The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, the headquarters for the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, is hosting its third annual event around International Dark Sky Week: The Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Festival. DarkSky International (formerly known as, the International Dark-Sky Association) encourages people worldwide to discover the night during International Dark Sky Week. This annual week-long event aims to raise awareness about the negative impacts of light pollution, the solutions that exist and simultaneously celebrate the night.

The event is intended for all ages of dark sky enthusiasts. The evening event on Thursday allows guests to check into their accommodations, have a meal and then take in the presentation.

Speakers and Schedule
We are organizing the schedule of speakers and activities at this time. As we confirm speakers and dates/times of the activities we will update this page accordingly as we begin to finalize the details of the schedule:

James Demerse, KML Team – Outdoor Activities
Dave Falkner, NASA Solar System Ambassador
Ogetay Kayali, Deep Space Photographer and Michigan Technological University Graduate Student
MaryBeth Kiczenski (shelbydiamondstar), Adventurer / Photographer / Northern Lights Chaser
John Mueller, KML Team – Keweenaw Dark Sky Park
Robert Nemiroff, Co-creator of Astronomy Picture of the Day, Astrophysicst and Professor of Physics at Michigan Technological University
Tom Oliver, Photographer and Director of the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach at Michigan Technological University
Jamie Westfall, Park Manager of The Headlands Dark Sky Park
Jared Wolfe, Ornithologist and Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University