page_title: Hancock, Michigan
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Hancock, Michigan / People and culture / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Bilingual street name signs in English and Finnish in Hancock, Michigan, United States
context_page_description: Hancock is a city in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located across the Keweenaw Waterway from the city of Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census. The city has been consistently ranked as the third-snowiest city in the United States by The Weather Channel.
context_section_description: Hancock hosts an annual midwinter festival called Heikinpäivä in mid-January, celebrating the feast day of Saint Henrik of Uppsala, the patron saint of Finland, and Heikki Lunta. Heikinpäivä also includes a traditional Wife-carrying competition. Every June, the cities of Hancock and neighboring Houghton host a festival known as Bridgefest to commemorate the building of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, which united both the communities of Copper Island and those in the southern portions of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Also held in June is the Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival. The Keweenaw Trail Running Festival takes place each July.
caption: Bilingual street signs in English and Finnish in downtown Hancock
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