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Tip-Up Town USA
Houghton Lake, MI · Sports
- When
- January 23–31, 2027
- Where
- Houghton Lake southern shore DNR boat launch · Houghton Lake · MI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Tip-Up Town USA turns the frozen surface of Michigan's largest inland lake into a winter carnival over the last two weekends of January, with ice fishing, a polar bear plunge, and an ice slide. Running since 1951, it is billed as the state's longest-running winter festival.
The history within reach
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Tip-Up Town USA turns the frozen surface of Michigan's largest inland lake into a winter carnival over the last two weekends of January, with ice fishing, a polar bear plunge, and an ice slide.
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