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Thank you to Porcupine Mountains Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau for your generous donations to the Folk School and the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival! Check out their website here for more location information: Home - The Porcupine Mountains & Ontonagon Area
Thank you to local Businesses for your support through our business membership:
- Porkies Outpost
- UPPCO
- Rainbow Lodging
Folk School
Registration for the 2025 season is now OPEN! We are excited to welcome everyone back for another great season filled with wonderful Folk School classes and fun events. This is a fantastic chance to learn new skills, meet new friends, and enjoy creative activities. Don't miss out on your chance to be a part of it all! Click the button below to explore the full lineup of classes and events or to reserve your spot today. We can’t wait to see you there!
Artists-in-Residence
Congratulations to our 2025 artists! We are looking forward to welcoming each of you to the park this year.
Join them for Artist Thursdays from 4-6pm at the Folk School; we are excited to have you! Free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages.
Presentation Dates:
Joanna Walitalo, Pyrographer, July 3rd
Nikki Kazmar, Watercolor Botanical Painter, July 17th
Roxanne Everett, Acrylic Landscape Painter, August 14th
Ed Buonevecchio, Plain Air Oil Painter, August 28th
Dave Berg, Reduction Printmaker, October 9th
Click below to learn more and find out who this year's selected artists are.
The Friends of the Porkies has deep roots. Local citizens interested in the land that would become the Porkies started the movement to create the park in the early 1940’s. In 1945, support by the legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold led to the creation of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
Today, The Friends of the Porkies is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is connecting people to the magic of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
From its beginnings as the Porcupine Mountains Ski Club, the Friends has evolved into a volunteer organization that continues to grow and take on projects at the Porkies. You can follow our progress in our newsletter, the Quill, on our website, and on our Facebook page.
The Friends of the Porkies wants to inspire appreciation of wilderness for youth and visitor experiences all year round at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
Contact us at: P. O. Box 221, Ontonagon, MI 49953; phone 906-884-7663; email [email protected]
