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The fifth annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival will take place August 28 (Friday), 29 (Saturday), and 30 (Sunday) at the Ski Hill and Chalet Area in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon County located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The festival will feature folk, blues, bluegrass and contemporary music from top-class nationally touring artists as well as up and coming Michigan artists. 1250 people per day will get to hear the over 30 artists who will appear on our outdoor stages.

Featuring: Cadillac Sky, The Clumsy Lovers, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Caravan of Thieves, Pieta Brown, Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics, Hamell on Trial, Green Tea, Charlie Parr, Seth Bernard & Daisy May, Laurel Premo, Drew Nelson, David Mayfield, Reverend Eddie Danger, Kitty Donohoe, Carolyn Striho w/Scott Dailey & Jason Schaller, Dave Boutette, Conga Se Menne, Cadillac vs. Cornbread, Brandon Scott Sellner, Jeff Ray, Squeaky Clean Cretins, West of East, Rory Miller & Dale C. Miller, Yvonne Blake, Doris & The Day Dreams, & Children of the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival!

Visit Porcupine Mountains Music Festival Website >>>

Arts & Crafts Fair, August 16, 2009 the third Sunday in August, featuring hand-crafted arts & crafts, music, and food. Enjoy cinnamon rolls and coffee cooked on the old cook stove.

At the Old Victoria Restoration Site near Rockland, see the hand-hewn log cabins built nearly 100 years ago to serve as housing for the miners at the Victoria Copper Mine. Hear of the hardships endured by these pioneers of the Copper Rush. Feel the romance of this place which time cannot change. Victoria is as it was, and you are free to reach out and touch the past at Old Victoria, a unique restoration project significant to the history of the Copper Country.

TOURS DAILY from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through the fall color season (October 15).
$5.00 for adults
$2.00 5-12 years
Free under 5 years
Family and group rates are available

Directions: From US-45 in Rockland, take the Victoria Dam Road southwest 4 miles.

Old Victoria is maintained by:
Society for the Restoration of Old Victoria, Inc.
P.O. Box 43
Rockland, Michigan 49960

If you would like further information please contact the Old Victoria Society or the Chamber office at 906-884-4735.

Visit Old Victoria Society >>>>

Wet heavy snow hit the region overnight with 3 - 4″ received so far and the forcast is for up to 6″ more!

Photo Via Porcupine Mountains State Park Twitpic Feed >>>>

SNOWCAT SKIING AT THE PORKIES

Just $25 for unlimited rides

Are you ready to tackle Everest? It’s a whole new mountain just west of the Porcupine Mountain main ski area featuring over 100 acres of inbounds backcountry terrain and lots of fresh powder. Ride the Expedition Everest Snowcat as it takes you to the top of a half mile wide virgin forest to explore!

This year the snowcat operation will also service the wide open slopes of the west side of the porkies. Imagine fresh powder on some of the widest open slopes in the Midwest.

Don’t miss out on what is likely to be the most talked about ski development in the Midwest!

Visit Porcupine Mountains Ski Area Website >>>>

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The Porkies Cross Country Ski Trails

Four main and several smaller trails combine to form our 42 KM Nordic Trail System. The trails feature two warming shelters and are power-tilled and groomed daily. Your Trail Pass includes use of the chairlifts giving skiers quick access to the heart of the Nordic Trail system, as well as the entire Alpine Ski area.
In addition, Lake of the Clouds can be reached by following M-107, which is unplowed in winter.

Mountain View Lodges offers contemporary, luxurious, two bedroom cabins with fully equipped kitchens, wood burning fireplaces and screened in porches. Scenically located on the shores of Lake Superior at the foothills of the Porcupine Mountains, Mountain View Lodges provides close proximity to down-hill and cross country skiing, snow mobile trails, miles of hiking trails, charter fishing, abundant waterfalls and many other four season activities. Our cabins are perfect for a get-away trip to fully enjoy nature in all of it’s beauty. After a day of hiking or fishing, enjoy grilling out and having a campfire outside or romantic fire inside.

Mountain View Lodges
M-107
Silver City, MI 49953
906-885-5256
reservations@mtnviewlodges.com

Mountain View Lodges Website >>>

Scott’s Superior Inn & Cabins is situated on the shores of Lake Superior near the Porcupine Mountains in Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula. Our property features an inviting lobby, with a large fireplace, a spacious fire-placed recreation room that allows lively competition at foosball, pool and other games. Rooms are attractively furnished and beautifully carpeted for quiet and luxurious relaxation. We offer lodging with direct access to the scenic, groomed snowmobile trails of the Western U.P.

Scott’s Superior Inn
22554 Lakeshore Road
Ontonagon, MI 49953-9603
906-884-4866
sctts@charter.net

Scott’s Superior Inn Website >>>

Superior Shores Resort is located on a beautiful sandy beach on Lake Superior. The resort is 5 miles west of Ontonagon, MI, located on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and is the perfect choice for your next Michigan vacation. Our resort’s beach is the ideal spot for swimming and agate hunting. We have motel rooms and cottages. Our townhouse style cottages feature a full-size bed or a queen-size sofa sleeper on the first floor in the living area, and one room upstairs with a full-size bed and some units have a set of bunkbeds.

Superior Shores
1823 M-64
Ontonagon, MI 49953
800-344-5355
info@superior-shores-resort.com

Superior Shores Website >>>

Peterson’s Cottages is located in a quiet, wooded setting on the sandy shores of magnificent Lake Superior, just 15 minutes from the world-class Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park, and offers fully-equipped housekeeping cottages for the discriminating traveler. Snowmobile from your cottage to the excellent trails of the Western U.P., and/or experience the Alpine and Nordic ski areas of the Porkies- a winter wonderland awaits.

Peterson’s Chalet Cottages
22608 Lakeshore Road
Ontonagon, MI 49953
906-884-4230
petcot@up.net

Peterson’s Chalet Cottages Website >>>

Rocky Shores is a newly refurbished log vacation home set well back from the road. Beautifully located on a large secluded lot on the shore of Lake Superior, it is less than one mile from Porcupine Mountain State Park. It features a beautiful fireplace in a large open-beam living room, which looks out onto nearly 200 feet of Lake Superior shore line. It has 3 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, and comfortable accommodations for up to 8 people. And it’s also great for honeymooners.

Rocky Shores Vacation Home
M-107
Silver City, MI 49953
906-885-5412
info@rockyshoresup.com

Rocky Shores Vacation Home Website >>>

Porcupine Lodge, LLC offers a home away from home with 6 fully furnished condos. Each condo sleeps 1 to 8 people and comes with two spacious bedrooms, one with a king bed, and the other two full-sized beds. Two of the condos are non-smoking. Our living rooms feature a queen-size sofa sleeper and two recliners for relaxing after a day of recreation. Entertainment includes free cable TV and a VCR/DVD player. Your own private telephone line is also available for use. Each condo has fully-equipped kitchen with appliances and a dining area. We also have a large lot for parking your vehicle and trailer, snowmobiles and ATVs. The Lodge is just off the beautifully groomed Trail 1, which makes our place a convenient place for snowmobilers to stay.

Porcupine Lodge, LLC
1033 Michigan Avenue
White Pine, MI 49971
1-800-865-9305

Porcupine Lodge, LLC Website >>>

The Northern Light Inn Bed & Breakfast is located in the historic harbor town of Ontonagon. Built by timber baron T.A.Green in 1903, the Inn is recently renovated, providing modern convenience with traditional style. A delicious breakfast is served daily, all private baths, three with Jacuzzi tubs, ample off street parking, smoke free, adult atmosphere.

Northern Light Inn
701 Houghton Street
Ontonagon, MI 49953
906-458-0803
info@northernlightinn-vacationhomes.com

Northern Light Inn Website >>>

Fully furnished, this lovely vacation home has three bedrooms and one and 1/2 baths. Located four blocks from the main street of town, close to restaurants and shops. Two main snowmobile trails are accessable five blocks away. It is permissable to ride to and from the trails on the streets of Ontonagon, snowmobile to “doorstep”. The Porcupine Mtn. State Park is 18 mins. away offering visitors a “Winter Sports Center”. Ski downhill and cross-country with 42 klms of groomed trails. Snowshoeing has become popular, with interpretive guide on weekends.

Northern Light Vacation Homes
701 Houghton Street
Ontonagon, MI 49953
906-458-0803
info@northernlightinn-vacationhomes.com

Northern Light Vacation Homes Website >>>

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