4 Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Grayling Youth Booster Club
Dharma Music: Noon – 7pm
Karaoke: 1pm – Children 12 and under
2pm – teens to adults
Karaoke Master Final:
5pm – Children 12 and under
6pm – teens to adults
Kids Free Fishing: 12pm – 1:30 pm; 5-12 years old – bring own pole and bait
Prizes awarded for 1st fish boy and 1st fish girl; Other prizes awarded
Kids games and attractions: 2pm – 4:30 pm
Inflatables, Humvees, Sand Pit, Carnival Games, Balloons
Prize drawings every 15 minutes
Free Watermelon: 6pm
Booster Club Concession: Noon – dark
Fireworks at dark
4 Historical Fourth of July celebration@ the Hartwick Pines State Park Logging Museum beginning @ 2pm. Brief talk from historical interpreter about how the 4th was celebrated in the 1800's, followed by a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Participate in 19th century activities and tour the historic logging museums.
5 Vintage Base Ball Game - play vintage base ball with the Hartwick Pines Swampers, 1pm
6 Hartwick Pines State Park will be closed for the day due to the state government closure; campground will remain open
11-12 Loomis Battery Artillery Match (Cannon firing competition)
11
Wellington Farm, USA Dinner Theatre
18
Wellington Farm, USA "Sticky Buns Day"
18-19 Wood Shaving Days @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 10am-4pm
18 The Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited is holding a party to celebrate the first 50 years of Trout Unlimited in Michigan. The “Michigan Celebration” will be held at the DNR Rayburn property on the banks of the AuSable River, which is located about two miles east of Grayling, Michigan. The event is free and open to the public. Trout Unlimited members will receive special recognition and other surprises. Canoeists, tubers, kayakers and other river users are also encouraged to attend as the Rayburn site is located right on the river. The Michigan Celebration will include food, contests, raffles, displays, games, entertainment, auctions, kid’s activities; fly casting & fly tying demonstrations and much more. There will be music, art and special presentations. Everyone is invited to come and learn about conservation efforts from numerous Trout Unlimited partners. We expect the event to be fun, interactive, informative and an all around special day. The Michigan Celebration website,
www.celebratetu.org, will be updated on a regular basis.
18 Grayling Plein Air Garden & Art Walk; 10 AM to 4 PM. Co-Sponsored by "Beyond the Garden Wall Garden Club" and the "Watershed Art Project". Tour a diverse group of local gardens in bloom with fragrance and color, while enjoying the "En Plein Air" Art Displays and demonstrations by local artisans. This is sure to be an inspirational event! (En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.) Each garden on the garden walk will showcase one or more artists who will be demonstrating his or her media.
AuSable River Festival
24-25 Sprints for starting position for the AuSable River International Canoe Marathon
24-25 AuSable River Festival Arts & Crafts Show
24 & 25 Quilt Sitter's Quilt Show @ the Icehouse Quilt Shop
24 Casey Challenge Annual Canoe Race, 10am
25 AuSable River Festival and International Canoe Marathon
25 AuSable River Festival Car Show, Parade, Food Court
25 Grayling Recreation Authority (Hanson Hills) 10K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run
25 Start of the AuSable River International Canoe Marathon, 9pm. Pre-race show begins @ 6pm
24 Hartwick Pines State Park will be closed for the day due to the state government closure; campground will remain open
26
Black Bear Bicycle Tour beginning @ 8am
7 Hartwick Pines State Park will be closed for the day due to the state government closure; campground will remain open
8
Wellington Farm, USA Dinner Theatre
8 Forest Fest @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 10am-4pm
15
Tractor Pull@ Wellington Farm, USA
21-23
Tractor Show@ Wellington Farm, USA
21 Hartwick Pines State Park will be closed for the day due to the state government closure; campground will remain open
21
Old U.S.27 Car Tour, Uptown Grayling
22-23 Black Iron Days @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 10am-4pm
22 Hanson Hills Endurance Trail Run
4 Hartwick Pines State Park will be closed for the day due to the state government closure; campground will remain open
5 "Junque in the Trunk" community garage sale @ the Grayling Mini Mall, sponsored by Grayling Promotional Association
6 Vintage Base Ball Game, Hartwick Pines Swampers vs. the Eclipse of Northville, Home, 1pm
7 Labor Day; the Labor of Logging at the Logging Museum, Hartwick Pines State Park, 2pm
12
Folk Arts Festival@ Wellington Farm, USA
12 12 & 24 Hours of Hanson Hills Mountain Bike Races
19 "An Evening in the Logging Camp" Lantern Program @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 7-9pm
19
Tractor Pull@ Wellington Farm, USA
3, 4 Harvestfest with antique tractor show, farmer's market and other activities, TBA
3 Arts & Crafts Show, sponsored by Grayling Promotional Association @ the Grayling Elementary Building
17 "Critters in the Moonlight" Halloween program @ Hartwick Pines State Park, time to be announced
17, 18
Punkin' Chunkin' @ Wellington Farm, USA
23, 24
Haunted Farm @ Wellington Farm, USA
29, 30
Haunted Farm @ Wellington Farm, USA
31
Wellington Farm, USA farm closes for the season
31 Hartwick Pines State Park Logging Museum closes for the season
14-22 Festival of Trees @ the Grayling Mini Mall, sponsored by the Grayling Promotional Association. Get in the Christmas spirit by viewing dozens of specially-decorated Christmas trees by various Grayling businesses. Buy a chance on your favorite and you may win the right to take it home!
21 Christmas Walk in downtown Grayling
11, 12
Wellington Farm, USA presents, "The Farm by Lantern Light"
12-13 Snowshoe Building Workshop @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 9am-4pm both days. Fee and pre-registration required, Tentative Date
18, 19
Wellington Farm, USA presents, "The Farm by Lantern Light"
20 Winter Lecture Series program @ Hartwick Pines State Park, 2pm, Tentative Date
22
Wellington Farm, USA presents a "1932 Christmas Church Service"
