| 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
Please Feel free to
call the Alger Chamber of Commerce
with questions regarding
any of the listed events!
(906) 387-2138
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
29-31 -- Moose/Lions Labor Day Weekend Activities
31 -- Lions Club Annual Rubber Ducky Race & Raffle
Concert in the Park Series continues, Munising (see above) (906) 387-5636
September
1 -- Moose/Lions Labor Day Weekend Activities (continued)
6 -- 5th Annual "Tour da
Woods" Bike Race
13 -- Kitchi-Miniss Jiingtamok (Pow Wow), Alger Centennial Arena,
Munising
27 -- Au Sable Day, Au Sable Lighthouse, Grand Marais (906) 387-3700
October
4 -- Annual Kiwanis Dinner Auction,
Sydney's Restaurant, Munising
4 -- La Demi Grand Half Marathon & 5K, Munising / Grand
Island
10-11 -- Munising Bay Quilt Guild Quilt Show &
Raffle, Munising
11 -- Annual Arts & Crafts Fair 9AM - 4PM, American Legion, Munising
18 -- Christmas in October, Moose Lodge, Munising
25 -- Haunted Hay Ride, Wandering Wheels Campground, Wetmore
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
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