Events

The LPGA Epson Tour returned to Northern Michigan with 144 rising professional golfers competing over three days. Lauren Olivares captured her first professional victory in a dramatic finish. Location: The […]

The 33rd Michigan Women’s Open featured a 54-hole field of professional and aspiring professional golfers and joined the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour for 2026. Location: Mountain Ridge at Crystal […]

Elite two-person canoe teams race nonstop for 120 miles through the night, navigating portages, darkness, dams, and fatigue before finishing near Lake Huron. Location: Grayling to Oscoda

The Thunder Bay Thriller is an Alpena-area gravel cycling event featuring a challenging 65-mile course and multiple racing categories, drawing riders to the forests and back roads of northeast Michigan.

The 33rd annual event features a half marathon, 5K, five-mile hike, and free youth race along Lake Superior beaches and rugged trails overlooking the Huron Mountains. Location: Little Presque Isle […]

One of the country’s most demanding endurance weekends, with mountain-bike and trail-running challenges ranging from the Mini-Marji to 50- and 100-mile events. Location: Marquette County

The Paddle Antrim Festival celebrates Northern Michigan’s waterways and communities with a two-day, choose-your-own-adventure paddle on the Chain of Lakes Water Trail. Participants can paddle one or both days and […]

The 2026 Melges 24 World Championship brings the international fleet to Harbor Springs, Michigan, hosted by Little Traverse Yacht Club on Little Traverse Bay.

Athletes take on a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run through the scenic lakeshore community of Frankfort and surrounding Benzie County. Location: Frankfort

The Great Turtle Trail Race brings runners and walkers to Mackinac Island for a scenic half marathon and 5.7-mile run and walk through the island’s interior trails. The 2026 event […]