Editing Hancock, Michigan (section)

==People and culture==

=== Finnish-American culture ===
Hancock has been called "the focal point of [[Finnish American|Finns in the United States]]."<ref name="cayton2007"/> Many Finns settled in Hancock because the forests, the lakes, and the clear blue skies reminded them of home.<ref name=":5" /> In Hancock, about 40% of the population claimed [[Finns|Finnish ancestry]] in the most recent federal census.<ref>Satu Somero: ''Facts that Finns probably don’t know about Finnish Americans''. FloridaFinns, 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.</ref> Since 1983, Hancock has had an active Finnish Theme Committee entrusted with preserving the region's Finnish heritage.<ref name=":1" /> In recognition of the [[Finntown|large number of Finns]] in the area, some street signs in Hancock are written in both English and [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|title=Lake Superior: The Ultimate Guide To The Region|publisher=Lake Superior Port Cities Inc.|year=2014|isbn=978-1-938229-17-6|location=Duluth, Minnesota|pages=61–63}}</ref>

=== Festivals ===
[[File:Bilingual Signs in Hancock, Michigan.jpg|thumb|[[Bilingual sign|Bilingual street signs]] in English and Finnish in downtown Hancock]]
Hancock hosts an annual midwinter festival called '''''[[Heikinpäivä]]''''' (''Henry's Day'') on 19 January,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finlandia.edu/heikinpaiva/|title=Heikinpäivä|publisher=[[Finlandia University]]|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> celebrating the feast day of [[Henry (Bishop of Finland)|Saint Henrik of Uppsala]], the patron saint of [[Finland]], and [[Heikki Lunta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finlandia.edu/heikinpaiva/whats-with-heikki/|title=What's With Heikki?|first=Jim|last=Kurtti|publisher=[[Finlandia University]]|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> Heikinpäivä includes a traditional [[wife-carrying]] competition.<ref name=":18" /><ref name="cofhweb" /><ref name=":7" /> Every June, Hancock and 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]].<ref name="cofhweb" /><ref name=":7" /> Also held in June is the '''Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival'''.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2014/06/chain-drive-mountain-bike-races-parade.html|title=Keweenaw Now: Chain Drive mountain bike races, parade, highlight Bridgefest weekend|last=Now|first=Keweenaw|date=2014-06-14|website=Keweenaw Now|access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref> The '''Keweenaw Trail Running Festival''' takes place each July.<ref name=":7" />