871. It is the site where
teacher Justus H. Rathbone conceived the idea for the ritual of the
Knights of Pythias, a secret fraternal society he founded. This interdenominational
organization, which had a peak membership of a quarter million, continues
to conduct its charitable work across North America. Monday through
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Fifth and
Center streets. 289-4990 or www.keweenawhistory.org/rathbone.html
Escanaba
• Delta County Historical Society Archives. Written documents
and pictures depict Delta County history. Information is available on
early settlements, railroads, lighthouses, business and industry, churches
and schools. $2 per person. Admission includes lighthouse and museum.
Daily, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sand Point (at the end of Ludington Street).
789-6790.
• Sand Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse has been restored
to the way it looked when first built in 1867. Interior rooms contain
nineteenth century furnishings and photographs, books, newspaper articles
and other memorabilia of the lighthouse. Visitors can climb the tower.
$2 per person. Admission includes lighthouse and museum. Daily, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sand Point (end of Ludington Street). 789-6790.
Garden
• Fayette Historic Townsite. This site was once one of the
Upper Peninsula’s most productive iron-smelting operations. A town
of nearly 500 residents grew up around two blast furnaces, a large dock
and several charcoal kilns. It now includes a visitor center, museum
exhibits, a twenty-six station walking tour and a scale model of the
original townsite. $6 per car per day for Michigan residents, $8 for
non-residents. Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 13700 13.25 Lane. 644-2603.
Grand Marais
• Gitchee Gumee Agate and History Museum. The museum contains
a variety of rock, mineral and agate displays, as well as histories
of Grand Marais and the logging and fishing industries. Monday through
Saturday, 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. E21739 Brazel
Street, west of Main Street. 494-2590 or www.agatelady.com
• Lightkeepers House Museum. Visitors will receive a hands-on
experience of what daily life was like more than 100 years ago. The
museum shows the role played by the lightkeeper to bring ships safely
in and out of the then-busy harbor and features an exhibit about William
Donahey, author/illustrator of the Teenie Weenie stories, and the Pickle
Barrel House. Daily, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Coast Guard Point. www.grandmaraismichigan.com
• Pickle Barrel House Museum. Built in 1926, the sixteen-foot-high
barrel served as the summer home for William Donahey, author and illustrator
of the Teenie Weenie stories, and his wife Mary. The house has been
restored and features a collection of Donahey’s work. Daily, 1:00
to 4:00 p.m. North shore, Grand Sable Lake. www.grandmaraismichigan.com
Gulliver
• Seul Choix Lighthouse. The site houses a collection of maritime
and historical items and displays. The tower is seventy-eight feet tall
and still houses a working light. Visitors can tour the lightkeepers’
home, fog signal building and newly restored boathouse, see a movie
in the thirty-seat theater and browse in the expanded gift shop. Free
to tour the grounds, $2 per person to climb the tower. Daily, 10:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Off US-2 (follow the signs). 283-3317.
Gwinn
• Forsyth Township Historical Society Museum. Exhibits, photographs,
maps and artifacts attesting to the rich mining history of Gwinn and
the surrounding areas of Austin, Princeton, New Swanzy and Little Lake.
Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Second floor, Township
Office Building, 108 North Pine Street.
Hancock
• Quincy Mine Hoist and Underground Mine. There are two options
for touring the site. On both the surface tour and the full tour, visitors
will see the museum, inside the No. 2 Shaft House and the Nordberg Steam
Hoist and ride the cog rail tram car to the mine entrance. On the full
tour, visitors will take a tractor-pulled wagon into the mine, seven
levels underground. Full tour prices: youth five and younger, free;
youth six to twelve, $8; seniors, $14; adults, $15. Prices vary for
surface only and surface and tram tours. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and to reserve tours. 482-3101 or www.quincymine.com
Hermansville
• Historical IXL Museum. Information is available on the history
of the town, which rose out of the timber era. The building, once the
office of the Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company, was erected in 1881
and 1882 and stands essentially as it did when it was built. Free for
children ten and younger, $1 for students, $2 for adults. Daily, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. W5561 River Street. 498-2181.
Houghton
• A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. An extensive collection—more
than 7,000 specimens—of Michigan copper and iron district minerals
are on display. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fifth
floor, EERC building, MTU. 487-2572 or www.museum.mtu.edu
• Dee Stadium/Amphidrome Heritage Center. The center holds
the area’s largest collection of historical photos and artifacts.
Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 700 Lakeshore Drive. www.cityofhoughton.com
• MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Monday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Lower level of the J.R. Van
Pelt Library, MTU. 487-3209.
Ishpeming
• Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum. Tour historical grounds and see
mining artifacts, photographs and equipment. View historical and unique
obelisk head frames and the only Koeppe Hoist System in the United States.
Other items of interest include a 170-ton ore truck, a blacksmith shop,
mineral displays from the fifty-year-old Ishpeming Rock and Mineral
Club and displays and information from the Ishpeming Historical Society
and the Marquette County Genealogical Society. Free for children younger
than thirteen, $3 for students ages thirteen to eighteen, $7 for adults.
Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 501 West Euclid Street,
two blocks south of US-41 on Lakeshore Drive. 485-1882.
• U.S. National Ski Hall & Snowboard Hall of Fame &
Museum. The museum features more than 300 Hall of Fame inductees, presented
in photographs and biographies. Displays and exhibits of skiing history
and equipment, extensive library, video show, gift shop, special events
and more. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. US-41 and
Third Street. 485-6323 or www.skihall.com
K.I. Sawyer
• K.I. Sawyer Air Heritage Museum. The museum promotes and preserves
the aviation history the Air base brought to the area. Air Force-related
materials are on display, including photographs, flags, metals and more.
Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. 301 Avenue A. 346-3559 or
www.kishamuseum.org
Lake Linden
• Houghton County Historical Museum. The museum features exhibits
that tell the story of how copper ore was milled and smelted in the
largest copper mill in the world. Other displays include an outdoor
collection of antique heavy equipment, wagons, buggies, blacksmithing
equipment, the Copperland Copper Art Center and the Copper Country Heritage
Railroad Center. Free for children five and younger, $3 students and
seniors, $5 for adults. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m. 5500 M-26. 296-4121. www.houghtonhistory.org
Laurium
• Laurium Manor Inn. Self-guided tours are available of this
forty-five-room mansion built in 1908. Free for children younger than
five, $3 for students, $5 for adults. Daily, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
320 Tamarack Street. 337-2549 or www.lauriummanorinn.com
Marquette
• Marquette County History Museum.
- Anatomy of a Yooper explores the identity of Upper Michigan. The museum
includes interactive displays as well as regional history exhibits.
Free for children twelve and younger, $1 for students, $3 for adults.
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 213 North Front Street.
226-3571.
• Marquette Maritime Museum. The museum collects, preserves
and presents maritime history. Many exhibits and guided tours of the
lighthouse grounds are offered. Museum or lighthouse tour: $3 for children
younger than twelve, $4 for adults. Both tours: $5 for children younger
than twelve, $7 for adults. Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 300 Lakeshore
Boulevard. 226-2006 or www.mqtmaritimemuseum.com
• Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum. A variety of interactive
exhibits offer learning through investigation and creativity. Free for
children younger than two, $4.50 for youth ages two to seventeen, $4
for adults eighteen and older. Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m.
123 West Baraga Avenue. 226-3911 or www.upcmkids.org
Michigamme
• Michigamme Historical Museum. The museum promotes and preserves
the history of the area. Exhibits include a display of N. Cecelia Kettunen,
artist and educator, who spent summers in the area, a scaled model of
Cyrus McCormick’s Great Camp, quilt work and historical exhibits
including the Dompierre Log House and the 1900 Steamer Fire Engine.
Daily, noon to 5:00 p.m. 110 West Main Street, across from the post
office. 323-6608.
Munising
• Alger County Historical Society Heritage Center. Monday
through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 1496 Washington Street. 387-4308.
Negaunee
• Michigan Iron Industry Museum. In the forested ravines of
the Marquette Iron Range, the museum overlooks the Carp River and the
site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior Region. Museum exhibits,
audio-visual programs and outdoor interpretive paths depict the large-scale
capital and human investment that made Michigan an industrial leader.
The museum is one of ten museums and historic sites administered by
the Michigan Historical Center. Daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 73 Forge
Road. 475-7857.
• Negaunee Historical Society Museum. Visitors can enjoy a
variety of exhibits related to the history of Negaunee, including mining,
sports, military, Native American, railroad and household displays.
$1 for children, $3 for adults, $10 for families. Monday through Saturday,
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 303 East Main Street.
475-4614.
Ontonagon
• Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum. Ontonagon-area exhibits
include an exact replica of the Ontonagon boulder. Lighthouse tours
by appointment. Free for children younger than fifteen, $3 for adults.
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. 422 River Street. 884-6165.
• Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Park rangers
lead visitors through interpretive programs and to numerous historic
and scenic sites. The visitor center houses a museum. $6 per day for
cars registered in Michigan, $8 for others. Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. 4125 Boundary Road. 885-5275.
Pelkie
• Hanka Homestead. This homestead encompasses forty acres,
where visitors can tour the family home, barns, hen house, granary,
blacksmith shop, sauna, root cellar and milk house. The farm was occupied
for seventy years by the Hanka family, which reached its most productive
time in the 1920s. Youth eleven and younger, free; adults, $3. Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Hanka Road. 334-2601.
• Historic One-Room Schoolhouse. Sit at the desks the students
used, ring the bell and see the horse-drawn school bus. Sundays and
holidays, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Corner of Pelkie and Mantila roads.
imantila@up.net
Phoenix
• Bammert Blacksmith Shop. The building’s exterior and
interior have been restored and display the shop and equipment as they
were at the end of the nineteenth century. Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. M-26. www.keweenawhistory.org/bammert.html
• Phoenix Church. The church was originally built as St. Mary’s
Church in 1858 to serve Catholic residents of the nearby community of
Cliff, the scene of the area’s first major copper discovery. In
1899, the church was dismantled and reassembled in Phoenix, where it
was renamed Church of the Assumption. It closed in 1957. The church
now has been repaired and restored and appears as it did a century ago.
Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. US-41 at the junction of M-26 to Eagle
River. www.keweenawhistory.org
Republic
• The Pascoe House Museum. This period-house museum is partially
furnished with turn-of-the-century furniture and artifacts. Saturday
and Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 114 Cedar Street, South Republic. 376-8807.
Rockland
• Old Victoria. Guided tours are available of this historic
log cabin complex that was home to early copper miners. Four restored
buildings and a visitor center are open. Free for children younger than
five, $2 for children ages five to twelve, $5 for adults. Daily, 10:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Victoria Dam Road, four miles southwest of US-45.
886-2617.
• Rockland Historical Society Museum. A variety of displays
depict Victoria Dam and the area’s rich pioneering history. A featured
exhibit tells the story of Michigan’s first telephone system which
began in Rockland. Daily, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Off-season: Daily,
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. US-45. 886-2821.
Seney
• Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The 95,212-acre federal
refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds and a variety of mammals,
amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates. Visitors can enjoy wildlife-oriented
activities such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography,
guided interpretive programs and environmental education programs. Daily,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 1674 Refuge Entrance Road, two miles north of
Germfask, five miles south of Seney. M-77. 586-9851.
Skanee
• Arvon Township Historical Society Museum. The museum is
located in the former parsonage of the oldest Zion Lutheran Church in
Michigan, built in 1909. It features displays and artifacts dating from
1871 to the early 1900s. Thirteen miles from L’Anse on Skanee Road.
Call for an appointment. 524-4942.
South Range
• Copper Range Historical Society and Museum. The site features
materials pertaining to copper mining and life during the copper mining
boom in the area. It also includes the heritage of the surrounding communities
of Atlantic Mine, South Range, Baltic, Trimountain, Painesdale, Winona,
Toivola, Donken, Redridge, Beacon Hill, Edgemere and Freda. Free for
members, children and group tours, $1 for adults. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 3:00 p.m. 44 Trimountain Avenue M-26. 482-6125 or www.pasty.com/crhm
Wakefield
• Wakefield Museum. This turn-of-the-century home features
two floors of exhibits depicting life when mining and logging were the
basis of the area’s economy. Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 to
4:00 p.m. CDT. 306 Sunday Lake Street. 224-8151.
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Art Galleries
Baraga
• Gallery 325.
- Stand Up and Scream will be on display through September 3.
Wednesdays, noon to 2:30 p.m. 315 McGillan Street.
Calumet
• Copper Country Associated Artists Studio/Gallery. Works
by members and workshop participants in watercolor and oil, drawings,
photography, sculpture, quilting, wood, textile, clay, glass and other
art media. Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday,
11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 112 Fifth Street. 337-1252 or www.ccaartists.org
• Miskwabik Ed Gray Studio and Gallery.
- Works by Jana Hanka and Ladislav will be on display August 1 through
the 27, with a public reception at 6:30 p.m. on the 1st.
Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5:00
p.m. 109 Fifth Street. 337-5970.
• Vertin Gallery.
- A Fair Representation will be on display through August 13.
- Recent Works, featuring prints, paintings and sculptures by Tom Rudd
and Margo McCafferty, will be on display August 15 through September
17, with a public reception at 7:00 p.m. on August 15.
Works in clay, fiber, painting, glass, metal and wood by more than sixty
Michigan artists.
Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5:00
p.m. 220 Sixth Street. 337-2200 or vertingallery@pasty.com
Covington
• U.P.-Made Artist Market. Featured artists include Karen
Milszeski, Phyliss Northrup, Ron Corey. Works by jewelers Erin Putvin,
JoEllen Kladzyk and Mindy Flanigan and other fine arts and crafts plus
gifts from the U.P. are available. Thursday through Saturday, 10:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Historic Covington
School, one block south of M-28. 355-2727 or www.upmadeartistmarket.com
Copper Harbor
• Swede’s Gallery. Scrimshaw on datolite by Jim Billings
featuring local and historic mining subjects engraved in detail, original
paintings and stationery by Linden W. Dahlstrom, oil and watercolor
interpretations of the lakes, woodlands and history of the Lake Superior
region and the Keweenaw. Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. US-41. 289-4596.
Escanaba
• Bay College Art Gallery.
- CoBrA: Appel, Corneille, Alechnisky will be on display through August
20.
- Landscape as Poetry, featuring abstract paintings and landscapes by
K. Carlton Johnson, will be on display August 27 through September 26,
with a public reception at 3:30 p.m. on August 27.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Room 248, Catherine Bonifas
Building, Bay de Noc Community College, 2001 North Lincoln Road. 786-5802.
• Bay College Gallery II.
- Works from their permanent collection, including Ingrid Cline, Joyce
Koskenmaki, Nan Hoeting-Payne, Jay Bavers, Al Hansen, Ryan Brayak and
several former art students. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Foyer, Learning Resources Center,
Bay de Noc Community College, 2001 North Lincoln Road. 786-5802.
• East Ludington Gallery. Works by local artists. Monday through
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 619 Ludington Street. 786-0300.
• William Bonifas Fine Arts Center.
- Bay College Art Club Show will be on display through August 20.
- Gladstone Art Club Show will be on display August 23 through September
17.
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. 700 First Avenue South. 786-3833.
Grand Marais
• Campbell Street Gallery. Oil paintings by Maeve Croghan,
including landscapes of the Upper Peninsula, vineyard paintings of Northern
California and Tuscany (Italy) and other paintings from around the globe.
Open by chance or by appointment. 14281 Campbell Street. 494-2252 or
www.maevecroghan.com
Hancock
• Community Arts Center.
- Icarus Rising: Lessons from the Bees will be on display through July
the 31.
- Watercolors by Jeanne Hole Peters will be on display through August
31.
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00
p.m. 126 Quincy Street. 482-2333.
• Finlandia University Gallery.
- Jari Arffman: Counterparts, featuring black-and-white photography
by Jari Arffman, will be on display through September 11.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. 601
Quincy Street. 487-7500.
Ishpeming
• Artisan’s Gallery. Works by U.P. artists and artisans,
Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. US-41 (east of Burger King). 485-1194.
Lake Linden
• Yarns and Threads. Works by local textile artists. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment. 332 Calumet Street.
296-9568.
Marquette
• Art—U.P. Style. Art by Carol Papaleo, works by local
artists, gifts, classes and more. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 315 South Front
Street. 226-6154.
• DeVos Art Museum.
- The Brothers Ape will be on display through August 1, with a closing
reception at 6:00 p.m. on the 1st.
- On the Point of Crystal Time, featuring fabric, mixed media installation
and video by Denise Burge and Lisa Siders, will be on display August
22 through September 28, with a public reception at 6:00 p.m. on August
22.
- Looking Back Through the Western Door: A Peter Maqua Retrospective,
featuring works by Peter Maqua, will be on display in the Permanent
Collection Gallery through August 22, with a public reception at 6:00
p.m. on the 22nd.
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. NMU. 227-1481.
• Éclectique Art Studio & Gallery. Watercolor,
oil and mixed media by Catherine Brunet; Native American art and silk
painting by Sherri Aldred; and boiled wool hats by Louise Anderson are
on display. Monday through Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment.
147 West Washington Street (second level). 226-6649.
• Gallery West. Works by Riccardo Caprarp, Gary Christensen,
Chrys Levesque, Nita Engle, Paul Grant, Florence Froney Bloukos, Sue
Acocks, Catherine Brunet, Kathleen Conover, Debra Golisek LaPlant, Cynthia
Golisek Kustin, Cat Preston, Diane Jarvi, John Krbec, Jim Timmons, Ted
Carland, Michele Tuccini, Diana Magnuson, Verna Depro, Floyd Luke and
Phyllis Northup. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday,
9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Upstairs of Ben Franklin.
100 Coles Drive. 226-9613.
• Huron Mountain Club Gallery.
- Michigan Heritage Barns will be on display through July 31.
- Walk the Plank, a pirate-inspired art exhibition, will be on display
August 4 through 30, with a public reception at 6:00 p.m. on the 7th.
- Works by Diana Magnuson. Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Main level, Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front Street.
228-7434.
• Marquette Arts & Culture Center.
- Lake Superior Art Association Exhibition will be on display through
July 31.
- A pirate-inspired exhibition will be on display through August 31.
Tuesday through Thursday, 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Lower level, Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front Street. 228-0472.
• Oasis Gallery.
- Copper Country Artists will be on display through August 2.
- One Half of One, featuring a collection of thirty digitally recorded
images by Rhoda Arntsen representing one half of one second of real
time at a shutter speed of 1/60 of a second, will be on display August
5 through 31, with a public reception at 7:00 p.m. on the 8th.
Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Suite U7, Masonic Mall,
130 West Washington Street. 225-1377 or www.oasisgallery.com
• The Silver Crow Jewelry Store and Art Gallery. Works by
local and regional artists in all media. The area’s largest selection
of sterling silver jewelry and gifts from around the world. Monday through
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 201
South Front Street. 228-0518.
• The Studio Gallery and Gifts. Featuring works by Kathleen
Conover, Maggie Linn and Vicki Allision Phillips. Now featuring wood
sculpture by Mark Mitchell. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Sunday, Noon to 5:30 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day. Closed holidays.
Seasonal hours in the fall and winter. Also open by appointment. 2905
Lakeshore Boulevard, at the entrance to Presque Isle Park. 228-2466
or www.michstudio.com
• Wolfe Design. U.P.-inspired works by local artists. By appointment.
501 Lakeshore Boulevard. 226-3730.
Michigamme
• Michigamme Moonshine Art Gallery.
- Return to the U.P., featuring paintings by Jens Carstensen, will be
on display through August 10.
- Works by more than forty artists and authors, including Carl Behrend,
Steve Brimm, Cathy Bulera, Thomas Cappuccio, Ted Carland, Kathy Carlton
Johnson, Jens Carstensen, Kristine Chandler, Liz and Karl Bohnak, Meegan
Flannery, Christine Flavin, Helga Flower, Bob Foster, John French, Maureen
Gray, Bill Hamilton, Susan Hardiman, Jerry Harju, Patricia Hicks Ruiz,
Nan Hoeting Payne, Marc Homant, Jeff Howe, Mary Hunt, Diane Jarvi, Judy
Johnson, Jeff Johnston, Bryan Kastar, Sharan Kennedy, Connie Kerkove,
Paula Kiesling, Janet Koenig, John Krebc, Michael Latulip, Tom Larson,
Troy Lichthardt, Sonny Longtine, Ron Lukey, Laura Maze, Joanne McCoy,
Eric Munch, Dave Myers, Jack Nicholas, Diana Parlato, Fred Rydholm,
Katherine Savu, Earl Senchuk, Lynn and Darlene Southward, Francis Valela
and Craig Weatherby. Open daily and by appointment, 136 Main Street.
323-6546.
Munising
• Open Wings. This working pottery studio and gallery features
works by regional artists. Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. or by appointment. 318 West Munising Avenue. 387-5070.
Newberry
• Singing Dog Art Gallery.
- Birds of the Upper Peninsula, featuring photographs by Ernesto Scott,
will be on display through July 13.
Works by local and regional artists. Monday through Saturday, 10:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sundays by chance. 318 Newberry Avenue. 293-9901 or
www.oldbankofnewberry.com
Rapid River
• The adhocWORKshop. Owner Ritch Branstrom creates sculptures
with found objects inspired by the land in which the objects were found.
By appointment or chance. 7852 US-2. 339-1572 or www.adhocworkshop.com
Stephenson
• Art and Garden Gallery. Revolving displays of local artists
and the work of owner Ginnie Cappaert. Wednesday through Friday, 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. W4363 G-12 Road.
753-4754.
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Commercial Establishments which regularly
display artwork
Bark River
• Ten Mile Creek Forge, Pottery & Lighting Irish and Celtic
Gift Shop. Handmade knives and sheaths, as well as art work of thirty
juried artists. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
or by appointment and chance. Follow Bark River sign, seven miles. 466-2276.
Chassell
• Einerlei. Works by Bill Payne will be on display through
August 31. Local jewelry and art, kitchen items, greeting cards, gardening
and plants, and other specialty items are available. Monday through
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 42021
Willson Memorial Drive. 523-4612 or www.einerlei.com
Escanaba
• FrameCrafters Gallery. Works by U.P. and national artists.
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. 786-4050.
• Quilts ’n Stuff by Glenna. Art quilts, pillows, accessories
and other gifts. Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by
appointment. 608 Fourteenth Street. 786-3436.
• Woerpel Images. Artists include Ryan Brayak, Ginnie Cappeart,
Aurelia Ceuca, Ingrid Cline, Beth Cox, Jane Ladek, Vicki Shirley, Pasqua
Warstler and Chrissy Wilbee Rone. The art is in a variety of mediums.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 1007 Ludington Street.
789-7710.
Hancock
• Superior National Bank. Black-and-white photographs of the
Badlands National Park by Ron Gratz. Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Carriage Gallery, 235 Quincy
Street. 482-2333.
Houghton
• Keweenaw Brewing Company. Monday through Wednesday, 3:00
to 10:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday,
noon to 8:00 p.m. 408 Shelden Avenue. 482-5596.
Marquette
• American Indian Coordinating Council. Native American displays.
Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 119B West Baraga Avenue.
226-5044.
• Art of Framing. Works by local and regional artists. Tuesday
through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 149 West Washington Street.
228-7719.
• Babycakes Muffin Co. Journeys and Wanderings a display of
paintings by Catherine Ruhl-Benda will be on display through August
31. Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 7:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. 223 West Washington Street. 226-7744.
• Bellisimo Salon and Image Consulting. Paintings, sculpture,
sketches and photography by NMU art students and stained glass from
Wolfgang’s Haus of Glass. Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. and
by appointment. 714 North Third Street. 225-1997.
• The Coffee Cup. Works by Jeff Massie will be on display
through August 31. Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 112 West Spring Street. 228-6196.
• Dead River Coffee. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
143 West Washington Street. 226-2112.
• Gophers Café. Monday through Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 910 North Third Street. 226-0900.
• Moonstone Gallery. Rocks and crystals, gemstone jewelry
and things made of natural materials. Monday, 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m. 106 West Washington Street. 225-0339.
• Barry J. Polzin, AIA Architect. Monday through Saturday,
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m. Second floor,
Rosewood Building, 205 South Front Street. 226-8661.
• Superior View/Views of the Past. Historic photography and
art by local artists. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
156 West Washington Street. 225-1952.
• Sweet Water Café. Works by regional and local artists.
Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 517 North Third
Street. 226-7009.
• Tommy’s Family Restaurant. Stained-glass work. Daily,
6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 300 South McClellan Avenue. 225-5445.
• Town Folk Gallery. Works by Joe Vukelich and Marsha LaTulip.
Also features one-of-a-kind women’s clothing made from vintage
cloth, accessories, yarn, beads, folk art, jewelry and carvings. Monday
through Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, 10:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 100 West Washington
Street. 225-9010 or www.townfolkgallery.com
• Upfront & Company. Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
to 2:00 a.m. 102 East Main Street. 228-5200.
• The Vierling. Antique oil paintings, steel engravings, prints
and maps. Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 119 South
Front Street. 228-3533.
• Women’s Health Associates. Monday through Thursday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Marquette Medical
Arts Building, 107 West Main Street. 228-2943.
Menominee
• Art and Decor. Works by local and regional artists. Monday
through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 601 First Street. 864-7243.
Munising
• Falling Rock Café and Bookstore. Works by local artists
in a variety of media. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 104 East Munising Avenue. 387-3008.
Negaunee
• Larson’s Restaurant. Works by Kathy Binoniemi Lenten,
Debbie Chinn and Kyle Miron. Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 211 Iron Street. 475-3000.
• Midtown Bakery, Café & Antiques. Works by Jeff
Massie Photography. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday,
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday by chance (antiques only). 317 Iron Street.
475-0064.
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Support Groups
• Alano Club. Twelve-step recovery meetings daily. Mondays through
Saturdays, noon and 8:00 p.m. Sundays, 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 925
West Washington Street. Marquette. (Parking in back only.)
• Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings throughout Marquette County, seven
days a week, at many locations and times. Twenty-four-hour answering
service, 249-4430 or www.aa-marquettecounty.org
• American Legacy Foundation. Smoking quit line for expectant mothers
and cessation information for women. (800)668-8278.
• Arthritis Support Group. August 12. 2:00 p.m. Negaunee Senior
Center, 410 Jackson Street, Negaunee. 475-6266.
• Autism Support and Action Group. August 28. 7:00 p.m. Menard/Sugarloaf
Room, Marquette General Hospital, Marquette. 249-4157.
• Bariatric Surgery Support Group. August 19. 5:45 p.m. Conference
Room, Marquette General Hospital Conference Center, 580 West College
Avenue. 225-7979.
• Bereavement Group. Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. Forsyth Senior Center,
165 North Maple Street, Gwinn. 346-6631.
• Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Checks. Cholesterol
checks are $5. Call for Marquette County schedule. 225-4545.
• Camp New Day. This group is for children of the incarcerated.
August 19. 6:00 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 201 East Ridge
Street.
• Caregiver Support Group—Gwinn. August 18. 1:00 p.m. Gwinn
Clubhouse, 165 North Maple Street. 346-9862.
• Caregiver Support Group—Ishpeming. August 6. 1:30 p.m. Senior
Center, 320 South Pine Street. 228-3910 or (800)272-3900.
• Caregiver Support Group—Marquette. August 11. 1:00 p.m.
Day Room, third floor, Jacobetti Home for Veterans, 425 Fisher Street.
226-3576. An evening class will meet August 26, 6:30 p.m. Alzheimer’s
Office, 710 Chippewa Square. 228-3910.
• Celiac Disease Support Group. Call Amy for details. 228-9139.
• Codependents Anonymous. August 4. 7:15 p.m. First Presbyterian
Church, 120 North Front Street, Marquette. 249-3446 or www.coda.org
• Diabetic Support Group—Gwinn. August 11. 2:30 and 7:00 p.m.
Gwinn Community Center, 165 North Maple Street. 346-7535.
• DivorceCare—Ishpeming. This non-denominational group is
for people who are separated or divorced. New members are welcome. Thursdays,
7:00 p.m. Good News Assembly of God Church, US-41 East. 475-9620.
• DivorceCare—Marquette. Mondays, 7:00 p.m. New Life Church,
143 Fisher Street. 485-1891.
• Early Stage Memory Loss Education Group. August 5. 10:00 a.m.
Alzheimer’s Association, Suite 201, 710 Chippewa Square, Marquette.
228-3910 or (800)272-3900.
• Fibromyalgia Support Line. 475-5250.
• Grief Support Group. People dealing with grief and loss issues
are encouraged to attend. Individual grief counseling also is available.
First and third Tuesday of the month. 6:00 p.m. Lake Superior Hospice,
914 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette. 225-7760.
• Hospice Bereavement Luncheon. Individuals dealing with grief
and loss issues are encouraged to attend. August 14. Noon. Wahlstrom’s
Restaurant, 5043 US-41 South. 225-7760.
• iCanQuit. Smokers are invited to learn more about quitting with
the help of a quitting coach. (800)480-7848.
• The Link. This support group is for people and their families
with heart disease and or diabetes. August 25. 3:00 p.m. Room 4, Third
Floor Conference Center, Marquette General Hospital, 580 West College
Avenue. 225-3473.
• Marquette County Tobacco Prevention Coalition. This group offers
free smoking cessation materials. 315-2614 or www.smokefreeup.org
• MOMS Club of Marquette County (Moms Offering Moms Support). This
international support group is for mothers who choose to stay at home
and raise their children. 226-2922, marquettemomsclub@yahoo.com or www.momsclub.org
• Narcotics Anonymous—Houghton. Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m. Evangel
Baptist Church, upstairs, 1114 College Avenue. fruitbatmango@yahoo.com
• Narcotics Anonymous—K.I. Sawyer. Saturdays, 7:00 p.m. Victory
Lutheran Church, 315 Explorer. 346-7405.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness—Educational Meeting.
Meetings will resume in September.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness—Support Group. Meetings
will resume in September.
• Overeaters Anonymous—Gwinn. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Grace United
Methodist Church, 251 West Jasper Street.. 360-6393.
• Overeaters Anonymous and Honest Open-minded Willingness. Thursdays,
6:30 p.m. Basement, First United Methodist Church, 111 East Ridge Street,
Marquette. 361-5962.
• Parents Support Group. Designed for parents needing support for
the ever-changing challenges of today’s family life. Child care
provided during the meeting. Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. Silver Creek Church,
219 Silver Creek Road, Marquette. 249-1715.
• Parent Group. The group provides a support network for at-home
mothers and fathers, working parents and relocated families through
playgroups, speakers and discussion. Call for schedule. U.P. Children’s
Museum, 123 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette. 226-3911.
• The Parent Support Group. This group is for parents of children
with challenges associated with mental illness, including bipolar, anxiety,
emotional impairment, ADD/ADHD and OCD. August 9. 10:00 a.m. Conference
Room, Nonprofit Commons, 129 West Baraga Avenue. 458-4877.
• Parkinson’s Support Group. August 6. 1:30 p.m. Negaunee
Senior Center, 410 Jackson Street. 475-6266.
• Rainbow Recovery Group. Designed for people seeking recovery
from powerlessness over many things, including gambling, grief, loneliness,
anxiety or depression. Sundays, 9:45 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Superior Christian Church, 393 North M-553, Marquette. 226-6514.
• SMART Recovery—Baraga. A self-help group for alcohol and
substance abuse and other addictive behaviors. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Holy
Cross Lutheran Church, 211 State Street. www.smartrecovery.org
• SMART Recovery—Calumet. Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Rice Clinic,
56938 Calumet Avenue. www.smartrecovery.org
• SMART Recovery—Hancock. Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Ryan School,
400 Michigan Street. www.smartrecovery.org
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly. This is a non-commercial weight-control
support group. Various places and times throughout the U.P. (800)932-8677
or www.TOPS.org
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group. Various places and times
throughout the U.P. (800)379-7245.
• U.P. Brain Injury Support Group. People with head injuries, their
caregivers, loved ones and professionals from across the Upper Peninsula
are encouraged to attend. Times and days may change. Every second Monday
and third Thursday of the month. 6:00 p.m. Agape Café, Faith
in Christ Fellowship Church, 145 West Ridge Street, Marquette. 485-4782.
• Victims and Survivors of Clergy/Religious Sexual Abuse Support
Group. Last Friday of the month. 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 201 East Ridge Street. 362-2602.
• Women Infant and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program. Clinics
include nutritional counseling and coupon pick-up. Appointments required.
Call for Marquette County schedule. 475-7846 or www.mqthealth.org
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