Summer attractions include: swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, backpacking, scuba diving, sunbathing, golf, and boating - all for your summer relaxation. Enjoy the clear pristine water of Lake Superior and the warm sand beaches, as well as lovely inland lakes. A number of beautiful waterfalls are but a short drive anywhere in the county and the famous Pictured Rocks Cruises leave daily from the Munising City Dock for truly eye-pleasing sights, as do the Underwater Shipwreck tours.

SUMMER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2008 EVENTS

May
23 -- Pictured Rocks Tours Begin
24 -- Glass Bottom Boat Tours Begin
24 -- 2008 "Pictured Rocks Trout & Salmon Classic" (906) 387-3271 or 3178
31 -- Alger Regional Community Foundation Youth Memorial Golf Tournament
TBA -- Grand Island Ferry Begins



June
11 -- Richardson Jewelers "Trunk Sale," Sydney's Restaurant Munising, 4-8 PM
20-22 -- 8th Annual Sea Plane "Splash in on the Bay," Grand Marais
28 -- Grand Marais Garden Club 2008 Garden Tour, (906) 494-2299
28 -- Munising Area Partnership for Development/Chamber Golf Outing
28 -- "Munising Bay Arts Festival" art & craft show/sale, Elm Ave., Munising
29 -- Pictured Rocks Run for Shelter 2008, Munising


July
3 -- Munising All Reunion Dance, Alger Centennial Arena, Munising
4 -- 4th of July Celebrations & Fireworks, (906) 387-2138
12-13 -- Sails on the Bay Festival with the schooner "Madeline"
13 -- 26th Annual Grand Mariais "Fly In," Burt Twp Airport
18-21 -- Great Lakes Kayak Symposium, Grand Marais
19 -- Tri-County Fire Department Annual "Junque Fair," Hwy 13, Wetmore
20 -- BBQ By the Bay, Alger Heritage Center, Munising
26 -- Grand Island Marathon & 10K, Munising / Grand Island

Every Tuesday evening in July & August at Bayshore Park, Munising:
Concert in the Park Series - Alger Parks & Recreation (906) 387-5636

August
1-3 -- Alger County Fair & Homecoming, Chatham
8-10 -- 27th Annual Music and Arts Festival, Grand Marais
24 -- Annual Polka Fest, Sacred Heart Church, Munising
31 -- Lions Club Annual Rubber Ducky Race & Raffle

Concert in the Park Series continues, Munising (see above) (906) 387-5636

September
6 -- 5th Annual "Tour da Woods" Bike Race


October
4 -- La Demi Grand Half Marathon & 5K, Munising / Grand Island
10-11 -- Munising Bay Quilt Guild Quilt Show & Raffle, Munising

18 -- Christmas in October, Moose Lodge, Munising


Munising Public Library Hours (as of 5/12/08)
Monday 10 AM - 2 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12 noon - 8 PM
Friday 10 AM - 2 PM
Saturday - closed
Sunday 1 -7 PM