Black Lake
Sturgeon Shivaree

February 2-3, 2018

Organizers are also seeking sponsors and volunteers to help make Shivaree a huge success!

Sturgeon For Tomorrow will be hosting the Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree February 2-3, 2018. Activities for the Shivaree will again be in the entertainment tent on Black Lake in front of the former Black Lake Hotel. The Shivaree will coincide with the opening of the Black Lake Sturgeon season which opens on Saturday, February 3. Proceeds from the Shivaree will fund lake sturgeon hatchery, research, habitat conservation, and outreach programs.

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Contact:

Sturgeon For Tomorrow, Brenda Archambo, , 231-625-2776.

Thank you SHIVAREE SPONSORS

Shivaree Sponsors

Calendar of Events

Friday, February 2: Starting at 3pm

Register for Ice Fishing Contest and Poker Run Registration
Register for Sturgeon Fishing: 2pm-7pm at 211 DNR Field Station
3pm-6pm: Music with Charlie Reager
6pm-7pm: Cultural Sturgeon Ceremony
7pm-11pm: Polar Bear Recon, entertainment tent (21+)

Saturday, February 3:

8am-2pm: Sturgeon Spearing Season Opening Day
Entertainment Tent: Cabin Fever Social, Food, Beverages, 50/50 Raffles, Bonfire
8am-6pm: Ice Fishing Contest: Sturgeon, Muskie, Pike, Walleye and Perch
11am-7pm: Poker Run 211, Lorenzo’s, Bluffs, Dirty Duck and the Pines
10:30am-4:30pm: Entertainment Tent Music: Evan Archambo, soloist and DJ
11am-4pm: Youth Outdoor Education with Natureology Maureen Stine, Live sturgeon Exhibit
1:00pm-5pm: Horseshoe Tournament on the ice (register 12:30pm in the tent)
6pm-10pm: Entertainment Tent: The Blitz (21+)
7pm-9pm: Announce Ice Fishing Contest, Poker Run and Shivaree Raffle Winners

2017 Press

8 sturgeon, more than 300 fishermen and a 66-minute season

The Black Lake Shivaree was first introduced in 1961

The Shivaree on Black Lake celebrated the iconic lake sturgeon and brought together thousands of visitors and residents to beautiful northern Michigan.

In addition to sturgeon season, the event included outdoor queen contests with formal gowns and formal dinners for the contestants at the Black Lake Hotel, a giant snow stage, complete with a big block of snow that was watered down nightly for weeks to make a frozen staircase. This was a fantastic community event and an economic boom for the region. It drew people from throughout Michigan and the Midwest, filled motel rooms, restaurants, bars and shops in the region and was a significant cultural experience.