Ladies don't miss out on this spectacular weekend in Mackinaw City during "Red Hat Extravaganza" on June 11-13, 2010. There is a party going on just for you featuring Live Entertainment, Food, Fun, Candlelight Splendor, SHOPPING, Dancing, Prizes, Lunch at the Grand and did we mention SHOPPING??!! Come visit with your friends and have some Red Hat Fun!

The 10-day celebration is the first and largest summer event on the Island, attracting thousands of visitors. A celebration that blends the Island’s historic varieties of lilacs – many of which were brought here during the Colonial era; distinctive equestrian culture; fine food, drink and accommodations plus a range of other activities, the festival is one of the Island’s biggest attractions.

Festivities include the coronation of the Lilac Festival Queen and Court, Movies at the Mission, Grand Hotel Garden Tour, Grand Hotel History Lecture, horse drawn carriage tours, numerous concerts, sailing tours of the harbor, boat cruises under the Mackinac Bridge, wine tastings, Lilac Festival 10K Run, A Taste of Mackinac Culinary Event, Dog and Pony Show and the festival’s signature event, the all horse hitch Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Grand Parade.

Emmet County MSU Extension, Northern Michigan Master Gardeners Association and Emmet County’s Department of Parks and Recreation will be hosting the 5TH Annual Garden Expo at the Emmet County Fairgrounds.

This year’s Expo will be bigger and better than ever and admission and all events are still FREE. This year, coupons will be given for a chance at door prizes to everyone who brings a donation of non-perishable food items for our local food banks.

Lectures will take place in the Community Center featuring gardening experts on a variety of new topics throughout the expo.

Gardening demonstrations will take place outside under the canopy.

In addition, from noon until 3 p.m. “Second Chance Around,” a classic country band, will be entertaining Expo visitors. Brother Dan’s Food Pantry will be hosting a concession stand for a quick bite between lectures, demonstrations and vendor booths.

Families and friends can enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes waters, for free.
All fishing license fees will be waived for two days. Residents and outstate visitors may enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes' waters for all species of fish. All fishing regulations will still apply.  Michigan offers some of the finest freshwater fishing in the world. So grab a pole and your family and friends, and let's go fishing!

Join us for a one of a kind bike tour, that has become a tradition for many bikers in Michigan and in surrounding states. On Saturday, June 12th, over 400 participants celebrate a 25, 50, 75, or 100 mile bike tour along the shores of Lake Michigan. The routes are clearly marked and a number of rest areas dot the course. SAG Safety Wagons also circle the route to ensure safety for riders