Records, 1969-2012, of the Portage Lake Area Association for Family and Community Education (FCE). Contents include by-laws and organization documents, financial information, membership information, and reports. Also documented are some of the chapter's activities such as participation in the Houghton County Fair and district meetings. Also included in the collection are materials pertaining to the Family and Community Education (FCE) Character Counts Coalition contest, which includes newsletters, articles, and press releases related to the essay and drawing contest; as well as notes regarding the winner and how far they advanced that year. Related to the contest, the collection includes ephemera including pencils and commemorative pins depicting the contests' mascots.