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Take a Road Trip to Baldwin for Blessing of the Bikes The 2014 Blessing of the Bikes is on Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m. at the Baldwin Municipal Airport south of the village. The gates to the airport open at 9 a.m. The cost is $5 per bike and $3 for walk-in admission. No alcohol or pets are allowed. The event has become a tradition that draws a crowd. It wasn’t always that way. The blessing started in Baldwin 42 years ago with four bikes and eight riders who wanted to do something for charity. “They checked into records and Lake County was the most underprivileged county in Michigan,” said Para-Dice Motorcycle Club Blessing Chair June Sanborn. Proceeds benefit the St. Ann Senior Nutrition Program. The participating motorcyclists received a blessing at the church for a safe and happy riding season. Since then, the event has grown to help not just seniors but several Lake County charities, which open booths as vendors. While the blessing at the Baldwin Municipal Airport south of the village has become something of a festival of biking in recent years, Sanborn said the club is trying to bring the focus back to the roots of the event. “It’s actually a church service, it’s not a motorcycle event, per se,”
Sanborn has told the Ludington Daily News. That doesn’t mean there won’t be live music, but it does mean less emphasis on other themes, although the flags lining M-37 and the north driveway of the airport will be there. As always, the focus is on charity. The proceeds of the gate, which come from a $5 per bike donation, go to the senior meals program in Lake County. Other charities benefit, too. “Every vendor on the airport, and the only ones allowed on the airport, are the nonprofits of Lake County,” Sanborn says “That money stays with them.” “Any vendor that qualifies, whatever they sell, they keep their total profits. That helps 15-20 non-profit organizations also to keep money. I probably get 50 to 75 calls a year
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active members who put on the event with the help of the community. “You have some beautiful people in Baldwin,” Sanborn says, “because if I find something is missing, I ask for help and we have not been turned down very many times.” Everything is donated for the event. The only expenses that come out of the gate proceeds are insurance, portable toilet costs and the fees for renting a sound system. Sanborn reminded motorcyclists that just going to Baldwin for the weekend is not really being at the blessing. “The T-shirts, patches and pins sold on the airport are the official blessing pins and those are all sold by our nonprofit vendors,” Sanborn says. “It’s for the seniors and we would like to see as much turnout as we can get.”
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from people who want on the airport. They have to be nonprofit, have a nonprofit business number, be in Lake County and belong to the chamber of commerce.” Sanborn suggested arriving early because the hour before the actual blessing is pretty hectic. A few people end up arriving late each year because they didn’t plan for the traffic. Some handicap-accessible parking is available. Father Ron Schneider of St. Ann’s in Baldwin will give the blessing. The longtime volunteer band led by Bobby J. Perrin of Fountain will return. The blessing is planted in Lake County, even though the group gets requests to move it around. “Baldwin’s going to have it probably forever, as long as we can do it,” Sanborn says. The club is made up of about 30
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kids games, a parade, softball tournament, outhouse race, and a horse pull, music and other entertainment, a human vs. zombies game, Made in Michigan items. Call Lori 231-629-5634 or visit www. luthermi.com or facebook.com/LutherLoggingDays
1 p.m. Sunday, May 18, Baldwin Municipal Airport, with related events May 16-18 in downtown Baldwin
Sounds from the Forest at Wenger Pavilion
Idlewild Music Fest
7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday night, rain or shine, free concerts For more info, visit www.baldwinsum merconcerts.org
noon to 9 p.m. July 11-12 Gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and soul on the grounds of the Morton Motel, 6389 S Tacoma, Idlewild. Artists Tywain, Yancyy-Jazz, Kathy Lamar and Benny Reeves with Paul Carey’s Soul Sensations-Motown and Blues Donations will be accepted. Call (231) 729-4666 or visit www. idlewildmusicfest.com
Irons Flea Roast & Ox Market June 26-29 at Skinner Park east of downtown Irons, amusement rides, flea market, live music, food/beer tent, bingo, and various tournaments (softball, volleyball and horse shoes). Parade at 3 p.m. beginning at the Irons Union Church. Call (231) 266-8217 or visit www. ironsarea.com
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Luther Logging Days July 4-6, Luther A celebration of the community’s lumber and logging heritage, international lumberjack competition with events spread over two days, a car show,
July 16-20 Grand Parade (1 p.m. Saturday), Miss Lake County Contest (Friday evening), Arnold Amusements Carnival, Youth Fishing Derby, DARE Car Show (Sunday), and an Entertainment Tent including Casino Nights and live music Visit to www.troutarama.com
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Marketplace Each year there are additional events in and around Baldwin on the weekend of the Blessing. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 6th Annual Blessing of the Bikes Market Place downtown in the area immediately behind the Baldwin Business Center. It begins Friday, May 16. There will be food vendors, clothing, bike accessories, and tattoo artists. Contact the chamber tourist center at (231) 745-4331.
More to Offer Baldwin and Lake County in May have more to offer than bikes. The area is host to some of the world’s best brown trout fishing on the Pere Marquette River and its tributaries. The area also boasts many canoe liveries to take advantage of the world-class floats on the P.M. and Pine rivers. May is often a fine time for morel mushroom hunting in Lake County. There’s also good hiking in the Manistee National Forest and fine camping, too. Jones Ice Cream Parlor in Baldwin is wellknown for its homemade ice cream. Shrine of the Pines is an interesting attraction worth a look, too, and the area offers unique shops and eateries as well.
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