Editing Calumet, Michigan (section)

==People and culture==

===Food===
One of the biggest parts of the food culture of not only Calumet, but the entire [[Copper Country]], is the [[pasty]]. This was a main part of copper miners' diets. A pasty is a mixture of meat, potatoes, rutabaga, carrots and onions wrapped in a crust made of flour and lard. Traditionally Cornish, they have even sparked local events such as the Pasty Fest, where there are eating contests (with consumption of pasties, of course), games, events, and even a tug of war event where the losers take a dive into an inflatable [[Swimming pool|pool]] filled with [[ketchup]].

===Theatre===
[[File:CalumetTheatre CalumetMI.jpg|thumb|[[The Calumet Theatre|The historic Calumet Theatre]] opened on March 20, 1900.|alt=]]

The [[The Calumet Theatre|Calumet Theatre]] is a theater and opera house which opened in 1900. In 1898, the copper mining industry was booming, and the town had an enormous surplus in its treasury. The town council decided to spend some of the surplus on a theater. The theater hosted a large number of famous actors, musicians, and opera singers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calumettheatre.com/history.htm|title=History of the Calumet Theatre|access-date=May 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622174036/http://www.calumettheatre.com/history.htm|archive-date=June 22, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the closing of the mines, the theater became a movie theater and fell into general disrepair for many years. In 1975, the town began a large project to repair and restore the theater, which is now used for many local and touring productions. The theatre was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on August 5, 1971, and is also a Michigan State Historic Site.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25337646|title = Michigan Single Properties Finding Aid|series = File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Michigan, 1964 - 2013}}</ref> The Theatre was the original recording venue of the [[The Red Jacket Jamboree|''Red Jacket Jamboree'']], an old-time radio variety show heard on Michigan [[Public Radio|public radio]] stations including [[Interlochen Public Radio]] and WNMU Public Radio 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2018/12/red%e2%80%88jacket%e2%80%88jamboree/|title=RED JACKET JAMBOREE}}</ref>

===Summer activities===
Every two years there is an all-school reunion for the graduates of Calumet High School. Many activities occur at this time, including a classic car show and parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clk.k12.mi.us/reunion|title=all school reunion|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002541/https://www.clk.k12.mi.us/reunion|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Calumet July 2007 Car Show.jpg|thumb|Classic cars seen in a parade in Calumet Township|alt=]]

Pasty Fest is a one-day event that takes place every summer downtown Calumet. The event celebrates the pasty, which was brought over by Cornish miners in the mid 1800s. The meat and vegetable "pie" became a staple for miners throughout the Upper Peninsula. The event includes a parade, street fair, live music, a pasty eating contest and a competition among restaurants for the best pasty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mininggazette.com/news/2018/08/copper-country-festival-weekend-pasty-rules-in-calumet/ |title=Copper Country Festival Weekend: Pasty rules in Calumet {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette |website=www.mininggazette.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820202142/http://www.mininggazette.com/news/2018/08/copper-country-festival-weekend-pasty-rules-in-calumet/ |archive-date=2018-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Michigan: Off the Beaten Path|last=Dufresne|first=Jim|publisher=Globe Pequot|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4930-2635-7|location=Guilford, Connecticut}}</ref>