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