Beautification Pop-Up Shop!
The DDA currently has a Beautification “Pop-Up shop” live at the Downtown Iron Mountain branch of First National Bank & Trust. Come on downtown and get your own DDA Flower T-shirt for just $30 each! Available now through May 15th.
Every purchase goes directly towards supporting our Downtown Flowers! Take this as a chance to enhance your wardrobe while giving back to our community gardens. Cash or check is accepted. Thank you for supporting the Downtown Flowers!
Iron Mountain Brew Fest is June 8!
Brew Fest is a fun tasting event featuring beer, wine, and spirits with food and live music. Come to historic Downtown Iron Mountain MI on Saturday, June 8, 2024 from noon to 5:00pm for an enjoyable Saturday afternoon to taste an assortment of beer, wines, and spirits from some of our local favorites in the Upper Peninsula, south of the Mackinac Bridge, and Wisconsin.
Purchase of a ticket includes a Brew Fest taster glass along with tokens to taste beverages from a selection of about a dozen Michigan and Wisconsin breweries and distilleries. Many of our favorites from last year will be back again too. The selection includes Alpha Michigan Brewing Company (Alpha MI), 51st State Brewing (Kingsford MI), Barrel & Beam (Marquette MI), Tripleroot Brewery (Zeeland MI), Shorts Brewing Company (Bellaire MI), Starcut Ciders (Bellaire MI), LoDuca Wine & Spirits (New Berlin WI), Fox River Brewing (Appleton WI), Ore Dock Brewing Co. (Marquette MI), Upper Hand Brewery (Escanaba MI), Iron Fish Distillery (Thompsonville MI), and Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo MI).
The food is local favorite Curious Pig (Crystal Falls MI), and there are also plenty of eating and drinking establishments nearby in Downtown Iron Mountain. To see a list, go to the Business Directory at downtownironmountain.com. Perennial Out to Lunch favorite Flagship Romance will provide the entertainment for Brew Fest.
For all of you Wisconsin folks who like to spend some time in the north woods, Iron Mountain MI is right on the border and across the Menominee River. It’s just a short 1 or 2 hour road trip from Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Rhinelander, Marinette, Stevens Point, and Wausau. If you’re down in Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Madison, or even Chicago IL, it’s a 3 to 5 hour drive, which is still very reasonable for a weekend. If you need a place to stay, just do a quick Google search and you’ll see an abundance of lodging in the Iron Mountain area.
So don’t wait! If you’re looking for something different and unique to do on a weekend in early summer up north, get your tickets now because attendance is limited to 500 people to keep this event intimate, casual, and relaxing. There will be plenty of ale, lager, cider, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages on hand. If you’re looking for more to do on a weekend or vacation in the Iron Mountain area, you can find more information at www.ironmountain.org. Finally, many thanks to our sponsors, especially Signature Sponsor Bacco Construction. We’ll see you at Brew Fest on Saturday, June 8, 2024!
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The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was established in 1978 with the purpose of improving and maintaining infrastructure, buildings, and public spaces within the Downtown District. Current DDA functions also include downtown beautification through gardens and public art, organizing and conducting community events, attracting and promoting businesses, and planning for continuing improvements to the Iron Mountain downtown area.
DDA Sponsorship Opportunities Available for 2024 Season
The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has some great opportunities for getting in on the action for the summer events season by becoming a sponsor, and we want everyone to know what is available – that’s why we put all of the information right here on the website at the Sponsorship Opportunities page.
These opportunities include a wide variety of choices for marketing your business or organization while supporting some important community activities such as Out to Lunch, downtown flowers, and Italian Fest, just to name a few. The DDA has developed a range of unique sponsorship opportunities to suit just about any preference, so everyone is offered a good fit for supporting our great community activities and investing in the present and future of Downtown Iron Mountain.
The marketing exposure of your sponsorship goes a long way. At a minimum, we’re promoting all sponsors and supporters on our website. Then for larger sponsors, there’s mention in print, radio, and TV interviews and ads, “clickable” linked logos on the DDA website, and also logos on social media posts and signage. For the top tier sponsors – generally $4000 to $6500 – there are benefits like co-hosting Facebook posts, banners at events, and naming rights for the Downtown Stage.
Please take a look at the entire lineup of opportunities on the Sponsorship Opportunities page for more information!
Our Vision, Mission & Purpose
We strive to create a flourishing, historic downtown destination in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
We promote economic growth by organizing community events, attracting new businesses and advancing the beautification and historic preservation within the Downtown District.
We exist to advocate and strengthen Iron Mountain’s entire Downtown District.
The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board of Directors and staff coordinate Downtown Iron Mountain programs and events, advance the organization’s vision, mission, and purpose, and promote downtown businesses through website, social media, print publications, and other channels. The DDA conducts roughly 20 events and festivals every year, coordinates planting of flower gardens and hanging baskets throughout the downtown area, and engages in other beautification activities such as placement of street banners. The DDA also continues its long-standing local grant program to assist in the renovation of downtown buildings and elimination of blight. All of these DDA functions bring about a more vibrant, fun, and diverse center of the community.
The DDA relies upon, and is grateful for, the participation of over 130 volunteers who serve on committees, assist in conducting events, and plant & water flowers / gardens. Downtown Iron Mountain festivals and events are attended by thousands of people every year, and are sponsored by many different organizations downtown and throughout the community. Sponsors can partner with the DDA to contribute to the economic vitality of Iron Mountain while enjoying unique opportunities for marketing exposure. Please browse the pages of this website to become familiar with DDA activities and events, and contact us if you have any questions or would like to get involved by volunteering, sponsoring, or serving on the Board or committees.
