Welcome to The Munising Beacon’s new Community Events Calendar. This section is your go-to guide for local happenings, from family activities to community meetings, school sports schedules, classes and more. Whether you’re looking for something to do this weekend or planning ahead, we’ve got you covered.
Please note that event details are subject to change, especially with our unpredictable weather. We recommend reaching out to the hosting organizations to confirm times, prices and other specifics before heading out.
Friday, Jan. 24
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 5 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Great Start Collaborative & Family Coalition Healthy Family Living Playgroup: 10:30 a.m. to noon; APRD Superior Playland Room
• MMHS Wrestling @ Gaylord: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Burt Basketball @ Mackinac Island: 5:30 p.m.
• MBS Basketball @ Paradise: 5:30 p.m.
• SC JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Rapid River: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Science on Tap: Infrared Spectroscopy: What Is It and How It Is Used in Forensic Investigations: 6 p.m.; East Channel Connection
• MMHS JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Ishpeming: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• MMHS Hockey @ Gladstone: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25
• Eighth Annual Motor City Sledheads Couple Ride: 8 a.m.; Boarders Inn & Suites
• Burt Basketball @ Mackinac Island: 8:30 a.m.
• Deep Blue Fitness: Stretch & Mobility Class; 30 minutes; 8:30 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 9 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• MMHS Wrestling @ Gaylord: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• MMHS Cheer U.P. Classic: noon to 3 p.m.; Munising Middle/High School
• MMHS Hockey @ Gladstone: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 27
• Deep Blue Fitness: Weightlifting Class; 30 minutes; 9 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 5:30 p.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• 46N Drivers Training Course: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; MMHS Cafeteria
• Burt Basketball @ Big Bay: 4:30 p.m.
• Moose Lodge Bingo: Doors open at 5 p.m.
• Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace 6-Week Class: 6 p.m.; Wesleyan Church; register at 906-630-0518
• MBS Basketball vs. Beaver Island: 6 p.m.
• MMHS JV/Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Norway: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• SC Varsity Girls Basketball @ North Dickinson: 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
• Therapy Dog: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Munising Middle/High School
• Rotary Weekly Meeting: noon; Foggy’s Steakhouse
• 46N Drivers Training Course: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; MMHS Cafeteria
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 5 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• MBS Basketball vs. Paradise: 6 p.m.
• SC JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Mid Peninsula: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• MMHS JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Bark River: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29
• American Legion Pasty Pickup Day
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 9 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Kiwanis Club of Alger County Member Meeting: noon to 1 p.m.; Westminster Hall, First Presbyterian Church
• Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore: Live Music; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• 46N Drivers Training Course: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; MMHS Cafeteria
• Moose Lodge Member Meeting: 6 p.m.
• MMHS Wrestling vs. Marquette/ Newberry: Parents Night; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Grand Island Shanty Club: 7 p.m.; East Channel Brewery
• Masonic Lodge Monthly Meeting: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 30
• Project Bag Class: 9 a.m.; Miss Good Stitch
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 5:30 p.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Moose Lodge Live Music: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• MBS Basketball vs. Hannahville: 6 p.m.
• MMHS Cheer @ Bark River: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• MMHS JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Newberry: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• MMHS Gym Closed for Repairs: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• SC Varsity Girls Basketball @ Big Bay de Noc: 6 p.m.
• SC Varsity Boys Basketball @ Big Bay de Noc: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31
• MMHS Gym Closed for Repairs: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 5 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Upper Peninsula Inspired: The Liquor Cabinet: Rediscovering Gin & Vodka Tasting; 3 p.m.
• Moose Lodge Fish Fry: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• MMHS Hockey @ MTU vs. Jeffers: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Burt Basketball @ Beaver Island: 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1
• Burt Basketball @ Beaver Island: 9 a.m.
• MMHS Wrestling Mid-Peninsula Conference: TBD; Munising Middle High School
• Deep Blue Fitness: Stretch & Mobility Class; 30 minutes; 8:30 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Deep Blue Fitness: Strength & Fitness Class; 60 minutes; 9 a.m.; Fuzzy Fitness Center, Alger Parks & Recreation Department
• Upper Michigan Women Anglers Ice Fishing on Indian Lake: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Indian Lake
• Hiawatha Dog Sled Race: 30Mile Race, 9 a.m.; 100-Mile Race, 5 p.m.; Hiawatha Activities Building
• MMHS Cheer @ Norway: noon to 2 p.m.
• Seventh Annual Bottle Lit Snowshoe: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Munising Bay Trail Network; Meet at the M-28 trailhead for the bike park. Additional parking is available at Eden Lutheran Church.
• Upper Peninsula Inspired: Bourbon Bucket List #3; 6 p.m.
Upcoming Events with Open Registration
Now
• Alger County 4-H Pen Pal Program: Registration open; program runs Feb. 14 to April 30
• Free Girls Who Lift Program with Amber Manitowabi: Mondays starting Feb. 3; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Munising Middle/High School Weight Room; Empowering girls by teaching strength training skills, fostering confidence in the weight room and promoting lifelong fitness habits. Sign up today in the main office.
• Youth Wrestling: Munising Middle School students interested in youth wrestling can pick up a sign-up sheet from the office.
• Do you have an event you’d like to share with the community? Submitting it is easy. Visit bit.ly/BeaconEvents-Submission to add your event to our calendar.
Thank you for helping us keep our community connected.
