Black Lake
Sturgeon Shivaree

February 4–5, 2022

More info coming soon.

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

And be sure to check out our Facebook page.

Contact:

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

Thank you 2020 SHIVAREE SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Friends of the Shivaree

Grab Life Gentlemen's Retreat and Black Lake Ice Fishing Expeddition

Press

2020: 2020 Black Lake Sturgeon Season Lasts One Day
2019: Michigan's sturgeon season lasted just 78 minutes as Great Lake's population rebounds
2017: 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.