In Progress

Through Oct. 30 MARQUETTE  Event: Downtown Farmers & Artists Market features over 50 vendors offering an array of locally produced produce, meats, eggs, flowers, soaps, baked goods, herbs, jewelry, toys and craft items, as well as live music, classes and recipes. Marquette Commons 906-228-9475 www.downtownmarquette.org Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

September

Sep. 3-5 MARQUETTE  Event: Marquette Kennel Club Dog Show with camping available for participants and spectators. Lakeview Arena  marquettekennelclub.tripod.com Show begins 8 a.m.

Sep. 4 WHITEFISH POINT  Event: Annual fish boil. Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum 888-492-3747 www.shipwreckmuseum.com

Sep. 4-5 MARQUETTE  Festival: 7th annual Marquette Area Blues Festival features Greg Nagy, Chick Willis, Flat Broke Blues Band, Candye Kane and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Mattson Lower Harbor Park 906-869-4049 www.marquetteareabluessociety.com Gates open at noon

Sep. 5 COPPER HARBOR  Race: Fat Tire Festival features 14- and 28- mile mountain bike races, junior fat tire races for kids, awards, food, beverages and live entertainment. Various locations 906-289-4303 www.keweenawadventure.com Mass start 2 p.m.

Sep. 5 GRAND MARAIS  Triathlon: 7th annual Grand Marais Triathlon features a 5K, Junior Triathlon and main triathlon. Bayshore Park 906-494-2447 www.grandmaraismichigan.com Adult triathlon 1:30 p.m.

Sep. 6 ST. IGNACE  Event: 53rd annual Mackinac Bridge Walk welcomes participants to walk the length of the bridge from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula. Mackinac Bridge www.mackinacbridge.org 7 a.m.

Sep. 10-11 ISHPEMING  Event: 5th annual Ski Jumpers Reunion and Golf Tournament with welcome reception, barbecue and banquet following the golf tournament. U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Wanonowin Country Club 906-485-6323 Sep. 10 5 p.m.

Sep. 10-12 SILVER CITY  Festival: Hunter’s Harvest Festival with an open house, demonstrations, camping and hunter’s safety. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park www.mi.gov/porkies

Sep. 11 PARADISE  Race: Paradise Tahquamenon Wilderness Canoe Race from Tahquamenon Falls to Lake Superior. Tahquamenon Falls State Park 906-492-3219 www.paradisemichigan.org

Sep. 16-19 MARQUETTE  Tournament: 2nd annual Labatt Blue Oldtimers Hockey Tournament. Lakeview Arena 906-250-3862 www.mqtoldtimers.com

Sep. 17-18 NEWBERRY  Event: 4th annual Honoring the Waters Pow-Wow features a Blessing of the Grounds, Health and Fun Fair, potluck feast, talking circle, Grand Entry and bake sale. Newberry Tribal Center 4935 Zeez-ba-tik, off Michigan Highway M-28 906-293-8181 Sep. 17 Health & Fun Fair 3 p.m. Sep. 18 Grand Entry Noon

Sep. 19 NEGAUNEE  Festival: Autumn Harvest Festival, an annual falltime celebration, features music, blacksmith and craft demonstrations, games, storytelling, pumpkin painting, mask making and refreshments. Michigan Iron Industry Museum 906-475-7857 Noon-4 p.m.

Sep. 18 HOUGHTON  Festival: Multi-cultural Festival with the Parade of Nations, ethnic food, games and entertainment. Various locations 906-487-2920 www.mtu.edu/international/events-programs/parade-nations

Sep. 18 IRONWOOD  Quilt show: Northern Lights Quilting Biannual Quilt Show features vendors, silent auction, day raffle, door prizes, refreshments and quilts for sale. Ironwood Memorial Building www.northernlightsquilt.com 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sep. 21-24 HANCOCK  Festival: 12th annual Sibelius Music Festival celebrates contemporary and traditional Finnish classical music and includes performances by folk duo PAJU, contemporary musicians Aguirre & Leon and classical duo Maria Aru and Liis Joamets. Finlandia University 906-487-7208 www.finlandia.edu

Sep. 24-25 EWEN  Event: Annual Log Jamboree and craft sale. 906-988-2424 1 & 4 p.m.

Sep. 25 NEWBERRY  Event: Fiddler Jamboree features acoustic music played by a variety of musicians, dancing and concessions. American Legion 906-293-5777 1-9:30 p.m.

Sep. 25 SAULT STE. MARIE  Marathon: The Chase Marathon includes full and half marathons and a 10K race with a course that follows the St. Marys River and crosses the International Bridge; awards for the top three finishers in each age group. Lake Superior State University 906-632-3301 www.saultstemarie.org 7 a.m.

October

Oct. 1-3 NEWBERRY  Festival: 2nd annual Newberry Oktoberfest with German food, pasty sales, local crafts and music. Various locations 906-293-5777 www.newberrychamber.net

Oct. 2 NEWBERRY  Event: Lumberjack breakfast and logging contests with hearty pancake breakfast, crosscut saw and chainsaw competition, hatchet throw, tree felling and craft vendors. Tahquamenon Logging Museum 906-293-5777 www.newberrychamber.net 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Oct. 6-9 MARQUETTE  Theater performance: “A Flea in Her Ear,” the classic French farce by Georges Feydeau, a masterpiece of mistaken identities. Forest Roberts Theatre, Northern Michigan University 906-227-2082 webb.nmu.edu/ForestRobertsTheatre/7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 8-9 SAULT STE. MARIE  Film presentation: 2nd annual showing of the classic cult musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Soo Theatre 906-632-1930 www.sootheatre.org 7-9 p.m.

Oct. 9 BESSEMER  Festival: 32nd annual Pumpkinfest features craft show, scarecrow contest, totem pole contest, breakfast, parade, face painting, pumpkin carving and tours. Various locations www.bessemerpumpkinfest.com

Oct. 12 MARQUETTE  Exhibit: “A Photographic Retrospective” with professional photographer and frequent Lake Superior Magazine contributor Tom Buchkoe. Community Room, Peter White Public Library 906-226-3571 www.marquettecohistory.org 7 p.m.

Oct. 15-16 HOUGHTON  Event: Lake Superior Pro Rally, one of the toughest pro-rallies in North America. Various locations 906-296-9686 www.lsprorally.com

Oct. 15-16 NEWBERRY  Festival: Harvest Festival features autumn camping, Friday Night Fright, pumpkin carving site decorating, costume contest and trick-or-treating. Lower Tahquamenon Falls State Park 906-492-3415 www.mi.gov/dnr

Oct. 15-16 PARADISE  Event: Annual Haunted Trail. Sawmill Creek Township Park 906-492-3219 www.paradisemichigan.org 7-10 p.m.

Oct. 16-17 MARQUETTE  Event: Autumn Comforts Quilt Show 2010 features a display of over 250 quilts in thirteen different categories; trunk show, lexture and presentation by award-winning quilter Dan Burke. Great Lakes Rooms, University Center, Northern Michigan University www.marquettequilters.com Oct. 16 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 17 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Oct. 18 LAKEWIDE  16th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest deadline for entries. Check website for details and rules: www.lakesuperior.com. Mail to Lake Superior Photo Contest, Lake Superior Magazine, P.O. Box 16417, Duluth, MN 55816

Oct. 24-25 COPPER HARBOR  Event: Keweenaw Cup, a cyclocross racing competition on Copper Harbor trails with Top of the World Smackdown race, breakfast, awards and live entertainment. Keweenaw Mountain Lodge & Copper Harbor Community Center 906-370-1997 www.keweenawcup.com Oct. 24 races start 1 p.m. Oct. 25 races start 11 a.m.

Oct. 28 MARQUETTE  Auction: 5th annual Timeless Temptations Auction features antiques and collectables with live music, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. UpFront & Co. 906-226-3571 www.marquettecohistory.org 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 SAULT STE. MARIE  Festival: 17th annual Fall Fest 2010 hosted by the Downtown Business Association, with trick-or-treating, free hayrides, costume contest and kids carnival. Various locations 906-635-6973 www.saultstemarie.com 5-7 p.m.

November

Nov. 10 WHITEFISH POINT  Memorial service: Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service commemorates the 1975 sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum www.shipwreckmuseum.com 7 p.m.

Nov. 17-20 MARQUETTE  Theater performance: “Of Mice and Men,” the theater adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel about ranch workers in Depression-era California. Forest Roberts Theatre 906-227-2082 webb.nmu.edu/ForestRobertsTheatre/ 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 26 SAULT STE. MARIE  Event: Annual Christmas Open House at various downtown businesses with hot and cold refreshments and prizes. Various locations, sponsored by the Downtown Business Association 906-635-6973 www.saultstemarie.com 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nov. 27 PARADISE  Bazaar: Paradise Christmas Bazaar features unique handmade gift items, lunch and refreshments. Whitefish Township Community Center 906-492-3219 www.paradisemichigan.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

December

Dec. 3 IRONWOOD  Event: Jack Frost Festival of Lights Parade. Downtown 906-932-1122 www.ironwoodchamber.org 6 p.m.

Dec. 31 MARQUETTE  Event: New Year’s Eve Ball Drop welcomes in the new year. Savings Bank Building 906-228-9475 11:30 p.m. Celebration Midnight ball drop

January

Jan. 8 NEWBERRY  Race: 12th annual Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog Race with 12-dog and 8-dog professional classes as well as sportsman, youth and skijoring events. Rainbow Lodge 906-293-5562 www.tcsdr.org 9:30 a.m.

Jan. 15 IRONWOOD  Festival: SISU Ski Fest, a cross-country ski race that follows a route through historic mining areas, scenic bluffs and the World’s Tallest Native American Statue. Downtown www.sisuskifest.com

Jan. 15-16 NEGAUNEE  Festival: Heikki Lunta Festival celebrates winter fun with Blooper Ball, bonfire, Eagle’s Breakfast, fishing derby, fireworks and ski/snowshoe geocaching. Teal Lake 906-486-8084 www.negauneeirontown.com

February

Feb. 17-21 MARQUETTE  Race: U.P. 200 Dog Sled Race follows a rough 240-mile course over rolling hills and plowed roads from Marquette to Grand Marais and back. Midnight Run event begins in Gwinn and finishes in Munising. 906-228-3072 www.up200.org

April

Apr. 23-25 WHITEFISH POINT  Event: 23rd annual Spring Fling welcomes recreational bird watchers for birding opportunities, guest speakers, field trips and workshops. Whitefish Point Bird Observatory 906-492-3596 www.wpbo.org