Alger County is a great area to enjoy all of the Upper Peninsula’s changing seasons. In the summer, anyone in the area is welcome to attend the annual 2-day Pictured Rocks Days where free boat tours, kayak demos, free music, food, vendors and kids’ activities can be enjoyed. The Fourth of July in Alger County is a huge event, as well. Visitors can enjoy a Fireworks on the Bay Cruise, as well as all day events, including parade, music, food, and games. This area also hosts the Pictured Rocks Road Race, which offers a half marathon or a 10k run/walk that gets you moving right along the Lake. There is also the Grand Island Marathon, which offers a full marathon and half-marathon with incredible scenery around Grand Island. Late summer in Alger County brings the Alger County Fair in Chatham, as well as the Grand Marais Music & Arts Festival, which is a weekend of music, crafts, great food, and fun, and the Munising Bay Classic Car Show. There is certainly no shortage of outdoor adventure here! The Munising Bay area provides excellent hiking, biking, paddling, ORV/ATV riding and boating opportunities. This area is an extremely popular camping spot, with developed sites, backcountry camping, RV and rustic areas, as well as many cabins/shelters available for rent, both seasonally and year-round. Winter is certainly a season to be celebrated in Alger County;  they claim the one and only outhouse races, which are held annually in February. This very popular race consists of teams constructing their own unique outhouses and racing down a pre-packed track that goes through downtown Trenary (which happens to be the birthplace of Trenary Toast). This long-standing event has become extremely popular in recent years. Along with all of this, of course, ice fishing, snowmobiling and skiing the area’s trails are an absolute must once the snow hits!