Description

Join transit providers from Michigan's Upper Peninsula and beyond for a regional meeting, including an evening social activity and a morning business meeting.

There is no registration cost for this event.

Please note that your lodging arrangements must be made separately. While the deadline for our room block has expired, there are still rooms available at the Landmark Inn or at nearby hotels - and the state rate may be available.

Thursday, May 8 - Social Evening

• 5:00pm - Group tour of Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
  • Meet on-site or take group bus from Landmark Inn at 4:50pm
  • Tour includes lighthouse (optional - 45 steps to climb) and maritime museum - 90 minutes total
• 6:30pm - Dinner/drinks at Landmark Inn Parlour
• following - optional social hour/drinks at Landmark Inn

Friday, May 9 - Morning meeting at Landmark Inn - Sky Room

• 8:15am - breakfast available
• 9:00am - MPTA Board of Directors Meeting (guests welcome)
  
  
• 10:30am - local transit roundtable
  • Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI-1st)
  • State Representative Karl Bohnak (R-MI-109th)
  • Julie Shaw, Executive Director, UP SAIL Disability Network
  • Charly Loper, Community Support Specialist, Office of Rural Prosperity, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity
  • Christina Hellberg, Community Resource Coordinator, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Rachel Raak, Community Economic Development Coordinator, Lake Superior Community Partnership
  • Debb Brunell, CEO, UP MichiganWorks!
    
    
• 11:30am - depart

Reception Sponsor Sought! 

Do you enjoy having good food and drink? Building relationships with industry leaders? Supporting local transit staff? 

Please let us know if you can help underwrite the evening reception by contacting John@MPTAonline.org for more details.