Munising’s Fourth of July celebration is right around the corner, but the energy’s already here. From polka dances to paddle races, drivein movies to downhill biking, the week is packed. Music is in the air all over town — at ByGeorge, East Channel, The Barge Inn, Midway General Store and even the Moose Lodge.
Whiskey Ryan seems to be playing on every corner (East Channel, ByGeorge, Nahma — take your pick), and he’s not alone. Jay Krueger and Wyatt Kulik are also in the mix, bringing their own flavor to the local soundscape. The 31st season of Summer Concerts in the Park just launched at Bayshore, and Munising’s Fourth of July music lineup runs from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with a stacked bill: Black Ice Diamonds, Drednot, Jessey Adams and Sky Pilots — with Jessey taking us into the fireworks with the national anthem at dark.
Whether you’re here for the polka or the pasties, check in with event hosts before you head out — weather and last-minute surprises always have their own plans.
Thursday, June 26
Summer Reading Messy Art Event: 1 p.m.; Munising School Public Library Casual Cribbage Night: 2 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 5:30 p.m.;Alger Parks & Recreation Department Moose Lodge live music: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Moose Lodge Chris Valenti: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Whiskey Ryan: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; East Channel Brewing
Friday, June 27
Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 5 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Munising Baptist Church hosts bake sale for Kenny and Starr Heyrman: 9 a.m. until sold out; Peoples State Bank St. Vincent Food Pantry: noon to 3 p.m.; 413 Maple St.
Blood drive: MATIV; noon to 3 p.m.; 501 E. Munising Ave.
Casual Cribbage Night: 2 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore Moose Lodge fish fry: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Moose Lodge American Legion fish fry: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; American Legion Moose Lodge live music: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Moose Lodge Chris Valenti: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Jay Krueger: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; By-George Brewing Co.
Whiskey Ryan: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; East Channel Brewing Getaway N Recover: All Substance Recovery Peer Group; open meeting; 6 p.m.; Get Away Drop-In Center The DayDreamers: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Barge Inn Nahma Musicfest: 8 p.m.; Nahma Inn
Saturday, June 28
Grand Marais Sportsman’s Club Off Shore Challenge: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Grand Marais Community Center Deep Blue Fitness Stretch & Mobility: 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Lego Club: 11 a.m.; Munising School Public Library Wyatt Kulik: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; By-George Brewing Co.
Upper Peninsula History Awards; 76th Annual U.P. History Conference; Charles Follo Award presentation to Jack Deo; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, MTU, Houghton Jeff & Niles: 5 p.m.; Midway General Store, N251 Federal Forest Hwy 13, Wetmore Live music: Jenn: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Life on the Rocks Whiskey Ryan: 8 p.m.; Nahma Musicfest Dirty Dancing at the Drive-In: 8 p.m.; 5885W U.S. Highway 2, Manistique Nahma Musicfest: 8 p.m.; Nahma Inn
Sunday, June 29
Pictured Rocks Road Race: 50th anniversary half marathon, 8 a.m.; 10k run/walk, 8:30 a.m.; 355 Elm Ave.
Cribbage tournament: 1 p.m.; Trenary Tavern Silent Book Club: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore
Monday, June 30
Deep Blue Fitness Weightlifting Class: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department St. Vincent Food Pantry: noon to 3 p.m.; 413 Maple St., Munising Blood drive: Munising Memorial Hospital; 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Bay Care Medical Center Munising Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Bayshore Park Moose bingo: doors at 5 p.m.; Moose Lodge Euchre league: 6 p.m.; American Legion (players should arrive by 5:45 p.m.; $5 weekly entry) Trivia night: 6:30 p.m.; Life on the Rocks Superior Central Schools Board of Education meeting: 7 p.m.; Superior Central Media Center
Tuesday, July 1
Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 5 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Community Lunch Bunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Munising Wesleyan Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department (RSVP to Eileen Cummings at 906892-8132) Alger County Right to Life meeting: 2 p.m.; Munising Baptist Ministry Center Down Wind Sports Mountain Bike & Bite: 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m.; MBTN City Trails, 112 Elm Ave., Munising Helen Raica-Klotz author visit: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Munising School Public Library Summer Concert in the Park: The DayDreamers; 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Bayshore Park Trenary Lions Club: 7 p.m.; Trenary Community Building Wednesday, July 2
Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 9 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Feeding America Mobile Pantry: noon to 2 p.m.; Munising Wesleyan Church Kiwanis Club of Alger County member meeting: noon to 1 p.m.; Westminster Hall, First Presbyterian Church Live music at Falling Rock: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore Munising City Commission meeting: 6 p.m.; City Hall Moose Lodge member meeting: 6 p.m.; Moose Lodge Darrell Syria Band: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Yoop Dog Yoga Gentle Yoga: 6:30 p.m.; Down Wind Sports (donation-based class) Grand Island Shanty Club: 7 p.m.; East Channel Brewing
Thursday, July 3
Casual Cribbage Night: 2 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore A Place to Land: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 5:30 p.m.;Alger Parks & Recreation Department Moose Lodge live music: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Moose Lodge A Place to Land: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Tom Edberg: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Whiskey Ryan: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; East Channel Brewing Co. @ The Connection
Friday, July 4
Munising’s Fourth of July celebration: 8:30 a.m. to midnight; downtown Munising Independence Day celebration: all day; Grand Marais Freedom 5k Fun Run/Walk: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Munising ($15; register at runsignup.com by 10 a.m. July 4) Silent auction and kids’ raffle: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Old Post Office Museum, Grand Marais Deep Blue Fitness Workout Class: 5 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Moose Lodge fish fry: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Moose Lodge American Legion fish fry: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; American Legion Munising Fourth of July music lineup: 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; downtown Munising; Black Ice Diamonds, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Drednot, 4:20 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.; Jessey Adams, 6:25 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.; Sky Pilots: 8:10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; national anthem by Jessey Adams at dark Jay Krueger: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; By-George Brewing Co.
Saturday, July 5
Deep Blue Fitness Stretch & Mobility: 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.; Alger Parks & Recreation Department Pink Violin Band: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Jay Krueger: 5 p.m.; Midway General Store, N251 Federal Forest Hwy 13, Wetmore Whiskey Ryan + Catfish Kennedy: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ByGeorge Brewing Co.
Traunik Slovenian Club Polka Dance: meal at 5 p.m.; dance 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Traunik Hall Diversion: 8 p.m.; Barge Inn
Sunday, July 6
Bouquet class: 10 a.m.; Rock River Farm, N6302 Rock River Rd., Chatham Painting at the Park: noon to 2 p.m.; Robert McQuisten Recreation Area, Wetmore Silent Book Club: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Falling Rock Café & Bookstore Whiskey Ryan: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; East Channel Brewing Co. @ The Connection
Upcoming events and announcements (by date) Deep Blue Fitness summer training program: 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 10 to Aug. 28 (Tuesdays and Thursdays); Munising High School gymnasium (grades 6-12; $300 full session or $125/month; register by June 6) Pictured Rocks Road Race, 50th Anniversary: Sunday, June 29; 8 a.m., half marathon; 8:30 a.m., 10k run/walk; join the 50th annual Pictured Rocks Road Race and be part of a legendary local tradition; sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/ MI/Munising/PicturedRocksRoad-Race Freedom 5k Fun Run/Walk: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., July 4; Munising; $15; registration open now through July 4 at 10 a.m.; celebrate Independence Day with the 2025 Freedom 5k; all ages are welcome for this fun run/walk; only 300 commemorative shirts will be printed — last year’s turnout topped 400, so register early; register online: https://runsignup. com/Race/MI/Munising/Freedom-FunRun
Ongoing programs and opportunities
Free summer meals (grab-andgo) for youth (18 and under) and disabled adults (up to 26); noon to 1 p.m.; Munising School Public Library Grand Marais First Lutheran Church Food Pantry: by appointment; E21733 Brazel Street, Grand Marais; call 906-494-2709
Pictured Rocks summer programs
Junior Ranger Angler Fly Fishing Clinic: Friday, July 26; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sand Point Beach Junior Ranger Angler Fishing Derby: Saturday, Aug. 16; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Grand Sable Lake Fishing Dock (H-58) Au Sable Light Station Guided Climbs: daily through Sept. 30; climbs start 11 a.m., last climb 4 p.m.; meet at Au Sable Lighthouse (park at Hurricane River Day Use and walk 1.5 miles east) Miners Castle Guided Geology Walk: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday through Oct. 4; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; meet at Miners Castle pavilion Wilderness Canoe Expedition: Sunday, Thursday and Saturday through Oct. 4; 10 a.m.; meet at Beaver Campground boat launch (reservations required, call 906-3873700); no trips July 26 or Aug. 16 Shipwreck Coast Guided Walk: Fridays through Sept. 26; 12:30 p.m.; meet at Au Sable Light Station (park at Hurricane River Day Use and walk 1.5 miles east; reservations required, call 906-387-3700) Marsh Trail Guided Walk: Wednesdays through Oct. 1; 10:30 a.m.; meet at Sand Point Marsh Trailhead
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