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Fri, 31 August 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| 9:30 AM | to | 4:30 PM |
| Sun, 16 September 2012 | ||
| 9:30 AM | to | 12:00 PM |
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Mon, 30 January 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| 10:00 AM | to | 4:00 PM |
On Saturday September 15, Wellington Farm, USA near Grayling will play host to a Folk Arts Festival. The one day event will feature artists, musicians, authors and storytellers from across Northern Michigan. Wellington Farm’s outdoor stage is tastefully set in the heart of the beech/maple forest with wonderful acoustics.
The gates to Wellington Farm, USA open at 10:00 a.m. and guest performances will begin shortly thereafter. Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
All of the Wellington Farm, USA historic buildings will be in operation during the one-day festival. In addition there will be artists, craftsmen, storytellers and musicians scattered about the park. A food concession will be available so families can plan on spending the entire day at the farm.
Admission charge for the Folk Arts Festival is just $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for seniors and students. Wellington Farm, USA is located at 6940 South Military Road between Higgins Lake and Camp Grayling. It is easily accessed from US-127, I-75 and M-72. The farm also has a General Store which is fully stocked with produce items, jams and jellies, gift items, tee shirts and hats. Wellington Farm, USA is owned and operated by Wellington Farm Park, Inc. a non-profit corporation.
1-888-OLD-FARM; (989) 348-5187; www.wellingtonfarmpark.org
Fri, 14 September 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| Sun, 16 September 2012 |
Race Location:
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, M-93 Grayling Michigan, September 15 & 16, 2012
Event Description:
12 & 24 Hour Mountain Bike Endurance Race
Michigan Cup Endurance Series Finals
Course Description:
Trail is approx. 10.5 miles per lap of Single and Dbl track trails
For more information, please visit the organizers of this race, Fun Promotions.
Fri, 14 September 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| Sun, 16 September 2012 |
The Capitol Chapter of the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan is hosting its Vintage Ride in Frederic, Mi on September 15 & 16, 2012. Sign up begins at 8am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday. Visit the website for more details and directions. The Saturday Vintage Bike Show will be located at the registration tent.
Mon, 13 August 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| 5:00 PM | to | 7:00 PM |
The 2012 Cemetery Walk, sponsored by the Crawford County Historical Society, will be Saturday, September 15, 5pm-7pm at the Oakwood Cemetery, just south of Frederic on Old 27. Local reenactors will be paying tribute to the Battersons, Wallaces, Shorts and Musgraves, promising an entertaining evening. This walk is in tribute to those who served in the Civil War and are buried in Crawford County. There is no charge for the event, but donations are appreciated.
For more information, please visit http://www.grayling-area.com/museum/ or call 989-348-4461.
Tue, 03 April 2012
| Sat, 15 September 2012 | ||
| 7:00 PM | to | 9:00 PM |
On Saturday evening, September 15th from 7pm to 9pm, visitors to Hartwick Pines State Park will have the opportunity to journey back to the year 1896 and meet some of the members of the Salling, Hanson and Company’s “Section 9 Camp” as they prepare for the upcoming winter logging season. Costumed interpreters will portray several members of the camp including Karen “Bessie” Michelson (the future Karen Hartwick), a local boarding house owner, the landlooker, the camp clerk, the camp cooks, a teamster, and some of the “shantyboys” –the men who did the cutting of the trees. From these men and women you will learn all about the life in a camp, the variety of work that was done in logging in the Grayling area and the rest of Michigan and some of the dangers of the job.
The Logging Museum will be transformed into the “Section 9 Camp”, which was located in what is now Hartwick Pines for the night. The park visitors will take on the roll of new employees of the Salling, Hanson and Company and will journey from the “Grayling Train Depot” (The Visitor Center) to the logging camp. The lantern lit one quarter of a mile walk between the visitor center and the logging museum will become the eight-mile journey to the camp. While at the museum, converse with the shantyboys about life in the bunkhouse, landlooker N.P. Salling about the search for the tall timber and the camp cooks about the huge appetites of the lumberjacks and how much food they need to cook for them.
After you go through the museum and meet all of the residents of the camp, enjoy the campfire on the “camboose” or head back up to the Visitor Center for a hot beverage. Your visit will likely last approximately an hour, but spend as much time as you would like. Doors of the Visitor Center will open at 6:30, however the tours do not start until 7pm. The last tour will leave at 8:30pm.
There is no charge for this program, but a Michigan Recreation Passport is required for entry into the park. Hartwick Pines State Park is located on M-93 (Hartwick Pines Rd.), two miles east of I-75, exit 259. For more information, please contact Hartwick Pines State Park at (989) 348-2537.
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum
4216 Ranger Rd. Grayling, MI 49738
phone: (989) 348-2537. fax: (989) 344-6803. email: burgr@michigan.gov
Contact: Rob Burg
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