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BUY YOUR TRAIN TICKETS NOW!!
Antique passenger train cars pulled by a diesel engine are scheduled to arrive in Grayling around 12noon at the Crawford County Historical Museum on both Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday, October 3rd during the Harvest Festival in downtown Grayling. Offering tickets for sale to ride to and from Standish.
TICKET PRICES
The train will include comfortable coaches and a car offering beverages, snacks and souvenir merchandise. Ticket prices for this family entertainment experience are: Ultra Class – Adults ONLY – $60, First Class – $35 each (Adults and Children), Coach Class – Adults $20, Child $15 (accompanied by an adult). All seats subject to a handling charge. Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets early.
Tickets are available from the Crawford County Historical Museum, 97 Michigan Ave, P.O. Box 218, Grayling, MI 49738. Call 989-348-4461 for more information
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The Michigan Bike Festival & Live Music!!
September 3rd – 4th, 2010
Friday 9/3 @ Hanson Hills
Packet pickup and Late Registration from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 for late/day of registration
Free camping, bonfire & LIVE MUSIC by Jelly Roll Blues Band at Hanson Hills @ 8pm – Midnight
Saturday 9/4 at Hartwick Pines
Late Registration 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM $35 for late/day of registration
Packet Pickup 7:30 to 9:30 AM
Race start at 10:00 AM
Free camping, bonfire & LIVE MUSIC by Who Hit John at Hanson Hills @ 9pm – Midnight
Race Start times 9/4 @ Hartwick Pines
10:10 AM – Elite/Expert
10:12 AM – Sport
10:14 AM – Beginner
Race start times 9/4 @ Hanson Hills
Juniors ages 10-15 – 1:30 PM – 4 miles - $15
Kids race 5 to 9 – 3:00 PM – 6 minutes + 1 lap – Free
For more information visit http://www.michiganbikefestival.com/
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Quilt Show at the Artisan Gallery
Gallery is open on September 2nd – 4th from 10am-5pm
The AuSable Artisan Village Gallery is proud to present a showing of quilts and wearable art from Icehouse Quilt Shop artists. There is no fee to enter the Gallery which is located at 108 Michigan Ave., Grayling.
Click here to read more about the Icehouse Quilt Shop artists
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Friday, September 3rd
6–8 pm
Flowers By Josie / Thanks A Latte’
989-348-4006
Come show your talents. Everyone welcome. Relax. Eat. Enjoy.
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September 3rd – 6th
Fox Run Country Club
Fox Run Country Club will be participating in Patriot Golf Day, the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation that provides scholarships for the families of military men and women disabled or killed while serving our country. On Labor Day weekend, golfers across the country are asked to add an extra dollar to their greens fees to help fund this very worthy cause. Fox Run will be also be sponsoring other events this weekend in honor of Patriot Golf Day. Give back to those who have given so much!
Fox Run will be accepting donations throughout the weekend.
Further details are at www.foxruncc.com or www.patriotgolfday.com
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
10am – 4pm
Fox Run Country Club
Hole in One Contest for $10,000 prize. First hole in one wins $10,000. If no ace is scored, then closest shot to the pin will win a full membership to Fox Run Country Club including range pass, for the 2011 season.
ALL proceeds from this event go directly to the Camp Grayling Family Support Fund.
Contest is at Fox Run Country Club, 5825 W 4 Mile, Grayling MI 989.348.4343
Complete details at www.foxruncc.com
Play Fox Run Country Club on Saturday, September 4th, and you could walk away with $10,000. Call today for your tee times. Donations for the Folds of Honor Foundation will be accepted throughout the weekend. For those who would like to participate in the Hole in One contest and cannot play a round of golf that day we’ll do our best to accommodate you. Come out to Fox Run between 10 and 4 and we’ll take you out to the hole for that lucky shot! Official Patriot Day T Shirts are also available in our Pro Shop. Get yours while supplies last.
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Saturday, September 4th
10am – 3pm
Junque in the Trunk is a community garage sale, held in the parking lot of the “Mini Mall/Glens”. This event, held for the seventh year, is a fundraiser for the Grayling Promotional Association which helps to promote the Grayling area.
Questions? Call 989-348-2639
Click here to register to participate
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Labor Day Weekend Programs
at Hartwick Pines State Park
CLICK HERE TO VIEW
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Vintage Baseball Team’s
LAST HOME GAME
Sunday, September 5th
1:00pm
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum
Grayling, Michigan
The Hartwick Pines Base Ball Club’s “Swampers”, our vintage baseball team playing and interpreting baseball from the year 1860. www.michigan.gov/swampersbaseball.
Admission to home games is free, although a Michigan State Parks motor-vehicle permit is required for entry to Hartwick Pines State Park
The ball diamond is located next to the picnic shelter in the state park’s picnic area. Seating at picnic tables is limited, so you are welcome to bring a blanket or chair for your comfort while watching the game.
Before you attend a game of vintage base ball, why not acquaint yourself with 1860s rules?
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The Labor of Logging
Monday, September 6th
2:00 – 4:00pm
Labor Day Program at the Hartwick Pines Logging Museum. The logging of the white pine in the 19th century was a highly labor intensive industry. From the fellers and sawyers who cut the trees, the teamsters and loaders who loaded the sleds and drove the horses and the river hogs that sent the logs down the rivers to the saw mills, logging was an extremely hard job. This 90 minute program introduces the various jobs in a logging camp, the working conditions in a logging camp and what the pay was for these jobs.
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Recreation Passport replaces State Park Sticker
Beginning October 1st, 2010
Beginning October 1st, 2010, the $10 Recreation Passport replaces the state park sticker for access into all state parks, recreation areas and boat launches. To get the Recreation Passport, Michigan residents can check “YES” on their license plate renewal forms. The Recreation Passport also helps preserve forest campgrounds and trails, historic and cultural sites in state parks, and local parks. Visit www.michigan.gov/recreationpassport for more information.
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NOW OPEN!!!
Location: 8307 West M72, Grayling MI 49738 (in Terry’s Sports Center parking lot)
Phone: 989-348-3900
www.snapfitness.com/graylingmi
CALL NOW OR STOP IN TO SIGN UP
Month-to-Month NO CONTRACT…$39.95*
($15.00 for additional person on account)
*Price does not include $25.00 one time electronic card fee
Snap Fitness 24-7 of Grayling is a fully equipped state of the art gym that services any and all ages from 13 to 80! The members will have a full range of BRAND NEW cardio equipment including treadmills, ellipticals and bikes. There are BRAND NEW state-of-the-art stationary machines for every body part and strength level. There will also be a full array of BRAND NEW free weights, including a smith cage, dumbbells and cable pull machine.
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EVERY THURSDAY@ 2:00pm – 6:00pm
EVERY SATURDAY @ 10:00am – 2:00pm
(Open until the end of October)
Located in the State Police Forensic Lab parking lot, Grayling
Visit http://www.cityofgrayling.org/FarmMarket/tabid/6681/Default.aspx to find out which vendors will be appearing at the Farmer’s Market each week.
If interested in becoming a vendor, please contact the Market Master @ marketmastergrayling@hotmail.com
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COME OUT & GIVE IT A TRY!!
This 19-Hole Disc Golf course is located at
Hanson Hills Recreation Area
Disc Golf Sets available at The Bicycle Shop and Ole Dam Party Store
Click here for further details.
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The Baby Closet is open two days a month
The Crawford County Baby Closet is open monthly on the first and third Thursday of the month. It is located at Michelson Memorial United Church, 400 Michigan Ave., Grayling. Also if you would like to make any donations, money or commodities to the Baby Closet, they can be dropped off the days we are open or at the Church’s office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. through 11 a.m. Please if you are able to donate any of these items our families in Crawford County would greatly appreciate it. For further information call Rose Mary Nelson at 989-348-2985.