{"id":671,"date":"2010-11-15T00:31:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T04:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=671"},"modified":"2012-09-20T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T22:25:14","slug":"2012-fishtown-festival-in-fishtown-september-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tcblogger.com\/?p=671","title":{"rendered":"2012 Fishtown Festival in Fishtown &#8211; September 15, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishtownmi.org\/2012\/05\/heritage-celebration-in-fishtown-2\/\"><img style=\"float:right; margin-left: 5px\" src=\"http:\/\/fishtownmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DSCF0562-620x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" \/><\/a><strong>2012 Fishtown Festival in Fishtown: September 15, 11-3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fishtown is celebrating Leland\u2019s and other Great Lakes Working Boats.  Enjoy exploring fish tugs and other work boats and learning about the  history and ecology of the Great Lakes from local experts. Share in the  festivities while listening to the music of Blind Dog Hank and enjoying a  bowl of \u00a0the Bluebird\u2019s famous whitefish chowder. Please come down to  support Fishtown and have a great time! For more information, please  call 231-256-8878.<\/p>\n<p>A part of the 2012 Leland Heritage Celebration. Sponsored by The  Bluebird, Carlson\u2019s Fisheries, The Cove, and the Leland Chamber of  Commerce.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Additional Leland Heritage Celebration events:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLeland Classic Cars\u201d<\/strong> \u2013a unique variety of classic  cars (at and around Van\u2019s Garage) including muscle cars, British sports  cars, and an assortment of race cars. The exhibition is sponsored by  Van\u2019s Garage. Times: 11 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWood Boats on the Wall\u201d<\/strong> \u2013the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual  classic boat show on the Leland River sponsored by the Leelanau  Historical Society, featuring ChrisCraft, Garwood, Century, Lyman and  other vintage watercraft built during the past 100 years.\u00a0 Time: 10 a.m.  \u2013 4 p.m. (behind the Leelanau Historical Museum on the river). Inside  the museum, check out the four exhibits relating history of Leelanau  County and the Manitou Passage.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong>Live Magic Show and Exhibit at the Old Art Building<\/strong> \u2013An exhibit from 10 am to 4 pm will feature Maro the Magician, aka  Walter T. Best, with posters from his international magic shows, and  early photographs of his home in Leland. The exhibit will also feature  his wife Allie May Kaiser Best and her fundraising efforts to build the  Walter T. Best Community Club (now the Old Art Building) in his memory.  \u00a0A magic show performed by Chris Linn will begin at 4 pm.\u00a0 His shows are  a high energy mixture of comedy, off-beat magic stunts, unique effects,  amazing stunts, and lots of audience participation.\u00a0 Chris will stroll  prior to the show to meet and greet and sculpt balloons. Suggested  donation at the door is $3 student, $5 adult or $10 per family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBuck a Book\u201d Book Sale \u2013 Leland Township Library<\/strong> \u2013 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. Great deals on great books! And inside, check out our display of works by our local authors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leelanau Conservancy Scavenger Hunt<\/strong> \u2013 10 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. A children\u2019s nature-related scavenger hunt on the Leland Village Green.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishtownmi.org\/2012\/05\/heritage-celebration-in-fishtown-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Visit Fishtown Festival Website &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2012 Fishtown Festival in Fishtown: September 15, 11-3pm\nFishtown is celebrating Leland\u2019s and other Great Lakes Working Boats.  Enjoy exploring fish tugs and other work boats and learning about the  history and ecology of the Great Lakes from local experts. 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