If you’re not already busy at Boyne Thunder or Blissfest, there are a few other fun events happening this weekend around Northern Michigan.
Here’s what we recommend:
Enjoy “Ragtime the Musical” in Bay View
The Bay View Association will stage “Ragtime the Musical” this weekend with performances at 8 p.m. on July 11 and 12.
The show will take place in John Hall Auditorium.
To buy tickets, visit onthestage.tickets/show/bay-view-association.
Soar with the Young Eagles
Children ages 8 to 17 have the chance to enjoy a free ride from the Harbor Springs chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association during a “Young Eagles” event at the Harbor Springs Municipal Airport on Saturday, July 12.
The rides will be available from 9 a.m. until noon with local licensed pilots, who are members of the chapter and are donating their services and planes for the day. Parents are encouraged to register their children online in advance at chapters.eaa.org/eaa1087/young-eagles.
Each child must be accompanied by a parent. After the flight, the child will also receive an EAA pilot logbook and a certificate signed by the pilot.
If you miss the Harbor Springs event, there will be another chance for a Young Eagles flight on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Pellston Regional Airport.
For more information, visit chapters.eaa.org/eaa1087.
Admire the South Arm Classic Car Show
The South Arm Classic Car Show will be returning to downtown East Jordan on Saturday, July 12 in Memorial Park.
Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the show opens at 10 a.m. There will be door prizes, t-shirts, raffle prizes, dash plaques and awards for car show participants, including a special gift for Best of Show. The awards presentation will be at 2 p.m. in the bandshell.
The show, which is sponsored by the East Jordan Lion’s Club, will include food, music and other fun activities.
For more information, visit ejchamber.org.
Check out 3-on-3 basketball
Basketball teams will fill downtown Sault Ste. Marie this weekend during the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
The tournament, taking place on both July 12-13, will feature players young and old competing in quick-paced outdoor games.
To register your team, visit macker.com. A registration location will also be available at Sault Ste. Marie City Hall from 4-7 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Learn at U-M Bio Station open house
The public is invited to attend an open house at the University of Michigan’s Biological Station on Douglas Lake.
The open house will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 13. The campus is located at 9133 Biological Road in Pellston.
Guests will be able to explore the campus, which is one of the nation’s largest and longest continuously operating field research stations, and meet with researchers. They can learn more about work like the Great Lakes piping plover captive rearing team, who has been working for more than 30 years to save the shorebird species.
Entry is free and open to all.
For more information, visit lsa.umich.edu/umbs.
— Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@petoskeynews.com.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: In search of fun things to do this weekend? Here are 5 options around Northern Michigan
Reporting by Jillian Fellows, The Petoskey News-Review / The Petoskey News-Review
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