Fall

Fat Tire Festival
Category: Fall
Location: copper-harbor

The Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival Mountain Bike Races always take place the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend on the Copper Harbor Trails. For information call Sam at 906-289-4303 or visit the website.
Celtic Festival
Category: Fall
Location: hancock

The Annual Celtic Festival takes place in mid September at the Houghton County Fairgrounds on Birch Street in Hancock.and includes music, games, historical reenactments, and the Copper Hammer Highland Games. Proceeds go to help support the nonprofit Celtic Quarter historical society.
Multi-Cultural Festival
Category: Fall
Location: houghton

The Multi-Cultural Festival and Parade of Nations takes place in mid-September in Houghton and Hancock. For information call 906-487-1890 or visit the website.
Copper Country Color Tour
Category: Fall
Location: houghton

The Annual Copper Country Color Tour takes place on the Keweenaw in late September. Well into its 4th decade. the Copper Country Cycling Tour is an institution. Rides of 50k, 100k & 200k showcase some of the Keweenaw's finest scenery. And if Mother Nature plays along, some of the best fall colors anywhere. The 50k ride is an out and back with turnaround just outside of Lake Linden. The somewhat more challening 100k route includes the hill and low-traveled Gay to Mohawk road, returning to Houghton via Mclain State Park. The 200k route is the granddaddy of all Keweenaw rides and features the Lac La Belle and Brockway Mountain (optional) climbs. A lunchtime pasty in Copper Harbor at the midway point will keep you going for the second half of the ride. The tour is sponsored by the Copper Country Cycling Club. Information, registration forms and on-line registration are available on the website.
Lake Superior Performance Rally
Category: Fall
Location: houghton

The Lake Superior Performance Rally takes place in mid-October. A full schedule and spectator information are available on the website. Photo shows the 2006 LSPR Overall Winners Ken Block and Alessandro Gelsimino.
Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Races
Category: Fall
Location: copper-harbor

Cyclocross is alive and well in the Keweenaw. The Cup, part of the UPCROSS series, draws racers from as far away as Duluth for two days of late October racing. The event opens with the Downtown Hoedown in the center of Copper Harbor on a flat course with plenty of nastiness - sand traps, off cambers and barriers galore. Racers have the opportunity to recover and relax with a pasty dinner and music Saturday evening. Sunday's Top of the World Smackdown punishes with run-ups, fast pavement sections, grass, dirt and singletrack. Though the race has, for the most part, been spared inclement weather, anything is possible in Copper Harbor come late October. There's no better way to end the Keweenaw cycling season than with a trip to the Harbor. For information call 906-370-1997 or visit the website.