Beautiful September with the end of summer in the air ,the thought of a slower pace, fall color, walks in the forest, wine tours all will keep you busy having fun. This season brings still exciting things to do in the local community. Farmer markets offer their tasty harvest, new wines are ready to be shared, fishboils and fairs. Don't miss a chance to extend your up north fun.
Holiday Fireworks 9/1
Suttons Bay, 231-271-9895.
50th Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk 9/3
Led by Governor Jennifer Granholm, the walk begins in St. Ignace, 7-11am. Bus transportation available back to St. Ignace from Mackinaw City. St. Ignace, 800-970-8717.
9th Annual Leland Labor Day Bridge Walk 9/3
Begin at the DNR launch site at noon. Certificates, lemonade and cookies for all participants at the Old Art Building following walk. Leland, 1-877-LELAND1.
Glen Lake Bridge Walk (Narrows Bridge) 9/3-Noon
Festival of the Pines 9/14-16
Lumberjack competitions, arts & crafts market, grand parade, youth archery competition, horseshoe competitions, bingo, beverage tent with music, Prince & Princess Contest, lumberjack breakfast, muzzleloader competition. Lake City, 231-839-4969.
Leland Heritage Celebration 9/14-16
Sept. 14-16 "MSU Artists Celebrating Past and Present." Opening reception Fri. 4-8pm. Old Art Building. Sept. 15 "Reflections on a Leland Art Colony." Panel discussions with MSU dignitaries Roger Funk, Tom Berding, Sally Biggs, Dr. Linda Stanford, and Paul Welch, retired Chair of NMC Art Dept. Old Art Building. Classic Car Exhibition and Fishtown Fest. Leland, 231-256-2131 or 1-877-LELAND1.
Annual Harvest Festival & Scarecrow Extravaganza 9/22
Arts and crafts, demonstrations, music, farmer’s market, scarecrows and lots of family fun. Bellaire, 231-533-6023.
18th Annual Fall Festival 9/22-23
Open Air Arts & Crafts Fair, horseshoe tournament, live music and food, 10am-5pm on the Village Green. Pentwater, 231-869-4150.
Harvest Festival 9/30
Celebrate the fall harvest with a pancake breakfast, wagon rides, U-pick apples and pumpkins, live music, kid’s carnival, Albo the Clown and great sampling, 8am-4pm. Friske’s Farm Market, Atwood, 231-599-2604.
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