The Third Annual Chocolay Bayou Art Walk, presented by the U.P. Land Conservancy, will be a celebration of the natural beauty and community space provided by the Bayou. Explore the Chocolay Bayou trails while admiring local artists' work. Support the preservation of land in the Upper Peninsula through creativity & art!

This year's featured artists include Lindsey Naylor, Colleen Maki, Leo Barch, Joshua Haertel, Sarah May Tule, Josh Brindle, Isabelle Lagrou, Meara McManus, Anna Rayhorn, Sarah Vanden Bossche, Donna Budzenski, Allison Denman, Amelia Pruiett, Ashley Sheiding, TaMaMa Dance Company, and the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation, with musical guest The Feltliners and activities hosted by the Art Drop Shop & Studio.

Volunteers are needed for this event! Sign up today at https://www.uplandconservancy.org/volunteer

The Chocolay Bayou Preserve is a 13-acre jewel of upland pines, cedar swamps and still waters, tucked between the growing communities of Marquette and Chocolay Township. This small aread holds part of the boundary of the 1842 Copper Treaty of LaPointe with the Anishinaabe, and also the site of the area's first steam sawmill and furnace. Seven years ago the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy completed its $165,000 fundraising campaign and officially opened the Preserve to the public.