HANCOCK, MICH. -- Wife-carrying contests as a way to celebrate winter? In the U.P., you betcha. Hancock’s annual Heikinpäivä festival is a weeks-long celebration of winter hardiness and the region’s ...

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HANCOCK, MI – The Finnish heritage of Michigan will be on display when the mid-winter celebration of Heikinpäivä takes place in the Upper Peninsula. Hosted by Hancock’s Finnish Theme Committee and ...