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Welcome to the White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.

Our Chamber Events

Below are our staple events that the White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce puts on each year. Dates will vary each year, so click here for the most current event dates.

Spoons & Tunes
Held during the winter months, our annual Spoons & Tunes is a soup-tasting fundraiser with all proceeds going toward our beautification fund, namely, flowers for the spring and summer. Local restaurants donate soups and attendees have the chance to sample from each participating business. Please note: This will not be happening for 2024.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.

Business Expo
Held during late winter/early spring, our annual Community Business Expo, typically held in conjunction with the Montague-Whitehall Rotary Pancake Breakfast, is a chance for the community to see all that our White Lake Area businesses have to offer! With over 50 businesses, prizes, raffles, and giveaways, this is always a fun event with something for all ages.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our 2022 video, created by CatchMark Technologies.

Trash Bash
Our annual community-wide clean up event, Trash Bash, is always held the Sunday of Earth Day weekend. This is a great event for individuals, families, or groups to participate in. We all meet at the Chamber office and get our location from there of where we will be cleaning.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.

Feet on the Street
Our kick-off to summer in the White Lake Area, this is a free community event with food trucks, live music, and several local businesses providing games and activities for all ages.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.

Arts & Crafts Festival–Father’s Day Weekend
Our Arts & Crafts Festival is always held on Father’s Day weekend and has been going on for over 40-years. It’s a community and visitor favorite, and if you’ve ever been, you understand why. This festival, with over 75 vendors, also has live music, food trucks, and activities.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album, and click here to view our 2023 video of the event, created by Connor Rake Productions.

4th of July Parade
Our annual 4th of July Parade starts from Whitehall City Hall and ends at Montague City Hall, and goes along the streets of downtown Montague and Whitehall. With over 75 festive entries and led by the American Legion and VFW, this parade is a summer tradition for many.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our video of the parade created by Connor Rake Productions.

White Lake History Cruises
Partnering with Aquastar Cruises, this brings attendees on a historical tour of White Lake. This event will typically be held the last weekend of July in conjunction with Cruz’In in downtown Montague.
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Annual Golf Classic
Our biggest Chamber fundraiser of the year is also one of our businesses favorite events of the year! Rotating local golf courses each year, 100 golfers play to win (or just have fun) and enjoy food, beverages, raffles, and definitely mulligans (we all need a do-over, right?).
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our 2022 video, created by CatchMark Technologies.

Labor Day Community Walk
Held every Labor Day, the community walks across the bridge from Montague into Whitehall. It’s our very own version of the famous Labor Day bridge walk over Mackinac Bridge.
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Pumpkinfest
The famous pumpkin roll down Dowling hill, seed spitting, pumpkin carving, arts and crafts vendors, Artisan & Farmers market, pumpkin-themed everything, and more! Watch all of Downtown Montague transform into all things Pumpkinfest in this annual event that is held every second Saturday of October.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our 2022 video, created by Connor Rake Productions.

Chamber Annual Dinner
Our Chamber Annual Dinner is a way to celebrate our businesses and leaders in the community. Here, we recognize businesses marking milestones during that year, as well as our El, Lady Laker, Legacy, and Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
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Holiday Walk
Our two-day Holiday Walk event kicks off the holidays in the White Lake Area. This event is complete with community tree-lightings in both Montague and Whitehall, free carriages rides through Downtown Montague and Downtown Whitehall, free trolley rides to help people travel from business to business, and dozens of participating businesses offering activities, giveaways, and specials.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our 2022 video, created by CatchMark Technologies.

Christmas Parade
Our annual Christmas Parade starts from Whitehall City Hall and ends at Montague City Hall, and goes along the streets of downtown Montague and Whitehall. With over 50 festive, holiday-themed entries, and led by the American Legion and VFW, this event is a great tradition that ends with Santa Claus as the main event!
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.
Click here to view our 2022 video of the parade created by Connor Rake Productions.

Chamber Member Christmas Party
A chance for our members to get together in a relaxed setting and celebrate the holiday season together! With food and drink, raffles, contests, and photo ops, it’s always a good time for all.
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Holiday Cookie Crawl
After holding the first one in 2023, we knew it needed to be a regular event. With over 15 participating businesses (cookie stops), community members can register and pick up a cookie carrier, special cookie, and list of participating businesses at the Chamber Depot at the start of the event. They then have the afternoon to make it to each cookie stop for something sweet, and some last-minute holiday shopping specials and deals.
Click here to view our 2023 Facebook photo album.