Living - Activities - The Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Events, groups, and things to do; People in The UP take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
- Groups: People in The UP take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
- Arts Bonifas: William Bonifas Fine Arts Center; gallery exhibits, art workshops, classes, and theatrical productions; Alice Uren Powers Gallery; Studio gallery; Kastota Gallery; regional and local artists; online digital art gallery showcasing Upper Peninsula artists; Escanaba
- Fish UP: Fishing Michigan's UP; portal for UP fishing information
- Fish Bay de Noc: Fishing Bay De Noc; Online Guide To Fishing The Escanaba, Gladstone and Rapid River Areas of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; Little Bay de Noc is noted for its walleye
- Fish Superior: Joe's Lake Superior Fishing; reports of fishing trips on Lake Superior for Lake Trout; pictures, gear, techniques, weather, and general fishing information for the UP
- Huron Mtn Wildlife: Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation; encourages and supports scientific study of the living things, lands, and waters of the Lake Superior region; research center is located in the Huron Mountains in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; the Huron Mountains are near Big Bay, about 50 kilometers northwest of Marquette; some land in this area is private, belonging to the Huron Mountain Club, a private club that was the retreat of Henry Ford and other industrialists in the 20th century
- Ishpeming History: Ishpeming Historical Society
- Keweenaw History: Keweenaw County Historical Society; volunteer commemorating and share the region's history
- Kiwanis: UP and Northern WI Kiwanis; community service organization; links to local Web sites of Division and Clubs
- Mtn Bike: UP Mountain Biking; information on trails, races, rides, and links
- Scouting: Upper Peninsula Boy Scouts
- Superior Watersheds: pollution prevention and science-based programs
- -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; some of these are based in the Upper Peninsula; these directories help you locate an organization
- Commerce: Organizations promoting business and business opportunities in the Upper Peninsula area
- UP Development: Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance; economic development organization; private companies, utilities and local and regional economic development agencies throughout the Upper Peninsula; marketing the Upper Peninsula for business attraction and retention
- UPCAP: Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress Services; serves the 15 Upper Peninsula counties as a regional economic and human resource development and planning organization
- WUPPDR: Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region; works for stable and diversified economies in the Western Upper Peninsula
- CUPPAD: Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission; planning services, economic development services and multiple initiatives for six counties and 87 communities throughout the central Upper Peninsula
- EUP Planning: Eastern Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission; planning, economic development, and initiatives for the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- MI Development: Michigan Economic Development Corporation; state-wide development corporation
- Marquette LSCP: Marquette Country; Lake Superior Community Partnership; Marquette is in the north central UP on the shore of Lake Superior and is notable as a port for Negaunee and Ishpeming and the iron mining operations to the west and its abundance of winter snow (and cold!); this site includes information for all of the county
- Northern Init: Northern Initiatives; community development
- Kew Res Ctr: Keweenaw Research Center; research institute of Michigan Technological University at Houghton County Airpark;
- Kew EDA: Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance
- Periodic: the Upper Peninsula has annual or recurring special events and happenings
- UP Calendar: UP Calendar of Events; from the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association; shows major events around the UP
- Great Lakes Rodeo: at the Marquette County Fairgrounds
- Hiawatha Music: Music Festival
- Pine Mtn Music: Pine Mountain Music Festival; held in various spots around the UP; founded in Iron Mountain
- Porkies Festival: Porcupine Mountains Music Festival; features folk, jazz, bluegrass and contemporary music; in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon County
- Rodeo: Professional Rodeo; Iron River
- Ski Marathon: Noquemanon Ski Marathon; 51 km and 25 km cross-country ski races; north central UP
- Soo I-500: International 500 Snowmobile Race; Sault Ste Marie
- UP State Fair: Annual celebration of agriculture and industry; at the UP State Fairgrounds in Escanaba
- UP200 Sled Dog: Sled Dog Races; Midnight Run; Jackpine 30; held in the north central UP
- Walleye Trail: Professional Walley tournament; in the Little Bay de Noc, Escanaba
- Winter Carnival: Michigan Technological University; annual celebration including large snow statues and contest; Houghton
- Woodtick Festival: Music (country, rock, bluegrass, folk, blues) festival; in Hermansville, just west of Powers, Michigan
- Sports: the Upper Peninsula is home to community and college sports
- Lakers: Lake Superior State University
- Huskies: Michigan Technological University
- Wildcats: Northern Michigan University
- HS Football: UP High School Football; information about conferences and history
- Snowmobile
- Snowtracks: Snowmobiling Resources and Information; information, maps, reports from all over Michigan, photos, from snowtracks.com
- UP Snowmobiling: Information on the Snowmobile Trail System of Upper Michigan; Trail reports, lodging, weather, classifieds
- Alger: Munising and Alger County; snowmobile information, trail reports, map, lodging
- Ski
- UP Info: UP-wide ski information; list of places to ski, conditions, snowboarding, cross country, trail maps, resorts
- Big Powderhorn: Bessemer near Ironwood
- Big Snow: Big Snow Country; information for resorts near the center of UP skiing near Ironwood, including Big Powderhorn, Blackjack, Whitecap, and Indianhead; lake effect snow produces over 5 meters of snow each season
- Copper Peak: International Ski Flying Hill and Recreation Complex; near Ironwood, MI; the only ski flying hill in the Western Hemisphere and has the world's largest artificial ski slide; Chippewa Hill; 85 meter ski slide built in 1970 for the western hemisphere's first international ski flying tournament
- Mt Bohemia: in Keweenaw Peninsula near Lac La Belle; approximately 64 kilometers north of Houghton/Hancock; expert skiers and snowboarders
- Blackjack: Bessemer near Ironwood
- Brule: near Iron River
- Mqt Mtn: near Marquette
- Mont Ripley: Ripley near Houghton; Ski hill of Michigan Technological University
- Norway Mtn: Norway near Iron Mountain
- Pine Mtn: Pine Mountain Ski Resort; Iron Mountain
- Porkies: near Ontonagon; Porcupine Mountains
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