Heikki Lunta Winter Festival

Rail Jam Registration Click Here Events and Schedule   Friday – January 28, 2022   5pm – Lighting of the Traditional Bon Fire (Tobin and Iron Streets) 5 – 11 pm – Tunnel of Lights open 5 – 10 pm – Irontown Rail Jam (300 block of Rail & Iron Streets)             5 pm – 5:45  General Public             6 pm – Competition 6:00 – 9 pm – UP Luge Club activities, public sliding (registration & regular rates apply) 6-8 pm – Snowshoe Lantern Tours of Historic Old Town Specials at restaurants, pubs and businesses   Saturday – January 29, 2022 9am – 11am – Breakfast at the Elks sponsored by the Irontown Association 7am – 2 pm – Teal Lake Ice Fishing Tournament sponsored by the South Shore Fishing Association Noon – 9 – Bonfire (Tobin and Iron Streets) 11am – 4 pm – Up Luge Club  activities, public sliding,snow shoe trail, bon fire 11am – 4 pm – Ishpeming Ski Club – AM training, Open House and Trails 5 – 11 pm – Tunnel of Lights open 6 – 8 pm – Snowshoe Lantern Tours of Old Town 6- 8 pm – Freeze Yer Fanny Fatbike Race 8:30 pm  – Fireworks Specials & activities at restaurants, pubs, and businesses

It’s back baby! Last year’s Heikki Lunta event got put on ice due to Covid but 2022 brings the premiere winter festival back and better than ever. The Heikki Lunta Winter Festival presented by Travel Marquette, WJMN, The Compound Ski and Snowboard Shop, and Negaunee’s DDA is scheduled for Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29, 2022. The event is also sponsored by Eagle Mine, NMU, OK Rental, and The Fire Station.

The weekend will bring back some fan favorites from the classic festival together with several new and exciting events including the inaugural Irontown Rail Jam and Snowboard competition. The weekend will kick-off at 5 pm with the lighting of the traditional bonfire at Tobin and Iron Streets. Spectators won’t want to miss the excitement of the Irontown Rail Jam Competition as snowboarders and skiers display their tricks and turns starting at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening will also include activities at the UP Luge Club, Lantern Snowshoe Tours of Old Town, a stroll through the Tunnel of Lights, and specials and treats featured by local restaurants and pubs.

Saturday’s events start at 7 a.m. with the South Shore Fishing Association’s Teal Lake Ice Fishing Tournament. Catch breakfast at the Elks Club then take in the day’s activities at both the UP Luge Club and the Ishpeming Ski Club sites. Restaurants and pubs will be open all day serving great food and drinks. Evening snowshoe lantern tours of Old Town resume and rounding out the day’s events will be the “Freeze Yer Fanny Fatbike Race” at 6 p.m. Closing out the weekend the crowd will be treated to a winter firework display presented in part by Jackson’s Pit Grill & Bar.

For more info contact Mona Lang -[email protected]

Heikki Lunta Winter Festival & Irontown Rail Jam Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

• Travel Marquette
• WJMN
• WKQS-FM Sunny 101.9

Also presented by: 

• The Compound Ski and Snowboard Shop
• OK Rental

Copper Sponsors

• Northern Michigan University (NMU)
• Eagle Mine
• The Fire Station

Iron Sponsors

• Signs Now
• Honor Credit Union
• Snyder Drugs
• GEI Consultants
•  UP Engineers and Architects

Event Sponsor:  First Bank