July

Fireworks are held every Saturday Night thru September

Straits of Mackinac Vesper Cruise

Every Friday Night from July 4th - Sept. 5th
8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (times may vary)
Straits of Mackinac
Arnold Transit Company
800-542-8528
www.arnoldline.com
Enjoy spiritual music and peaceful meditations aboard an evening cruise through the Straits of Mackinac. Boat will leave from the Arnold Line Dock #1 in St. Ignace.

Bayside Farmer’s Market

Every Saturday July 5th – Saturday, Sept. 5th
10:00 a.m. – Noon
St. Ignace Marina
Contact: MSU Extension, Michelle Walk
906-643-7307

Saturday, July 18
Red Hacker Basketball Tournament
Youth and Adult Competition

Saturday, July 18
Chicago to Mackinac Island Yacht Race
July 18th – 19th

Saturday, July 25
St. Ignace Fish Feast & Mackinac Bridge Celebration
St. Ignace City Marina
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
906.643.8717 or 800-970-8717
Come to the celebration! St. Ignace is known as 'King of the Great Lakes Fish Fry'. We have something for everyone!

Cornhole competitions sponsored by the American Cornhole Association (Bean Bag Toss) on the dock. Enter your teams or throw solo.

www.americancornhole.com

Arnold Transit Boat will be the host for a display on the Commercial fishing history in the Straits Region and The Mackinac Bridge Authority will display and present information on the history of the bridge.
Tentative schedule of events, beginning at 4:00 p.m. include:
• Sampling of area fish delicacies
• Beer & wine tent
• Dunk tank
• Bounce house
• Live trout fishing pond
• Gyotaku t-shirt booth. Make and take home your own one-of-a-kind t-shirt!
• Artisan booth
• Live music from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• Exhibits on board an Arnold Line Boat, which will be docked at the marina.

Saturday, July 25
Port Huron to Mackinac Island Yacht Race
July 25th – 26th

Sunday, July 26th
Isabelle Hagen 5K Walk
Kiwanis Park
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
800-970-8717
The walk will begin at the Kiwanis Park in downtown St. Ignace. More information will follow at a later date.

August

Saturday, August 1
History On The Bay
Genealogy Conference-Fort de Buade Museum

Free programs at both the Fort de Buade Museum and the Museum of Ojibwa Culture during the day.

Book signing-a slew of local authors will set up at the Great Waters Center (4 N. State) to sign and discuss their books. 2-5 p.m. Refreshments served

A Historic Walking Tour on the Bay with Jim Couling 7:00 p.m.

A documentary on Ancient Straits History with Captain Luke Clyburn and the Sea Cadets featuring "Drowned Rivers". He will announce their latest underfround discovery. Location: Great Waters Center. 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 ish.

Saturday, August 8
St. Ignace Sidewalk Sales
Downtown

Saturday, August 15
Bayside Music Festival

A street celebration and day of music and food at the Dock 2 and marina area

Friday, August 21
GWRRA – Chapter MI-GA Midnight Run
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
1-800-970-8717
www.mi-gmidnightriders.org
This is the world's largest Gold Wing Riders Association sanctioned event of its kind. The Midnight Ride attracts over 2,500 motorcycles and is a major fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

Saturday, August 22
Gold Wing Midnight Ride
Motorcycle Rally & Benefit Chairs for Charity

Saturday, August 29
Rendezvous at the Straits Pow Wow
August 29th – 30th
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
906.643.8717 or 800-970-8717
A Rendezvous at the Straits French Voyager Reenactment and Powwow, a family event celebrating the history of the St. Ignace area, will take place Saturday, August 29, and Sunday the 30th, 2009, at the Father Marquette Memorial Park in St. Ignace. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for elders and students. There will be no charge for children younger than 12. This family event is to be alcohol and drug free.

Sponsored by the St. Ignace Special Events Committee, the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce, the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau, Michilimackinac Historical Society and The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

September

Saturday, September 5th

Shepler’s Lighthouse Cruise
1:30 p.m. – 4: 30 p.m. (times may vary)
lighthouses@sheplersferry.com
800-828-6157
www.sheplersferry.com
Historic lighthouses like you’ve never seen them before. Enjoy awe inspiring views and learn of shipwrecks, navigation methods, and fascinating historical accounts of these guardians of the Great Lakes. All cruises depart from the Mackinaw City dock.

Saturday, Sept. 5
Arts & Crafts Dockside
Sept. 5th & 6th
Art Fair
New Marina Dock, Downtown St. Ignace
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
906.643.8717 or 800-970-8717
Over 100 exhibits or original and unique arts and crafts along the waterfront. Musicians, dancers, and jugglers add to the festivities.
Show Hours:
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7th
Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk
7:00 a.m.
North end of the Mackinac Bridge
Contact the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
1-800-970-8717
www.mackinacbridge.org
Join thousands of walkers and make the five-mile trek across the Mighty Mackinac Bridge! Walkers can start up until 11:00 a.m.
The annual trek across the 5-mile long Mackinac Bridge occurs on Labor Day, the only day of the year pedestrians are allowed on the bridge. Walkers begin in St. Ignace at the north end of the Bridge and walk south. The walk is one-way, and bus transportation is available to return you to St. Ignace until 2:30 p.m.

For more local information contact the Visitors Bureau or the Chamber of Commerce

or click on one of the logos below

    The St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce                    The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau    800-970-8717                                                800-338-6660