Summer’s in full swing, and Alger County is buzzing. Pictured Rocks Days brings the bay to life, Whiskey Ryan’s everywhere from East Channel to Bayshore and the Summer Concert in the Park Series kicks off Tuesday with Sky Pilots — just the first of many bands hitting Bayshore this season. From classic rock and blues to country and indie, the weekly shows promise something for every kind of listener.
Spend five minutes in Marianne Saarivirta-Kolpack’s pre-K classroom at Au Train-Onota, and you’ll leave with a smile — and probably a song stuck in your head.
Munising Public Schools’ annual K-12 Art Exhibition returned to the Mather Elementary gym last week, showcasing the creativity of the district’s students. The show is organized by art teacher Kristen Sontag- Long.
Memorial Day is here, and so is summer’s unofficial kickoff. From solemn flag raisings to backyard fish fries, Alger County is marking the long weekend with music, markets and moments of remembrance. The schedule doesn’t slow down after Monday — we’ve got a book signing, plant sales, school concerts and Jessey Adams dropping her new EP at Gallery Coffee Co.
Spring is charging ahead in Alger County, with a packed lineup of fitness classes, Earth Fest activities, cribbage tournaments, sip ’n shops and live music filling the days ahead.
Savannah Lassila, a senior at Munising High School and future United States Space Force enlistee, has been named one of the 2025 Excellence in Education Scholars — an honor reserved for the top 5 percent of graduating seniors across Marquette and Alger counties.