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Paradegoers line the street’s during last year’s Summerfest parade. (Tribune File Photo)

Pigeon to hold four-day Farmer’s Summerfest Free event will feature a variety of activities BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer PIGEON — Summer is in full swing, and Pigeon will be celebrating that fact with their Farmer’s Summerfest. Starting on Thursday, and going through Sunday, the event will bring mostly free summer festivities to Pigeon. Chairwoman of the festival, Sheila McBride, said the event was formally known as the Summerfest WingFling, but it was changed to “Farmer’s Summerfest” this year. Summerfest is put on to bring family and friends back into town that may have moved away, and to provide free entertainment for local

residents. She said various activities will be happening during the four-day festival, including a parade, fireworks, car show and tours of the Bay Port Fish Company and the Shipwreck Distillery. There will also be live entertainment in the form of bands and comedians. Along with those, McBride said there will be some new attractions at this year’s festival. These include a dog show, bingo on Saturday, a game of Wheel of Fortune presented by the Pigeon Lions Club, and an antique tractor show. The event is mostly free to attend, but McBride did say there are fees to participate in bingo, cornhole and golf events. Overall, she expects a couple thousand people to attend the festival throughout its four days.

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Carts to glide through Harbor Beach Saturday Event begins at 9 a.m. and will have four different divisions for people to race in BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer HARBOR BEACH — Carts will be zipping down a hill in Harbor Beach during the ninth annual American Legion Cart Derby Races. At 9 a.m. Saturday, along Trescott Street, carts will start competing in bracket-style tournaments. Ron Kociba, chairman of the cart derby, said cart racing involves gravity-powered cars, usually made from wood or fiberglass. The cars usually have cable-type steering. The derby in Harbor Beach has been going on since 2011. He said cart racers are divided into the following four divisions:

Participants line up during last year’s cart derby in Harbor Beach. (Tribune File Photo) 1. The Senior Division: For people age 18 and older. 2. Powderpuff Division: For women age 18 years and older. Women can compete in

the senior division, but Kociba said they can opt into this one if they so choose. 3. Junior Division: For children ages 12 to 17 years

Classic cars highlight of the Unionville Summerfest Will also feature other vehicles and pin-up girls Saturday BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer UNIONVILLE — Around 100 classic cars will be seen at the 2019 Unionville Summerfest. Starting at 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Saturday, the Unionville Village Park will be full of classic cars, live entertainment and pin-up girls. Jean Carpenter, an organizer for the event, said the event mainly centers around the car and bike show. The car show is organized by Carpenter and her husband’s Stromberg Car Club.

Carpenter send she tries to bring cars to the show by bringing flyers to other car shows and shows them to other people. She said people from around state and even out of Michigan have come to the show. The show is not a contest, as it is just for fun, she said. Cars and bikes are not the only things people can register to show off. Some of the most unique entries Carpenter has seen include dune buggies, junior dragsters and military jeeps. Other activities people

will be able to partake in include live music (including a performance by Question Mark and the Mysterians), breakfast and lunch, a raffle and a pin-up girl contest. The event is free to attend, though there is a $20 cost to register a vehicle in the car show. Proceeds will go to the park and event sponsors, Carpenter said. People can get more information by calling Carpenter at 989-870-8600, or by looking up the event’s Facebook page.

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old. 4. Young Racers: For children ages 8 to 11 years old. Kociba said this competition will have a focus on safe-

ty, which means there will be several rules and precautions that will be taken. These include no sharp protrusions from the vehicles; limiting the amount the wheels can turn; a sand pit after the finish line to slow carts down; and limits on the height of vehicles. There will also be an ambulance on standby during the whole event. The brackets are drawn up a week before the event and are completely random. People who lose a race in their division’s first tournament will be put into another one, which means everyone gets to be in at least two races. Kociba said the event is free to attend, but there is a $10 fee to race. He anticipates around 45 entries and a couple hundred spectators. There will also be a raffle and tennis ball games happening near the event in Harbor Beach.

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Popular festival returns to Harbor Beach on July 26 There will be events like a live auction and a polka mass BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer HARBOR BEACH — Various games and activities will be offered in Harbor Beach during this year’s Holy Name of Mary Parish Festival. Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Church (OLLH) is holding its annual festival from Friday, July 26, to Sunday, July 28 and will take place in OLLH’s playground. The church’s advertising chairperson Deanna Wruble said the festival has been going on for over 25 years. The festival will provide many activities for festival-goers, including a Texas Hold’em tournament, bocce ball, cornhole, raffles, a classic car show and dinners.

However, Wruble said the most popular attractions at the festival are the live auction and polka mass. She said the polka mass will take place outdoors on that Sunday and will feature a variety of polka players during a live mass. She said this tends to be popular because people don’t tend to hear live polka music during mass, making for a unique experience. There are no tickets to buy to enter the festival, but there are some fees for the dinners and Texas Hold’em. Funds raised from the festival will go back into the church’s school. Overall, she expects around 400 to 500 people to show up to the festival. She said the festival is the largest fundraiser for OLLH. However, she said the event is designed for the entire community to come out and enjoy.

A scene from last year’s parish festival. (Tribune File Photo)

Huron Community Fair returns once again on July 28 The fair will give young people a chance to show off their livestock BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer BAD AXE – The Huron Community Fair returns to Bad Axe this July with all its classic activities and livestock showcases.

From Sunday, July 28 to Saturday, Aug. 3, kids will have chances to show off their livestock at the Huron County Fairground. The fair is a long-standing tradition of the county, with this being the fair’s 151st year. Clark Brock, president of the fair board, said it’s a way to promote youth agriculture. “The Huron Community Fair is and opportunity for youth to bring projects and

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Cass City Farmers Market: This takes place from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 9 through Oct. 17, weather permitting, on Main Street (M-81) in front of Rotary Park. It will be an opportunity for producers and growers to promote their produce, as well as give area residents an opportunity to buy local and enjoy fresh produce. Other types of vendors are invited. For more information, call Thumb Bank and Trust at 989-872-4311 Harbor Beach Farmers Market: This takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. every Friday on the Murphy Museum grounds every Thursday, from May 24 through Oct. 11. Each market day will feature a special drawing. For more information, call 989-553-3317. Pigeon Farmers Market: This takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays, starting May 3 and ending Oct. 25 in downtown Pigeon. For more information, call 989-545-5240 or visitwww.pigeonfarmersmarket.com Port Austin Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market: The Port Austin Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from May 18 through Oct. 12 in downtown Port Austin. It includes produce, flowers, baked goods, art, antiques, crafts, entertainment and more. For more information, call 989-738-7600.

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A child laughs at his reflection after getting his face painted at last year’s Deckerville Homecoming. (Tribune File Photo)

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HoLy APoSTLeS PAriSH (989) 864-3649 www.sspruth.weebly.com SS. Peter and Paul 7115 E. Atwater Rd., Ruth, MI 48470 Summer Saturday 4:00pm - Sunday 10:00am Winter Saturday 4:00pm - Sunday 9:00am St. John Chrysostom M-25, Forestville, MI 48434 Summer Sunday 8:30am Winter No Mass

HoLy fAMiLy PAriSH (810) 648-2968 holyfamilyparish1@gmail.com www.holyfamilyparishsanilaccounty.com St. Joseph 59 N. Moore St. Sandusky, MI 48471 Sunday 8:30am St. John 5335 Sandusky Rd. Peck, MI 48466 Summer (May-September) Saturday 7:00pm Winter (October-April) Saturday 4:00pm St. Elizabeth 6785 Marlette Rd. Marlette, MI 48453 Sunday 10:30am

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erville will have a chance to bring back old residents and celebrate summer during this year’s Deckerville Homecoming. From Friday, Aug. 2, to Sunday, Aug. 4, various activities and live entertainment acts will be there to entertain the residents of Deckerville. Kerry Retentin, president of the Homecoming Committee, said this festival is a chance for former residents to come back to the village. “The purpose (of the festival) is mainly for activities for people that live in our community and for people that have previously lived in the community,” she said. “It gives them an opportunity to come home and celebrate summer.” The three-day event will be full of fun and family-friendly activities. Some of these include: • Fireworks and fire dancers at the community school grounds on Friday, Aug. 2. • A tractor pull on Friday. • A parade at noon on Saturday, Aug. 3. • A car show on Saturday. • Live music from the band Los Gringos on Saturday. • A co-ed softball tournament on Sunday, Aug. 4. • A barbecue chicken dinner on Sunday. The event is free to attend, apart from the tractor pull. Retentin said the committee will probably break even monetarily with the festival. But any funds made will go back into the festival. Overall, she said that around 1,000 people may show up to the event throughout the weekend.

FAIR Continued from Page 4 said the amount of livestock and youth participating has certainly grown over the years. Tickets for the fair cost $5 for those ages 10 years or older and people younger than that enter for free. However, there are additional fees for the grandstand and rides. Money raised from the fair go back into the fairgrounds. Overall, Brock expects around 12,000 people to show up to the fair throughout the week, including both attendees and exhibitors.

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Philip County Park: M-25, between Caseville & Oak Beach. 989-269-6404 huroncountyparks.com Sleeper State Park: day use area, M-25 east of Caseville Caseville County Park: village north edge, open Apr. 15 -Oct. 31. 989-269-6404 huroncountyparks.com

Cass City Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park: 4 miles east of M-53 on Bay City-Forestville Rd. & 1 mile south on Germania Rd. Evergreen Park: 4731 Van Dyke (picnic, hiking, fishing, pavilion & camping) 989-872-6600

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Bird Creek County Park: just east of Port Austin Harbor. 989-269-6404 huroncountyparks.com Gallup Park: M-25 in the village Jenks Park: state highway rest area, about 4 miles southwest of Port Austin on M-25 McGraw Park: along M-25 between Oak Beach & Port Austin. 989-269-6404 huroncountyparks.com Port Crescent State Park: day use, 2 miles west on M-25 south of Port Austin

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Caseville County Park: north edge of village 989-856-2080 huroncountyparks.com Sleeper State Park: M-25 east of Caseville 989-856-4411 Lakeshore Pines RV Park: 3193 Port Austin Road on M-25, between Port Austin & Caseville

Duggan’s Campground: 2941 Port Austin Road, between Port Austin & Caseville. 989-738-5160 Port Crescent State Park: M-25, approximately 5 miles southwest of Port Austin. 800-447-2757

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Port Hope Lighthouse County Park: 9 miles east of Port Austin 989-428-4749 huroncountyparks.com Stafford County Park: Port Hope 989-428-4213 huroncountyparks.com

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Bay Port to hold annual Fish Sandwich Festival Aug. 2-4 BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer BAY PORT – It’s time to get hungry, because the Bay Port Fish Sandwich Festival returns this August. The classic giant fish sandwiches will be back on Friday, Aug. 2 and will go through Sunday, Aug. 4. President of the Bay Port Chamber of Commerce, Nancy Gunden, said the festival take place at McLeish Memorial Park. She said the festival is a family-oriented event that’s centered around fish sandwiches made from locally caught fish. Gunden said the festival offers four different kinds of fish sandwiches, including yellow perch, walleye and cod squares. But, the main staple of

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the festival is the classic mullet sandwich, also called suckers. The mullets are caught by the Bay Port Fish Company in Lake Huron. The festival stems from one of the old owners of the fish company, Henry Engelhard. Engelhard sold fish sandwiches in Bay Port to pay for his daughter’s college tuition. By 1978, this morphed into a festival. And 42 years later, the festival is still going strong. Along with the fish sand-

wiches, the festival has plenty of activities to offer, including petting zoos, a parade on Saturday, Aug. 3, crownings of the king and queen of the festival, inflatables for kids, crafts display, mechanical rides and a live auction on Friday. The event is free to participate in, apart from the crafts and sandwiches. Gunden said the money raised will go to community projects and entertainment. Overall, she expects around 5,000 to 10,000 people to show up.

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Cheeseburger in Caseville begins Aug. 9 Hundreds of thousands of cheeseburgers will be made during the festival BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer CASEVILLE — It’s time for people to stuff their faces with burgers and listen to Jimmy Buffet, as the annual Cheeseburger in Caseville festival returns this August. Starting on Friday, Aug. 9, Caseville will be engulfed with live music, parades and of course, cheeseburgers. The festival lasts 10 days, ending on Monday, Aug. 19. Steve Louwers, president of the Caseville Area Chamber of Commerce, said the festival has been “21 years of tropical fun.” At the festival, Louwers said, there will be over 20 different restaurants serving burgers in Caseville. Judges will decide who has the best cheeseburger on the first day of the festival, and the winner will receive a

A group performs during the Kiddie Parade during last year’s Cheeseburger in Caseville festival. (Tribune File Photo) banner they can hang at their location. Louwers said there will around a whopping 250,000 cheeseburgers made during the festival.

With the festival being 10 days long, there will be a lot more to do than stuffing faces with cheeseburgers. Throughout the week, people will be able to:

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People can climb lighthouse during festival There will also be food vendors and kid friendly activities at Heritage Festival BY ANDREW MULLIN Tribune Staff Writer

UPPER THUMB — People will be able to climb and learn about the Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse during the 16th annual Heritage Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse Park, located at 7230 Lighthouse Road. This festival will also be combining this year with the Michigan Lighthouse Festival, a traveling festival promoting Michigan lighthouses. The main activity at the festival is climbing the lighthouse tower. The tours will happen from 10 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. Apart from that, other activities include a bake sale, craft displays and vendors, food trucks and music entertainment. Becker said the Heritage Festival will be hosting vendors from the Michigan Lighthouse festival. The president for the Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse Society, Larry Becker, said the event is meant to raise money for the lighthouse. Tickets to climb the lighthouse tower are $4 for adults and $2 for children under the age of 12. Funding for the festival generally comes from making sales at the gift shop. He said that usually around 1,800 people to show up to the festival each year, but with this year being joined by the Michigan Light Festival, he expects more people to show up. He said that surrounding communities benefit because they promote tourism to check out the area.

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Port Hope

Woelke Historical Research Center and Pigeon Historical Museum is located in the old Grand Trunk-Chesapeake and Ohio train depot in the middle of the village and has been named a historical site. For more information, call the museum at 989-453-2413 or visit www.pigeonhistoricalsociety.com.

Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse Museum is located in Lighthouse County Park, about six miles north of Port Hope off M-25. For more information or for tours, call 989-428-4749 or 989-428-3035 or visit www.pointeauxarqueslighthouse.org. Port Hope Depot, a historic landmark in Stafford County Park, headquarters the Model Railroaders. The Railroaders are reconstructing the Village of Port Hope as it used to look during the years that the Pere Marquette Railroad was active. Tours of the model railroad are gladly given by appointment. Call 989-550-5298. For more information, visit www.porthopedepot.org, or call 517-420-4147 or 989-670-6200.

Port Austin

Sebewaing Luckhard Museum, located at 590 E. Bay St., was a mission built for teaching the Gospel to American Indians in 1845. Call 989-883-2539 for an appointment. Charles W. Liken House is located at 325 N. Center in Sebewaing. Call Carol at 989-883-2391 or Marel at 989-883-3062. The Old Sebewaing Township Hall is located at 29 S. Center St. Call Carol at 989- 883-2391 or Marel at 989-883-3062.

Ubly Ten Cent Horse Barn Museum is located on Longuski Lane off M-19. No admission fee. Contact Leila Korotounova at 989-658-8722 or 989-553-4892.

Editor’s note: The Huron County Historical Society presents Huron County Museum Weekend the last full weekend in September. All participating museums will be open on that Saturday and Sunday. Visit www.thehchs.org for more information. Area historical societies include Bad Axe, Bay Port, Caseville, Cass City, Deckerville, Elkton, Harbor Beach, Pigeon, Port Austin, Sebewaing and Ubly

Museums

The Port Austin History Center is located one mile east of Port Austin, at 1424 Pointe Aux Barques Road. The museum, housed in a 1904 Maccabee Society building, presents the history of Port Austin, Grindstone City and Port Crescent. Exhibits include early area industries, shipping, agriculture and homemaking; the Great Thumb Fire of 1881; Native Americans in the Thumb; and the Port Austin Reef Lighthouse. The wooded grounds feature walking trails and several other historic buildings, including a log cabin and log barn, a 19th century Grindstone City house, and a 1950’s barbershop. Special events include an annual quilt show, speaker series and traditional craft classes. The center’s hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in April and May; 1 to 4 p.m. daily in June, July and August; and 1 to 4 p.m. September and October. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Visit www.portaustinhistorycenter.com or call 989-551-5532 for more information.

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A contestant climbs an obstacle during last year’s Farm Fit Challenge, which is part of Harbor Beach’s Ag Venture Day. (Tribune File Photo)

There will also be a food tent and farm equipment on display

years, Osentoski said there will be still be plenty of opportunities to learn about agriculture. Farmers will be there to show off their farming equipment. BY ANDREW MULLIN There will also be exhibits Tribune Staff Writer on certain products, like how wheat is milled. HARBOR BEACH — ResAnd if someone wants to idents of Harbor Beach will test their athleticism, they be celebrating agriculture can participate in a farmand learning about food themed obstacle course during the fourth AG Vencalled the Farm Fit Chalture Day. lenge. Starting at 10 a.m. and Along with the farming ending at 4 p.m. Saturday, activities, there will be live Aug. 10, AG Venture will music, a 5K run, cookie take place in downtown decorating, and a fishing Harbor Beach. exhibit. Kelly Jo Osentoski, comThere will a cook-off at munity promotions direc10 a.m. and a Flavors of tor, said the event gives the the Thumb Food Tent that community an opportunity opens at 11 a.m. to learn about farming and The food in this is made agriculture, and where food with locally-grown and comes from. raised ingredients. “We try to get (the pubThe event is free to lic) involved with the local attend, apart from the food farmers and talk to them,” tent and 5K run. she said. She expects around 500 While there won’t be any people to show up, dependfarm tours like previous ing on the weather.

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Miss Caseville Perch Charters Captain: Chris Roth Call: 989-856-2650 Explorer Charters Captain: Tom Carriveau Call: 989-856-3182 (home) or 989-550-1234 (cell) email: tomsden@explorercharters.com or visit www.explorercharters.com

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Grindstone City

Blue Bird Charters Captain: Dan Tracy Call: 989-738-7145 (home) or 989-551-7485 (cell) Good News Charters Captain: Andrew and Randy Cavalier Call: 586-817-7608 email: info@goodnewscharter.com or visit www.goodnewscharters.com Sough East Charters Captain: Graig Burch and Capitan/First Mate: Dave Dybowski Call: 989-738-6962 or 810-679-4552 or visit www.southeastfishingcharters.com Stormy Chinook Charters Captain: Dan Cruchon Call: 586-212-4030 email: FISHING@Greatlakes.net or visit www.stormychinook.com

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Caseville’s Parade of Tropical Fools set for Aug. 14

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Join us for the 21st Annual

CASEVILLE — In the middle of the huge Cheeseburger in Caseville festival comes a gigantic parade called the Parade of Tropical Fools. At 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14, the parade will march its way through Caseville in front of tens of thousands of people. Steve Louwers, president of the Caseville Area Chamber of Commerce, said the parade typically lasts for around an hour and a half. It starts on Huron Street and will then turn onto to Main Street up to the Caseville County Park. Louwers said the parade will have an overall tropical theme, with around 100 floats being a part of it. He said many of the floats pay homage to cheeseburgers and Jimmy Buffet. One of the craziest floats he’s seen at the Parade of Tropical Fools was over 160

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Parade-goers are all cheer during last year’s Parade of Tropical Fools in Caseville. (Tribune File Photo) feet, and featured a DJ and live band on opposite ends of the float. He said there will be cash prizes for the best small, medium and large floats. Louwers also said 15 plaques are handed out to floats for creativity under specific subcatagories. In order to negate early birds, Louwers said people are not allowed to set up chairs to watch the parade

until midnight of that Wednesday (Aug. 14). He said there tends to be a huge party at that time. Louwers anticipates around a whopping 40,000 to 50,000 people to turn up to see the parade. In fact, he said the route had to be elongated in order to accommodate the massive crowds. He said it’s easily the largest day of the Cheeseburger festival.

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Bay Port

Bayshore Marina 2612 Wallace Cut – Features two ramps, campground, electricity and water. Call 989-656-7191. Brush’s Marina 137 N. Unionville Road, Bay Port Call 989-656-9989. Filion Road Public Access Site Located three miles northeast of Bay Port. Small boats only. Bay Port Public Access Site - Small boats only. Finn & Feather Public Access Site Located one mile southwest of Bay Port. Call 989-656-3341.

Caseville

Caseville Resort and Marina 4565 Riverside Dr. Call 989-856-2323. Hoy’s Saginaw Bay Marina 6591 Harbor St. – Features one ramp, marine store, fuel, hoist and rest rooms. Call 989-856-4475 for more information. Port Elizabeth Marina & Yacht Club 6635 River St. – Features RV campsite, and seasonal boat slips. Call 989-856-8077

Grindstone City

Harbor Marina 3379 Pointe Aux Barques Road – Bait & tackle. Grindstone City Public Access Site Located next to Harbor Marina.

Harbor Beach

Off Shore Marina, LLC 5 Lytle Ave. – Features two ramps, fuel and restrooms. Call 989-479-6064 for more information. Wagener County Park 2761 S. Lakeshore – excellent for picnics, fishing, boat launch, nature study area, shelter, play equipment, hiking and ski trails. Call 989-479-9131 for more information.

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Port Austin

Chuck’s Marine 119 E. Spring St. – this is a full-service marina and scuba shop. Call 989-738-2628. Port Crescent Public Access Site Located five miles southwest of Port Austin on M-25. Car top boats and canoes only. Call 989-738-8663.

Port Hope

Lighthouse County Park 7320 Lighthouse Road – Hosts picnics, fishing, nature study area, historic site, shelters, camping, play equipment, boat ramp, hiking, ski trail and rustic cabins. Call 989-428-4749. Stafford County Park 4451 W. Huron St. – Features fishing, picnic area, shelters, restrooms, play equipment and boat ramp. Call 989-428-4213.

Sand Point

Beadle Bay Marina 4375 Lone Eagle Trail – Features two ramps, campground, gasoline, pump-out facility. Call 989-856-4911.

Sebewaing

Sebewaing Harbor Marina 700 W. Sebewaing St. Call 989-883-9558. Sumac Island Public Access Site Located five miles north of Sebewaing. Small boats only.

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Huron County

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Columbia Township Library

6456 Center St., Unionville. Call 989-674-2651or visit www.columbiatwplibrary.org

Deckerville Public Library

3542 N. Main St. in the village of Deckerville. Call 810-376-8015 or visit www.deckerville.lib.mi.us

Harbor Beach Area District Library

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Pigeon District Library

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Port Austin Township Library

114 Railroad St., Port Austin. Call 989-738-7212 or visit www.portaustinlibrary.org

Rawson Memorial Library

6495 Pine St., Cass City. Call 989-872-2856 or visit www.rawson.lib.mi.us.

Sandusky District Library

55 E. Sanilac Road. Call 810-648-2644 or visit http://sandusky.lib.mi.us/

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41 N. Center St., Sebewaing. Call 989-883-3520 or visit www.sebewainglibrary.org.

Sleeper Public Library

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Gagetown

Verona Hills Golf Club 3175 Sand Beach Road M-142 5 miles east of Bad Axe Pro Shop: 989-269-8132 Clubhouse: 989-269-6380 Semi-private course.

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Port Austin

Bird Creek Golf Course 7850 N. Van Dyke Road (M-53) 989-738-GOLF (4653) Public course.

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Elkton Century Oaks Golf Course 4570 Pigeon Road M-142 989-375-4419. Public course.

Ubly Ubly Heights Golf & Country Club 2409 E. Atwater Road 989-658-2374 Public course.

Caseville Caseville Golf Course 5848 Griggs Road 989-856-2613 Public course.

Pigeon/Mud Creek Scenic Golf and Country Club 8364 W. Filion Road Pro Shop: 989-453-3350 Clubhouse: 989-453-2233 Semi-private course.

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Bad Axe Ameriway Inn & Suites 898 N. Van Dyke Road 989-269-3200 www.ameriwayinnandsuites.com Bad Axe Motel 1595 S. Van Dyke Road 989-975-2203 989-269-6997 Franklin Inn 1070 E. Huron Ave. 989-269-9951 or 800-645-0211 www.franklininnbadaxe.com Frank’s Plaza 809 E. Huron Ave. 989-269-5041 Holiday Inn Express 55 Rapson Road 989-269-5293 www.hiexpress.com

Caseville A Great Getaway Cottage 7708 Port Austin Road 989-550-5348 Bella Vista Inn 6024 Port Austin Road 989-856-2500 www.bella-caseville.com Cabins of Caseville 5949 & 5953 Port Austin Road 989-621-6458 cabins@snlprop.com www.snlprop.com

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Lucky Horseshoe Motel and Cabins 8527 Lake St. 989-738-8650 www.bluesprucemotelportaustin.com or bluesprucemotelportaustin@msn.com Sun & Sand Motel 891 Port Austin Road 989-738-7513 Port Austin Motel 8761 Larned Road 989-738-8729 www.portaustinmotel.com info@portaustinmotel.com Sandcastles on the Beach 1368 Port Austin Road 989-738-4200 www.sandcastlesonthebeach.com sandcastleresort@gmail.com

Port Hope Forest Bay Cottages 2888 N. Lakeshore 989-428-4335 Forestbay1@hotmail.com

Unionville Fish Point Lodge 4130 Miller Ave. 989-674-2631 www.fishpointlodge.com or fplodge@speednetllc.com

Caseville Lakefront Homes 5602 and 5923 Port Austin Road, 9080 Crescent Beach Road 248-421-4086 Crews’ Lakeside Resort 4750 Port Austin Road 989-856-2786 www.crewslakesideresort.com Dale’s Lakefront Cottages 4744 Port Austin Road 989-550-0911 or 989-874-5181 www.daleslakefrontcottages.net Lake View Motel 7348 Port Austin Road 989-856-2303 www.michigan.org/property/lake-viewmotel/ The Lodge at Oak Pointe 5857 Port Austin Road 989-856-3055 oaklodge@avci.net www.oakpointelodge.com

Harbor Beach Harbor Beach Inn 722 State St. 989-479-9424 Motel Huron 1115 S. Lakeshore Road 989-479-9162 State Street Inn 646 State St. 989-479-3388 www.thestatestreetinn.com

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Fast, Reliable High Speed Internet 841 N. Van Dyke Bad Axe, MI 48413 989.269.2306 sales@m3isp.com

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SERVING THE THUMB AREA SINCE 1914! We have been proud to serve the Thumb area as the oldest member-owned cooperative elevator in the state. We offer a full selection of crop protection products, custom fertilizer, seed, lumber, fuel and oil, hardware, livestock nutrition products, and much more. Stop in and let us know how we can serve you better. Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 8am-Noon (Except Dec-March) 338 Main Street • P.O. Box 246 • Kinde, Michigan 48445

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Cheeseburger is making its return to Caseville

These are scenes captured from last year’s Cheeseburger in Caseville celebration. (Tribune File Photo)

Ramsey Funeral Home Our family serving your family since 1948

425 State S. • Harbor Beach 989-479-3407 www.ramseyfh.com

KUNDINGER & KROLL

Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning Trane Furnace Specialist 31 E. Main Street • Sebewaing

989-883-2770

Northwood Meadows ~ A Senior Living Community ~

6086 Beechwood Drive Cass City • Independent Living & Assisted Living • Medical and Memory Care Unit A DIVISION OF: • Short Term Respite Care Call (989) 872-8131 for an appointment!

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134 S. Huron Ave Harbor Beach

A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

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Fish Fry Friday 11am-10pm Now Serving Breakfast Sat. 7-11am & Sun. 8-11am

3960 M-19 • Ubly, MI 48475 • 989-658-8585

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Camper’s Haven: 2326 S. Van Dyke Road 989-269-7989 www.campershavenonline.com

Caseville

Oak Beach County Park: M-25 between Port Austin & Caseville. 989-856-2344 huroncountyparks.com

Duggan’s Campground: 2941 Port Austin Road, between Port Austin & Caseville. 989-738-5160 Port Crescent State Park: M-25, approximately 5 miles southwest of Port Austin. 800-447-2757

Cass City Evergreen Park: 9 miles north of M-46 along M-53 989-872-6600

Grindstone City Whalen’s Grindstone Shores: 3373 Pointe aux Barques, 5 miles east of Port Austin 989-738-7664 whalensgrindstoneshores.com

Port Austin

Port Hope Lighthouse County Park: 9 miles east of Port Austin 989-428-4749 huroncountyparks.com Stafford County Park: Port Hope 989-428-4213 huroncountyparks.com

Sand Point Beadle Bay Marina & Campground: 4375 Lone Eagle Trail off Crescent Beach Road. 989-856-4911

Sebewaing Sebewaing County Park: northwest side of the village limits.

Campgrounds

Oak Beach

Huron County

Bad Axe

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JJ’s Party Store

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Open all year long!

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PORT AUSTIN

Beer • Wine • Liquor • Milk Bread • Ice • Groceries • Bait Now offering 20 lb. PROPANE EXCHANGE

Take out is available! We are open daily at 11am

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751 N. Van Dyke, Bad Axe

(989) 269-6681

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COMMUNITY PLAYERS Presents: Seussical the Musical July 26, 27, 28 , August 2, 3, 4, 7:30 pm Fri & Sat, 2:00 pm Sunday Great Event Party & Raffle Sunday, August 25, noon to 5pm Blood Brothers November 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 7:30 pm Fri & Sat, 2:00 pm Sunday Sonas CONCERT Friday, Nov. 29 , 2.00 pm, Cookies with Santa - at the Welcome Center Saturday, Nov. 30, Between Noon and 2:00pm “Silver Bells Mini-Artisan Market” Friday, December 6 - and Saturday, December 7 3:00 to 8:00 pm, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Bill Denbrock Big Band CONCERT Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pm All For Hymn CONCERT Sunday December 15, 2:00 pm

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