Community Calendar

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival celebrates the traditional arts of the Upper Peninsula and the many cultures that make up its people. The event will feature craft demonstrations and workshops, musical and dance performances, food workshops and opportunities to participate. To see all the events go to www.upfolklife.org.

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival celebrates the traditional arts of the Upper Peninsula and the many cultures that make up its people. The event will feature craft demonstrations and workshops, musical and dance performances, food workshops and opportunities to participate. To see all the events go to www.upfolklife.org.

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival celebrates the traditional arts of the Upper Peninsula and the many cultures that make up its people. The event will feature craft demonstrations and workshops, musical and dance performances, food workshops and opportunities to participate. To see all the events go to www.upfolklife.org.

The Marquette County Quilters Association (MCQA) is proud to present the bi- annual 2026 Autumn Comforts Quilt Show at Ojibwa Casino, 105 Acre Trail Marquette, MI.
This event will be held Saturday October 3rd, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday, October 4th, 2026 - from 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Admission is: $5.00
There will be over 200 quilts on display along with door prizes, basket raffles.
Quilters from across the Marquette County region, as well as those from other areas will be proudly displaying a variety of quilts and related items. A plethora of color and texture will adorn the event.
Raffle Quilt: MCQA has worked as a team to make a beautiful quilt “Northern Lights “that measures (108 x108) and will be raffled with the winner being announced on Oct. 5th, 2026, at Peter White Library at 3:00 pm. The winner need not be present to win.
Raffle Tickets are available to purchase from MCQA Guild members or at the SHOW on Saturday and Sunday. ($5.00 per ticket or 3 for $10.00). All proceeds from the raffle are used to facilitate this years Autumn Comforts Quilt Show as well as the many community services the group provides.

MCQA was formed in 1978. The purpose of the Marquette County Quilters association is to foster the appreciation of quilts and the art of quilting among quilters and the public; to increase knowledge of traditional and contemporary techniques of quilting and to provide an encouraging environment for quilters to practice and exchange skills; to serve the community through charitable activities involving quilting; and to educate the public about the significance and history of quilting as an art form and as an ongoing craft.
Several organizations in the Marquette County area have been recipients of quilts or other hand sewn items generous given by MCQA members. Centered in Marquette, our members hail from several counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m., the first Wednesday of each month (except July and August), at the Peter White Public Library’s Community Room.

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival celebrates the traditional arts of the Upper Peninsula and the many cultures that make up its people. The event will feature craft demonstrations and workshops, musical and dance performances, food workshops and opportunities to participate. To see all the events go to www.upfolklife.org.

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival celebrates the traditional arts of the Upper Peninsula and the many cultures that make up its people. The event will feature craft demonstrations and workshops, musical and dance performances, food workshops and opportunities to participate. To see all the events go to www.upfolklife.org.

Saturday, October 17, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join the celebration of archaeology and the thrill of discovery. Activities and hands-on learning for all ages will be set up throughout the building and outdoors. Multiple booths feature various displays.
Class, Labor and Workers' Experience in CCI's Cordwood Lumber Camps
Saturday, October 17, at 1:00, during our 14th Annual Archaeology Fair
Join MI Tech’s Dr. LouAnn Wurst to hear about her research on the Coalwood cord-wood chopper’s sites located in the Hiawatha National Forest. Research from CCI’s payroll records adds new insights into the data recovered from archaeological excavations at four camps dating from 1900-1920, telling the story of the cordwood choppers and their families’ everyday life in the northern forest.
Fair is included with general admission and membership at the sponsor level on up.
For more info visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571