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Events
We use events as gathering places for vegans to be with people of like mind and to provide those interested in veganism with the opportunity to learn about the many benefits of veganism.
Upcoming Events
Join Northern Vegans for a hike in Old Town Negaunee on Sunday, October 15th. We’ll meet around 10am at the head of the Heritage Trail in Negaunee, where there is public parking at Tobin and Jackson Street right across the street from the Negaunee Senior Citizens Center. You can bring your own vegan* food to enjoy for a snack.
Check the Northern Vegans’ Facebook page if we have to cancel the dinner/hike for inclement weather or for any further updates.
*Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.
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Send check to: Northern Vegans P.O. Box 126 Negaunee, MI 49866 Please include your email address and your snail mail address with a note that says “Naked Food Subscription”. Please email us at [email protected] that you are sending a donation. Thanks!When attending a Northern Vegans event where we are dining, please eat or bring a vegan meal.
Please order vegan* options when joining us.
*Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.
Updates on events will be posted on our website and our Facebook page. We are also on MeWe. You can also sign up for our emails for any updates.
. *Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.
WELCOME!
Northern Vegans was founded in May of 2006 by seven people interested in creating a social and educational forum to promote the benefits of a vegan lifestyle and foster a healthy and compassionate society. We are located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) on the south shore of the great Lake Superior. Group participation is varied with people of all ages and walks of life bringing with them diverse perspectives. There are no membership fees or sign up forms (other than for our general email list). All are welcome—vegans, vegetarians, and those who are veg-curious. We believe in individual rights and freedoms for ALL.

Why Vegan (veegan)
The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson in 1944. Veganism is a way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence for life. It applies to the practice of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, animal milk and its derivatives, and encourages the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part from animals.

For The Animals
“Ethically they had arrived at the conclusion that man’s supremacy over lower animals meant not that the former should prey upon the latter, but that the higher should protect the lower, and that there should be mutual aid between the two as between man and man. They had also brought out the truth that man eats not for enjoyment but to live.” –Mahatma Ghandi

For Human Health
“We have found that people not only slim down, but also see their cholesterol levels plummet and their blood pressure fall. If they have diabetes, it typically improves and sometimes even disappears. Arthritis pains and migraines often vanish, and energy comes racing back. Sluggishness vanishes, and they look and feel radiant.” –Dr. Neal Bernard

For The Earth
“Let’s start with the most prominent ecological crisis of our time: global warming. When you look seriously at the numbers, you find that switching from a meat-based to a plant-based diet would do more to curb and reverse global warming than any other initiative.” –T. Colin Campbell

For Social Justice
“Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual, a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she has been taught from childhood to accept as the natural order. It changes her life and the lives of those whom she shares this vision of nonviolence. Ethical veganism is anything but passive, on the contrary it is the active refusal to cooperate in injustice.” –Gary L. Francione
Get Involved
There are a variety of ways to get involved with Northern Vegans depending on your level of interest.
Sign Up For Our Mailing List
Get our newsletter in your inbox every other month, a summary email each month, and an occasional important update in between.
Follow Us On Facebook
We have an active and engaging Facebook page, so be sure to like us and participate in our online community.
Volunteer To Help With Events
Lend a hand with hanging event posters, staffing vegan information tables, helping with event set-up/clean-up, etc.
Request A Library Donation
We donate books, DVDs, etc. to U.P. libraries to ensure that people have access to vegan information. Make a request for your local library.
Contact Us
We are eager to hear from you and do our best to respond within 2 business days. Please send an email to [email protected], give us a call at 906-236-1279 or message us on Facebook.