The Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Sharon Hedrington for the newly created Visitor Services and Volunteer coordinator position.  Sharon [...]

One of only three companies in the U.S. approved by the FAA to perform lighted drone shows, Michigan-based Great Lakes Drone Co. is scheduled to take their show to the skies over Algoma, WI to [...]

With each Shanty Days festival there are lots of people around and with that, traffic delays and road closures.  We want to help you plan your trip through town so we can all have a fun and safe [...]

On Sunday, August 12, 2018, attendees of the Algoma Shanty Days “Celebration of the Lake” will be treated to what is believed to be the area’s first drone show.  The performance is scheduled for [...]

The Shanty Days committee is excited to welcome the Nei Phi Neph Marching Knights Drumline to the 2018 Shanty Days parade line up! The Nei Phi Neph Marching Knights Drumline out of Milwaukee, WI [...]

The Charter services out of Algoma WI continued to have successful outings with many reporting   Kings hovering around or over the 30-pound mark! A fishing trip with one of our many Charter [...]

Stop by the Algoma Visitor Center and get your 2018 Shanty Days shirts, buttons, and wristbands! This year’s theme “Algoma Rocks at Living Well” is a nod to two great things [...]

A favorite hobby for many who walk our beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline in Algoma is looking for beach glass. Often called sea glass, which comes from salt water, beach glass comes from [...]

The Shanty Days Committee is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Shanty Days Photo Contest! The entries are proudly displayed in the window of Steele Street Hops, located at 322 Steele [...]

In 1993, the Shanty Days Committee approached Jerry Matuszek about starting a run/walk to coincide with the 3-day festival. “We didn’t have a run like other cities had, so they asked if I could [...]

Cletus Challe began fishing in Lake Michigan in Kewaunee Co. in the mid-1960’s as a charter captain and spent 41 years on the water.  As more and more people from all over the country flocked to [...]

On Sunday, August 12, 2018, attendees of the Algoma Shanty Days “Celebration of the Lake” will be treated to what is believed to be the area’s first drone show.  The performance is scheduled for [...]

Lake Michigan fishing out of Algoma continues to stay strong as we head into the first week of July 2018! Here is just a sampling of what our Chamber member Charters have been catching in just [...]

Independence Day is next week!  Even though it falls in the middle of the week, there is still plenty to do here in Northeast Wisconsin!  Here are just a few suggestions of things you and your [...]

The power and beauty of Lake Michigan is one of our largest economic drivers in the Algoma area.  Unfortunately, her show of strength is enough to interrupt and threaten even our most favorite of [...]