MARQUETTE, MI-- Michigan’s Lieutenant Governor is visiting parts of the Upper Peninsula this week.
The tour is part of the Pure Michigan campaign. Calley will highlight the area’s recreational opportunities and hold meetings with local officials and the public.
Calley’s schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 17 – Marquette/Negaunee Area
10:00 – Noon
Michigan Mental Health & Wellness Commission Hearing
Presque Isle Park Pavilion
1 Peter White Drive, Marquette, MI
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Visit/tour the Michigan Iron Industry Museum
73 Forge Road, Negaunee, MI
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
City riding tour from Mattson Lower Harbor Park to Presque Isle Park in Marquette
Tuesday, June 18 – West U.P./Gogebic Range
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Tour Agate Falls State Park
11:20 – 11:40 a.m. (EST)
Tour Bond Falls State Park
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. (CST)
Community Bicycle Ride to “Western Gateway to Pure Michigan”
Trailhead
Beginning: Jacquart Fabric Products/Stormy Kromer (1238 Wall Street,
Ironwood)
Ending: Depot Recreational Park & Trailhead (Downtown Ironwood)
*Lt. Governor Calley is encouraging the public to join him on the bike ride, but those not wishing to ride and still participate should meet at the Depot Recreational Park & Trialhead Pavilion prior to 1:45 p.m. CST
1:45 p.m. (CST)
Lt. Governor Calley and City officials will give remarks after the trail ride
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Tour of “Copper Peak” with local officials
Wednesday, June 19 – FinnFest/Copper Country/Keweenaw
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Meet & Greet w/FinnFest officials
MTU Memorial Union Building – 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Participate in the FinnFest Business & Technology Forum
MTU Memorial Union Building – 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Participate in the FinnFest USA 2013 Education Forum
Finnish-American Heritage Center at Finlandia University, Hancock
11:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Tour of Quincy Mine in Hancock
12:40 – 1:20 p.m.
Tour of Keweenaw National Historic Park Visitors Center with Superintendent Mike Pflaum
http://www.keweenawheritagesites.org/site-quincy_mine.php
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Driving tour of Brockway Mountain Drive
Thursday, June 20 – Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Marquette)/Pictured Rocks (Munising)
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Lt. Governor Calley will deliver welcome remarks at the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Conference in Marquette
"Great Lakes, Great Cities, and Michigan's Reinvention"
8:40 – 11:00 a.m.
Participate in the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s 10th Annual Conference in Marquette
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Tour of the U.P. Children’s Museum
123 W. Baraga Avenue, Marquette
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Hike Sugarloaf Mountain in Marquette
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Cruise
Lt. Governor Calley will join NRC Commissioner John Madigan, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Acting Superintendent Tim Good, Munising Chamber of Commerce/DDA Director Kathy Reynolds, local stakeholders and “Pure Michigan” visitors on a boat cruise of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
