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Ishpeming entrepreneur pitches downtown 'Kris Kringle' market to council
Summary
Kevin Corkin presented a plan for an annual Ishpeming 'Kris Kringle' Christmas market in downtown parking areas and Santa's Village, emphasizing local vendor huts, volunteer build partnerships with NMU students and a goal of boosting tourism and community activities.
Kevin Corkin, the organizer behind a proposed downtown Christmas market, told the Ishpeming City Council that the event is designed to be a family-friendly, largely free festival to draw visitors to the city and support local artisans.
Corkin said the market would center on the Mather parking area and nearby pocket parks and Santa’s Village, running multiple weekends beginning with the day after Thanksgiving in 2026. He described a vendor-hut model he has seen succeed in comparable small cities and said…
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