Winner!
Storming off to the island
Fleet sets sail for Mackinac
Part of an article by JASON ALEXANDER and JESSE DUNSMORE Port Huron Times Herald
In keeping with the rest of the week, rain intruded Saturday on the start of the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race.
But the cloudy sky and showers were no more successful at discouraging revelers than they had been all week.
People watched from vantage points north and south of Port Huron's Black River as boats parading about 9 a.m. to the St. Clair River and made their way to the Lake Huron starting line for the race's 85th running. The shoreline was filled with people throughout the morning and early afternoon as the race got under way.
It's been a tradition now for 85 years. 200 vessels took to the waterways just after 11:00 this Saturday for the Port Huron to Mackinac Yacht race. The OPP's Marine had extra patrol boats on hand. A no-wake zone was being enforced from the Black River to just north of the Bluewater Bridge.
The Pt Edward Optimists Mackinac Festival , including a morning flea market began Friday night at the Bluewater Bridge. The first band to take to the stage at 7 was Rick Steeves, followed by 13th Floor, Off Their Rocker and 3rd Wave. Meantime, there was plenty surrounding the festival. The Sarnia Rotary Club held its annual Mackinac Breakfast until 11:00. Pancakes, sausages, and coffee on the menu. Cost was $5 for adults and $3 for kids. Proceeds support club programs
The first boats are crossing the finish line at the 85th Port Huron to Mackinac Yacht race, in less than two days. Windquest sailed in to port at 12:29 this morning followed by Earth Voyaguer. More than 200 boats departed Southern Lake Huron at mid-day Saturday.
The 11th annual Ribfest continued at Centennial Park all weekend.. The event, put on by the Sarnia Kinsmen, featured seven rib vendors and free concerts. According to the local news, the support from Sarnia has been great.
This weekend also marked the second annual Wake Up Call. The wakeboarding and wakeskating competition featuring 24 professional and amateur riders from across Ontario. They were competing on Sarnia Bay and in an near by on-land pool. The event was stretched to 2 days this year. Admission was free with events beginning at 11 am.
If that’s not enough activity this weekend, there was also Hobbyfest in the same park as Ribfest and Wakeup Call. A dozen or so booths were set up by various hobby oganizations and featured old cars, chess, pottery, medieval jousting, family geneology, photography, and even ‘cloggers’.
Fleet sets sail for Mackinac
Part of an article by JASON ALEXANDER and JESSE DUNSMORE Port Huron Times Herald
In keeping with the rest of the week, rain intruded Saturday on the start of the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race.
But the cloudy sky and showers were no more successful at discouraging revelers than they had been all week.
People watched from vantage points north and south of Port Huron's Black River as boats parading about 9 a.m. to the St. Clair River and made their way to the Lake Huron starting line for the race's 85th running. The shoreline was filled with people throughout the morning and early afternoon as the race got under way.
It's been a tradition now for 85 years. 200 vessels took to the waterways just after 11:00 this Saturday for the Port Huron to Mackinac Yacht race. The OPP's Marine had extra patrol boats on hand. A no-wake zone was being enforced from the Black River to just north of the Bluewater Bridge.
The Pt Edward Optimists Mackinac Festival , including a morning flea market began Friday night at the Bluewater Bridge. The first band to take to the stage at 7 was Rick Steeves, followed by 13th Floor, Off Their Rocker and 3rd Wave. Meantime, there was plenty surrounding the festival. The Sarnia Rotary Club held its annual Mackinac Breakfast until 11:00. Pancakes, sausages, and coffee on the menu. Cost was $5 for adults and $3 for kids. Proceeds support club programs
The first boats are crossing the finish line at the 85th Port Huron to Mackinac Yacht race, in less than two days. Windquest sailed in to port at 12:29 this morning followed by Earth Voyaguer. More than 200 boats departed Southern Lake Huron at mid-day Saturday.
The 11th annual Ribfest continued at Centennial Park all weekend.. The event, put on by the Sarnia Kinsmen, featured seven rib vendors and free concerts. According to the local news, the support from Sarnia has been great.
This weekend also marked the second annual Wake Up Call. The wakeboarding and wakeskating competition featuring 24 professional and amateur riders from across Ontario. They were competing on Sarnia Bay and in an near by on-land pool. The event was stretched to 2 days this year. Admission was free with events beginning at 11 am.
If that’s not enough activity this weekend, there was also Hobbyfest in the same park as Ribfest and Wakeup Call. A dozen or so booths were set up by various hobby oganizations and featured old cars, chess, pottery, medieval jousting, family geneology, photography, and even ‘cloggers’.
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