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kewadin.com<br />

Down Memory Lane Parade ~ Friday, June 29<br />

Zero<br />

tolerance<br />

Alcohol will not be permitted<br />

in public areas<br />

during the show.<br />

Enjoy watching<br />

hundreds <strong>of</strong> antique<br />

autos,<br />

joined by floats,<br />

bands, and entertainers<br />

in the<br />

Down Memory<br />

Lane Parade,<br />

Friday, June 29.<br />

To register for<br />

the parade turn<br />

to page 4.<br />

July 28, 29, 30<br />

Th e Show may be downtown<br />

but the party is at Kewadin!<br />

Th ree nights <strong>of</strong> fun! Cruise Night Judging,<br />

Live Entertainment with DJ Jimmy, Deck<br />

Party, Beer Tent, Drink Specials, Live<br />

Entertainment in Northern Pines Lounge,<br />

and Crack the Code for a chance to win<br />

$100,000!<br />

1-800-KEWADIN | www.kewadin.com |<br />

Agenda Subject To Change Without Notice<br />

All Rights Reserved. Copyright <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. 2012<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />

Owosso Tractor Parts & Equipment Parade/Display<br />

Friday through Saturday • September 14-15, 2012<br />

Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show<br />

Friday through Sunday • September 14-16, 2012<br />

photo by Bette S. Garber©<br />

<strong>Top</strong> 40 Awards by<br />

Antiques on the Bay<br />

Awards by<br />

Automotive Art<br />

Sponsored by<br />

June 30<br />

Door Prizes<br />

<strong>Is</strong>land Boat Passes<br />

Cash Drawings<br />

Drawings to be held throughout the day,<br />

must be pre-registered in the show.<br />

Free Admission<br />

to All Events<br />

<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong> <strong>Is</strong> <strong>Guest</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Honor</strong><br />

By Mary Petrides<br />

The guest <strong>of</strong> honor at this year’s St.<br />

Ignace Car Show claims he has never<br />

owned more than 11 cars at one time. It’s<br />

“<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong>” <strong>John</strong> Joseph Jendza III,<br />

known in town for his announcement <strong>of</strong><br />

cars at the car show parade.<br />

Show organizer Ed Reavie said Mr.<br />

Jendza was an easy choice as guest <strong>of</strong><br />

honor.<br />

“He’s just a real personable guy and he<br />

fit the criteria for everything we look at,”<br />

Mr. Reavie said. “<strong>Is</strong> there anybody else<br />

who does what he does? Not really. Does<br />

anybody do it better? I don’t think so.”<br />

Mr. Jendza writes for automotive magazines,<br />

test drives luxury vehicles, has<br />

worked as a mechanic and tow truck<br />

driver, appraises specialty cars, and has<br />

collected cars, as well. He’s owned about<br />

250 in his lifetime, he said, including the<br />

five he owns now. He’s attended the St.<br />

Ignace Car Show every year since 1991,<br />

Please turn to page 5<br />

Great Race Will Visit St. Ignace June 23<br />

By Martha Stuit<br />

Teams competing in<br />

the Great Race, an antique<br />

car road rally, will<br />

stop in St. Ignace during<br />

the Antiques on the Bay<br />

car show Saturday, June<br />

23, and people attending<br />

the show will have an<br />

opportunity to see the<br />

old cars. This is the first<br />

visit <strong>of</strong> the Great Race<br />

to the Upper Peninsula.<br />

While people in St.<br />

Ignace might wonder<br />

about the term “race” in<br />

the title, the 90 competing<br />

teams will not speed<br />

up State Street in an effort<br />

to beat others to<br />

their overnight host city<br />

<strong>of</strong> Sault Ste. Marie. In<br />

This year’s Great<br />

Race logo.<br />

fact, speeding would be<br />

the last tactic that racers<br />

would want to use. Instead,<br />

competitors must<br />

adhere to designated<br />

speeds to avoid penalties.<br />

On the day <strong>of</strong> the<br />

rally’s St. Ignace stop,<br />

the Great Race will put<br />

<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong><br />

Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hat</strong>ricks.<br />

on a pre-arrival show at<br />

12:50 p.m. in front <strong>of</strong><br />

the St. Ignace Marina on<br />

State Street, which will<br />

be blocked to other traffic.<br />

Starting at 1:15<br />

p.m., driving teams will<br />

file into town at staggered<br />

times until 3 p.m.<br />

An announcer will name<br />

each car and racer when<br />

they arrive, and teams<br />

will stay in town for an<br />

hour to eat, stretch their<br />

legs, and sign autographs.<br />

In its 30 th year <strong>of</strong><br />

competition, this endurance<br />

rally, which<br />

began in 1983, sets rules<br />

for speed and duration,<br />

Please turn to page 4


Page 2<br />

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<br />

<br />

June 28, 29 & 30 • Kewadin St. Ignace<br />

Noon to 10 p.m., every ten minutes five active gamers will be<br />

randomly drawn for a chance to WIN $ 100,000!<br />

$ 50 CASH draw every half hour!<br />

Every 25 points earned, earns an entry to the<br />

GRAND PRIZE DRAW at 10:15 p.m.<br />

Three $ 500 WINNERS each night!<br />

Part <strong>of</strong> Car Show Weekend!


Page 3<br />

Straits Area Antique Auto Show®Agenda<br />

REGISTRATION INFORMATION 1-800-970-8717 ~ www.nostalgia-prod.com<br />

June 28-29: You may pick up your pre-registration kits or register ($20 U.S. Funds) at the St. Ignace Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />

building, 560 North State Street, across from Star Line, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Car Show registration includes Cruise Night<br />

credentials! Cut <strong>of</strong>f for Cruise registration is 4:00 p.m. on June 28. You may pick up your pre-registration kits or register at<br />

the Brewbaker Model Home, show headquarters, located at the St. Ignace Marina, at 7:00 a.m. ($20 U.S. Funds). Registration<br />

Deadline, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30.<br />

June 29: DOWN MEMORY LANE PARADE 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.<br />

Parade Line Up, 5:30 p.m. at the Mackinac County Airport, next to runway on North State Street. Down Memory Lane Parade<br />

Route: Budget Host Inn to Glen’s Market. Tune in to AM1240. Coverage by Nate Rose Streaming on bigcountrygold.com.<br />

Thank You: Curt Fischbach, Doc Watson, Lacy Giacherio, Cindy Taylor, Jason Watson, Gary Engle,<br />

Bob Bennet, Ed & Donna Ryan, Kewadin Casino Marketing, Julie Gonzales, Linda Vaughn, St. Ignace Chamber<br />

<strong>of</strong> Commerce, St. Ignace Visitors Bureau, St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority, Jeff King, Mackinac<br />

Bridge Authority, Grand Hotel, Bob Baumgras, Mike Stowe, Lee Ortman, <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong>, Sean Reavie, Melissa<br />

Reavie, Vanessa Ortman, Judy Bonello and Judy Gross <strong>of</strong> the St. Ignace Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, St. Ignace Events<br />

Committee, WHNN Radio, WJR Radio, Carol Lorente, Wayne <strong>John</strong>ston and Ron Rosie III.<br />

Bentley’s<br />

B-n-L<br />

Cafe<br />

OPEN at 7:00 a.m. 7 days a week<br />

Hand Dipped Ice Cream,<br />

Malts & Shakes<br />

Gift Certificates Available<br />

Signs <strong>of</strong> All Kinds Custom T-Shirts<br />

20 North State Street<br />

St. Ignace, MI 49781<br />

GIFTS GALORE<br />

906-643-0569<br />

ATM<br />

Need cash?<br />

Visit one <strong>of</strong> our convenient<br />

ATM locations!<br />

St. Ignace<br />

132 N. State Street<br />

580 N. State Street • W248 US-2 West<br />

Glen’s Market, US-2 West<br />

Shell Mini-Mart, US-2 West<br />

Mackinac <strong>Is</strong>land<br />

7399 Market Street<br />

Taxi Stand, Main Street<br />

Grand Hotel<br />

Cedarville<br />

192 S. Meridian • Cedarville Foods<br />

Naubinway<br />

W11635 US-2 West<br />

Newberry<br />

1014 S. Newberry Ave.<br />

Engraved Gifts<br />

Personalized Gifts<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

Free Hot Breakfast<br />

High Speed Internet<br />

Indoor Pool & Spa<br />

MANLEY’S<br />

FAMOUS SMOKED FISH MARKET<br />

First National Bank<br />

<strong>of</strong> St. Ignace<br />

www.fnbsi.com<br />

Business Loop I-75<br />

700 N. State St.<br />

Toll Free: 1-800-872-7057<br />

www.mackinaclodging.com<br />

(906) 643-8930<br />

810 North State St.<br />

St. Ignace, MI 49781<br />

Don Wright<br />

Visa, MasterCard Accepted<br />

Special Thanks to<br />

for their<br />

generous support<br />

<strong>of</strong> the St. Ignace Car<br />

and Truck Shows!<br />

PAST GUESTS<br />

OF HONOR<br />

The biggest names in the auto world have<br />

headlined the St. Ignace event:<br />

1980 – Gordon Buehrig *<br />

1981 – Richard Teague *<br />

1982 – Zora Arkus-Duntov *<br />

1983 – William Mitchell *<br />

1984 – Carroll Shelby *<br />

1985 – George Barris<br />

1986 – Robert Larivee Sr.<br />

1987 – Gene Bordinat II *<br />

1988 – Don Garlits<br />

1989 – Wally Parks *<br />

1990 – Ernest Hemmings<br />

1991 – Franklin Q. Hershey *<br />

1992 – Chuck Jordan *<br />

1993 – Phil Hill *<br />

1994 – Art Arfons *<br />

1995 – Gordon <strong>John</strong>cock<br />

1996 – Ed “Big Daddy” Roth *<br />

1997 – Dave McClelland<br />

1998 – Boyd Coddington *<br />

1999 – Linda Vaughn<br />

2000 – Keith Crain<br />

2001 – Tom Gale<br />

2002 – Larry Wood<br />

2003 – Ed Almquist<br />

2004 – Darryl Starbird<br />

2005 – Bo Hopkins<br />

2005 – Candy Clark<br />

2006 – Cindy Williams, Anson Williams,<br />

Donny Most<br />

2007 – Doc Watson<br />

2008 – Roy H. Sjoberg<br />

2009 – Ken Gross, <strong>John</strong> Schneider<br />

2010 – Chuck Miller<br />

2011 – Paul <strong>Hat</strong>ton<br />

* deceased


Page 4<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

with this year’s course spanning 2,300<br />

miles. At the beginning <strong>of</strong> each race day,<br />

the two-member teams, each consisting<br />

<strong>of</strong> a driver and navigator, pick up the 10to<br />

12-hour driving schedule. These instructions<br />

dictate their route, speed, and<br />

stops. In addition to the start locations,<br />

lunch spots, and night destinations, the<br />

teams must visit four to seven checkpoints<br />

at predetermined times during the<br />

day. Race <strong>of</strong>ficials dole out penalty<br />

points for arriving at checkpoints and<br />

stops before or after the set time. Following<br />

these guidelines is essential for<br />

victory. Teams may not access GPS<br />

units, computers, or cell phones, and they<br />

cannot even view their odometer during<br />

the race because it has to be covered.<br />

Then, at the end <strong>of</strong> the rally, the team<br />

with the lowest score takes the win <strong>of</strong> at<br />

least $25,000 out <strong>of</strong> a purse <strong>of</strong> $119,500.<br />

This year for the first time, the Great<br />

Race route travels around the Great<br />

Lakes, beginning in Traverse City, passing<br />

through Canada and U.S. states, and<br />

ending in Dearborn. While the Great<br />

Race has visited Michigan previously, including<br />

Detroit and Ludington, the route<br />

has never gone north through the Upper<br />

Peninsula. Not only is the rally exploring<br />

new territory, but 2012 is also the first<br />

time the race has started and ended in the<br />

same state. In past years, the journey traversed<br />

the United States from west to<br />

east and, on occasion, north to south or<br />

east to west.<br />

About the 2012 course, director Jeff<br />

Stumb said, “The racers know circling<br />

the Great Lakes is a once in a lifetime opportunity<br />

to participate in the event and<br />

see places like the Soo Locks at the same<br />

time.”<br />

The racers will be enthusiastic about<br />

their Mackinac Bridge crossing, he said.<br />

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Great Race Competitors Will Visit St. Ignace on June 23<br />

“We are hoping for a bright and sunny<br />

day so we can get good photos <strong>of</strong> the cars<br />

coming across the bridge,” he explained,<br />

“and we want to be able to see Mackinac<br />

<strong>Is</strong>land.”<br />

The race this year is shorter than past<br />

competitions, enabling the race designers<br />

to choose the Great Lakes region.<br />

<strong>John</strong> Classen, director <strong>of</strong> competition at<br />

the Great Race, said that time and money<br />

were challenges for the two whole weeks<br />

that the rally would take to cross the<br />

country. Last year’s seven-day race and<br />

this year’s nine-day duration have alleviated<br />

those issues. Registration jumped<br />

from 64 entries in 2011 to 92 cars for<br />

2012.<br />

Mr. Stumb observed that the field<br />

largely consists <strong>of</strong> pre-World War II vehicles<br />

with some muscle cars. Notably<br />

for this year, Great Race former Grand<br />

Champions, Alan and Mary Travis, dared<br />

to enroll a 105-year-old Renault, the oldest<br />

vehicle entered in the race’s history.<br />

The Great Race cars must be pre-1969,<br />

which is older than the 1987 limit for the<br />

coinciding Antiques on the Bay. Since<br />

the rally vehicles are more than 40 years<br />

old, race managers encourage teams to<br />

select reliable and comfortable cars. Riding<br />

on the seats <strong>of</strong> an antique automobile<br />

is a different experience than riding in<br />

today’s plush vehicles.<br />

Ed Reavie, <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>,<br />

and a St. Ignace correspondent for the<br />

Great Race, explained that Antiques on<br />

the Bay is an entirely different event than<br />

the Great Race. Antiques on the Bay will<br />

occur in the marina parking lot, and the<br />

Great Race cars will be parked on State<br />

Street. He plans that racers will sightsee<br />

at Antiques on the Bay and those at St.<br />

Ignace’s show will enjoy seeing the cars<br />

in the race.<br />

“It’s going to be a nice mix and a real<br />

ARNOLD LINE<br />

2012 Auto Show<br />

Ferry Pass<br />

For a Great Ride to a Great Show<br />

Park Free in uncongested Mackinaw City. Purchase a 4-day<br />

pass good during Auto Show weekend Thursday through Sunday.<br />

Ride the Arnold Line Catamarans from Mackinac <strong>Is</strong>land. A<br />

30-minute ride and you will be in the heart <strong>of</strong> downtown St.<br />

Ignace. Ride as <strong>of</strong>ten as you wish. Stop or stay on Mackinac <strong>Is</strong>land if you<br />

wish. Cost $37.00 adults, $21.00 children.<br />

For more information call: 1-800-542-8528<br />

At 105 years old, this 1907 Renault is the oldest car in the 2012 Great Race,<br />

taking place around the Great Lakes. (Photograph courtesy <strong>of</strong> Alan Travis)<br />

showy event,” Mr. Reavie says <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Great Race.<br />

Don’t miss the 31st Annual “Down<br />

Memory Lane” Parade, which is<br />

scheduled for June 29, 2012 at 7<br />

p.m. Line-up for collector cars will<br />

be next to Mackinac County Airport<br />

on North State Street beginning at<br />

5 p.m. No cars will be allowed in<br />

the line-up after 6:30 p.m. You can<br />

pre-register by completing the following<br />

form and sending $5.<br />

Registration for the 31st Annual<br />

“Down Memory Lane” Parade<br />

Admission to the St. Ignace events and<br />

to the Great Race show is free <strong>of</strong> charge.<br />

Down Memory Lane Parade<br />

In Memory <strong>of</strong> David H. Aldrich 1953-2006<br />

Make <strong>of</strong> Automobile _________________________________ Year ____________<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> registrant ____________________________________________________<br />

Address _____________________________________________________________<br />

City ____________________________________ State ________ ZIP __________<br />

Phone ________________________________________<br />

Enclose $5 for each car registered and mail to:<br />

Down Memory Lane Parade, Attn: Merv Wyse, Director,<br />

98 Joseph Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781<br />

___Check if your vehicle is high performance and needs<br />

to be accommodated at the start <strong>of</strong> the parade.<br />

1240 AM will be broadcasting the parade live with Nate Rose.


Page 5<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong> To Be <strong>Guest</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Honor</strong> at St. Ignace Car Show June 28 -30<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

produced at least 300 episodes <strong>of</strong> his television<br />

show, “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong>’s Motor City,”<br />

and stood as an expert witness in trials.<br />

One thing stands out in all his automotive<br />

experiences, he said.<br />

“My absolute favorite thing is to drive<br />

them,” he said.<br />

He road tests new high performance and<br />

high performance luxury vehicles, and, on<br />

the other end <strong>of</strong> the spectrum, has ridden<br />

in a 1904 Stevens-Duryea, driven by Mr.<br />

Duryea’s great-grandson, he said. His favorites<br />

are the new ones.<br />

“The ’50s and ’60s were absolutely<br />

wonderful, and I grew up in that, with all<br />

the different things and the wonderful technological<br />

advancements,” he said. “The<br />

’50s and ’60s were great. It’s even better<br />

now, just a lot more expensive.”<br />

It’s the new technology he likes, specifically<br />

computers and fuel injection systems.<br />

Newer technology gives cars a<br />

smoother ride.<br />

“The cars today are phenomenal, and<br />

there are some incredible vehicles being<br />

built today,” he said. “You can go back to<br />

the beginning <strong>of</strong> the automobile in the <strong>of</strong><br />

the 1800s, and they all have four wheels,<br />

in most cases, and a steering wheel, and an<br />

engine, and none <strong>of</strong> that has changed. But<br />

the drivability <strong>of</strong> the car has changed.”<br />

Growing up in a family full <strong>of</strong> auto<br />

workers in southeastern Michigan, Mr.<br />

Jendza’s love <strong>of</strong> all things automotive<br />

started at an early age – even before he had<br />

his driver’s license, he said. His father was<br />

the director <strong>of</strong> the Fisher Body Craftsman’s<br />

Guild and many other family members<br />

worked in the auto industry, as well. Mr.<br />

Jendza credits much <strong>of</strong> his knowledge and<br />

interest to his voracious childhood reading.<br />

Old car magazines were his favorites,<br />

“and I read every book I possibly could, regardless<br />

<strong>of</strong> what it was, whether it was a<br />

Popular Mechanics magazine or a Hot<br />

Rod magazine, or a manual,” he said. “I<br />

have a huge library, and I’ve read about …<br />

people that actually made the automobile<br />

what it was.”<br />

He noted Walter P. Chrysler, David<br />

Buick, and Louis Chevrolet in particular.<br />

His loyalty keeps him driving American<br />

cars. He says he won’t test-drive cars if<br />

they aren’t Ford, Chrysler, and General<br />

Motors.<br />

He loves Michigan, he said, especially<br />

northern Michigan. When Mr. Jendza<br />

comes to St. Ignace for the car show, he<br />

visits his family in Oscoda, stops at his favorite<br />

ice cream shop in Mackinaw City,<br />

and makes side trips, camping in<br />

Cedarville and on Drummond <strong>Is</strong>land. He<br />

remembers spending some <strong>of</strong> his childhood<br />

in the area.<br />

“I’ve been going up there since I was a<br />

kid to Mackinac <strong>Is</strong>land with my family. I<br />

remember going across to the Upper<br />

Peninsula on the ferryboat, and I remember<br />

being up there when the bridge was<br />

opened. It goes back a long time for me,”<br />

he said.<br />

The car show – which is nationally<br />

well-known, he said – keeps him coming<br />

back to St. Ignace.<br />

“St. Ignace, for one thing, is known,<br />

literally, all over the United States … and<br />

other parts <strong>of</strong> the world. It’s pretty famous<br />

because <strong>of</strong> what the town and Ed<br />

Reavie have committed themselves to,”<br />

he said.<br />

He attends car shows across the coun-<br />

try, serving annually as master <strong>of</strong> ceremonies<br />

for 23 Michigan shows and more<br />

than a dozen across the country. He enjoys<br />

talking with others who are passionate<br />

about cars, and encourages those with<br />

any passion to pursue it.<br />

“I’ve always wanted to do exactly what<br />

I am doing. And it was a dream as a kid<br />

that I made happen. And anybody can do<br />

it in any field that they have. They just<br />

have to have the desire to do it, and just<br />

go for it,” he said.<br />

Mr. Reavie said he will have to find<br />

someone to serve as master <strong>of</strong> ceremonies<br />

at this year’s car show parade,<br />

since Mr. Jendza, as guest <strong>of</strong> honor,<br />

won’t be available. He said Mr. Jendza’s<br />

shoes will be hard to fill in that role.<br />

As for Mr. Jendza, he’s looking forward<br />

to this car show more than ever,<br />

pausing to consider what he is looking<br />

forward to most as guest <strong>of</strong> honor. He finally<br />

decided on the Down Memory Lane<br />

parade.<br />

“Probably, more than anything, driving<br />

down the street in a convertible waving<br />

at everybody,” he said.


Page 6<br />

1st Annual Car Club Entry List<br />

Michigan Wide Trackers • Woodward GTO Tigers<br />

Bill Short 2002 Trans Am Columbiaville<br />

Chuck Humphry 1964 Catalina Clarkston<br />

Paul Blakley 2002 Trans Am Metamora<br />

Rich Dabrowski 1967 GTO Lapeer<br />

Gordon Williams 1964 GTO Oxford<br />

Thomas Keeley 1965 Grand Prix Oxford<br />

Chuck Shinouski 1968 GTO Flint<br />

Bob VanSickle 2002 Trans Am Lapeer<br />

Mike Bartley 2005 Vibe Port Huron<br />

Jeff Bourcier 1969 Trans Am North Branch<br />

Michael Rzeppa 1966 GTO Pinckney<br />

Roger Van Zura 1966 GTO Hell<br />

Jim Clark 1966 GTO South Lyon<br />

Vern Bennett 1965 GTO Adrian<br />

Bill Bauer 1965 GTO Clare<br />

Tony Arbanas 1964 GTO Wyoming<br />

Larry Vader 1966 Bonneville Metamora<br />

Billy Bowling 1969 Grand Prix Grand Blanc<br />

Ted Laquire 1979 Trans Am Flint<br />

Steve Whittaker 1964 GTO Walloon Lake<br />

Terry Becker 1965 GTO Hessel<br />

Brian Vader 1968 Fire Bird Glennie<br />

Ken Grace 1967 GTO West Bloomfield<br />

Rich Gabrial 1967 GTO Lapeer<br />

Richard Blome 1937 Pontiac Oxford<br />

*Entry list at press time.<br />

St. Ignace-June 28<br />

Th ursday June 28 from 3pm to 6pm we will host Kewadin Cruise Night.<br />

10 gaming VIPs will judge their favorite cars in the classes they are given.<br />

Winners will be awarded trophies at 7pm<br />

Cruise lineup begins at 4pm. Cruise starts at 6pm<br />

Music provided by DJ Jimmy with concessions from 3pm to 6pm<br />

1-800-KEWADIN | www.kewadin.com |<br />

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A very popular part <strong>of</strong><br />

the St. Ignace show has<br />

been the<br />

Gordon M. Buehrig<br />

Memorial Mackinac<br />

Bridge Rally each year.<br />

Participants will have<br />

opportunities to take<br />

part in this<br />

function this year.<br />

Mackinac<br />

Bridge Rallies<br />

The Antiques on the Bay<br />

Rally will take place on<br />

Friday, June 22, for all participants<br />

in the show with<br />

1986 and older original vehicles. This event will begin at the Welcome<br />

Center in Mackinaw City and terminate in St. Ignace at approximately<br />

5.00 p.m. Special<br />

thanks to the<br />

Mackinac Bridge<br />

Authority for their<br />

cooperation.<br />

DEER RANCH<br />

1540 West US-2 • St. Ignace, MI 49781 • 906-643-7760<br />

info@deerranch.com • www.deerranch.com<br />

Open 7 Days a Week


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Pines<br />

Trading<br />

Post<br />

1919 Business Loop I-75<br />

Hand-tossed Pizza<br />

Call<br />

643-9999<br />

Saturday Night<br />

Show Special<br />

Pig Roast $ 899 <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. ®<br />

Presents<br />

37th Anniversary<br />

STRAITS AREA<br />

ANTIQUE AUTO SHOW<br />

----------------- and ----------------<br />

ST. IGNACE SWAP MEET<br />

June 28-30, 2012 in St. Ignace, Michigan<br />

www.kewadin.com<br />

Our “Little GTO”<br />

The first new 1965 in St. Ignace with the son <strong>of</strong> show promoter<br />

Ed Reavie standing guard. This little guy is now 6ʼ<br />

3”, 210 pounds, and patrols the mean streets <strong>of</strong> Phoenix,<br />

Arizona, every night. He is my hero and we look forward<br />

to seeing him and Melissa each June.<br />

Over 700 Vehicles in Car Show<br />

Up to 300 Vendors<br />

Over 60,000 Spectators at the 2008 Show!<br />

Free Admission • Bring the Family<br />

For additional information, contact<br />

Ed and Donna Ryan<br />

P.O. Box 306 • St. Ignace, MI 49781<br />

Phone/Fax: (906) 643-9402 • Email: donna.ryan09@yahoo.com<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

Car Show<br />

T-Shirts<br />

$15 each<br />

or<br />

2 for $25<br />

Available at<br />

Show<br />

headquarters at<br />

the St. Ignace<br />

Marina<br />

2012 SHOW SCHEDULE<br />

ST. IGNACE, MICHIGAN<br />

16 th Annual<br />

Antiques on the Bay<br />

June 22-23 • All original<br />

vehicles 1987 and older.<br />

Featuring Original<br />

Convertibles <strong>of</strong> the 60s<br />

Kewadin Casino<br />

Cruise Night<br />

Thursday, June 28<br />

7:00 p.m.<br />

Line up starts<br />

at 4:00 p.m.<br />

From 3:00 to 6:00<br />

Concessions<br />

& Entertainment<br />

31 st Annual Down<br />

Memory Lane Parade<br />

Line up at 5:00 pm<br />

Friday, June 29<br />

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.<br />

Information from<br />

wyseguys@juno.com<br />

(906) 643-7878<br />

Order Now<br />

Do you remember<br />

when your day<br />

started when the school<br />

day ended, running to the<br />

parking lot with a choir <strong>of</strong><br />

glass packs, smithys and<br />

split manifolds, bringing<br />

you back to life! A quick<br />

exit to Spring Street getting<br />

2nd gear rubber on the way<br />

to your part-time job, then<br />

to Chief’s Drive-In.<br />

This was circa 1958.<br />

This was St. Ignace,<br />

and the love affair<br />

with the automobile<br />

was in full bloom!”<br />

37 th Annual St. Ignace<br />

Car Show<br />

Saturday, June 30<br />

<strong>Guest</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Honor</strong>, Famed<br />

Automotive Historian<br />

<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong> <strong>John</strong><br />

St. Ignace Car Show<br />

Swap Meet<br />

Friday, June 29 and<br />

Saturday, June 30<br />

906-643-9402<br />

Owosso Tractor Parts<br />

2012 Antique Tractor<br />

Parade/Show<br />

Friday, September 14<br />

Antique Tractor Parade<br />

on Mackinac Bridge<br />

Saturday, September 15<br />

Kewadin Casino Display<br />

Tractors 1972 and before<br />

Club Membership Required<br />

$ 25 00<br />

Tax<br />

included<br />

17 th Annual<br />

Richard Crane<br />

Memorial Truck Show<br />

with Displays<br />

& Vendor Area<br />

September<br />

14, 15, and 16<br />

Mackinac Bridge<br />

“Parade <strong>of</strong> Lights”<br />

September 15<br />

21st Annual<br />

Mackinac Sales<br />

On the Waterfront<br />

Car Show September 15<br />

Swap Meet<br />

September 14, 15 and 16<br />

Agenda subject to change<br />

without notice<br />

Available<br />

at Car<br />

Shows<br />

Cash, Check or Money Order<br />

Accepted<br />

906-643-8087<br />

www.nostalgia-prod.com


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1961 Chevy Impala owned by Ron<br />

Schuh <strong>of</strong> Park Falls, WI.<br />

1951 Ford Victoria owned by Chuck<br />

Leighton <strong>of</strong> Flushing, MI.<br />

NOW OPEN<br />

Deli Bakery Beer Wine<br />

Groceries Picnic Supplies<br />

Lotto ATM<br />

On the waterfront along Historic Huron Boardwalk<br />

399 N. State Street, St. Ignace<br />

906-643-9000<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

FEATURE VEHICLES<br />

1940 Ford Pickup owned by <strong>John</strong> and<br />

Jackie Calhoun <strong>of</strong> Clark Lake, MI.<br />

1969 Dodge Hemi Coronet owned by<br />

Greg Quiney <strong>of</strong> Hamburg, MI.<br />

1937 Pontiac owned by Richard Blome<br />

<strong>of</strong> Oxford, MI.<br />

1948 Ford Wagon owned by Bob<br />

Petruska <strong>of</strong> Waterford, MI.<br />

1966 Chevell CO PO 427 owned by Don<br />

and Moreen Mayer <strong>of</strong> Trail Creek, IN.<br />

1956 Ford Custom Line owned by W.M.<br />

Harper <strong>of</strong> Linwood, MI<br />

GM Awards To Be Presented: Best Modified/Custom and Best Restoration/Original


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Antiques on the Bay<br />

Celebrates Its<br />

16th Anniversary<br />

Representative <strong>of</strong> the 1960s is this black<br />

Chevrolet Impala, top down, in the park.<br />

(Photograph by Joe Joliet)<br />

The very popular event caters to the<br />

purists with original, non-modified vehicles.<br />

Bob Tagatz, from grand Hotel, has<br />

served as master <strong>of</strong> ceremonies for the last<br />

eight years. Bob is very entertaining with<br />

his stories on being a car guy and living<br />

on an island with no motor vehicles.<br />

This year, ’60s convertibles will be on<br />

the front lines. Hagerty Insurance and<br />

Mackinac Sales sponsor the Best <strong>of</strong> Show<br />

award <strong>of</strong> two nights at Grand Hotel.<br />

Tom Tuls <strong>of</strong> Holland, Michigan, won<br />

the 2011 show with his 1932 Packard.<br />

RODRIDE<br />

COIL AND LEAF SPRINGS<br />

MANUFACTURED BY STREET<br />

RODDERS FOR STREET RODDERS!<br />

“While others look to the<br />

future, we dwell in the past”<br />

DETROIT SPRING, INC.<br />

1555 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216<br />

(313) 963-3839 • FAX: (313) 963-7047<br />

E-mail: sales@eatonsprings.com<br />

www.eatonsprings.com<br />

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

FEATURE VEHICLES<br />

THE ROCKSTER - Custom build 1937 Ford<br />

hardtop convertible. Owner and builder Lenny<br />

Longuski <strong>of</strong> Lenny's Auto and team. Lennyʼs<br />

made a tribute to his cousin Jimmie Bones<br />

keyboardist for Kid Rock. Jimmie autographed<br />

the cars center council. The car took over two<br />

years to build. The frame was custom built by<br />

team Lenny's. Chip Foose 20"- 17" wheels ,<br />

riding on air ride suspension. 5.3 fuel injected<br />

Chevy drive-line. Custom stainless grille, engine<br />

covers built by Scott Longuski (Lenny's<br />

son), interior done by Superior Interior <strong>of</strong> Saginaw.<br />

Interior is wrapped in ostrich and<br />

cow leather. Floor mats have Jimmie's autograph<br />

embrodered in them. Lenny custom<br />

mixed the candy paint named it Rockstar Red.<br />

THE ONLY<br />

CUSTOM STREET<br />

ROD SPRINGS ON<br />

THE MARKET<br />

CHOOSE THE<br />

RATE, LOAD AND<br />

RIDE HEIGHT FOR<br />

YOUR RAD RIDE<br />

FROM…<br />

Ford Trio <strong>of</strong> 1933 Ford Cabriolet, 1940 Ford 2-door and 1940 pickup is making<br />

the trip to St. Ignace the three are owned by, Bob Owens, Neal & Jody<br />

Weiker and Neil McDaniel.<br />

Midwest Summer Nationals<br />

ART IN THE PARK<br />

Located Downtown St. Ignace<br />

Sponsored by: State Farm Agent David Lord<br />

& <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong><br />

THEME:<br />

THE FABULOUS FIFTIES<br />

Any Make or Model from 1950-1959<br />

Make and Take Model Car Sponsored by Revell <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />

Best In Show - Larry Lynch Memorial Award<br />

Also: Best Engine, Detail, Interior, Paint and Much More!<br />

OVER 15 ADDITIONAL CLASSES<br />

Registration: Saturday, June 23, 9 a.m. - 12 noon<br />

Awards: 3:00 p.m.<br />

Contest Info. Contact:<br />

Larry Coggins Jr.<br />

5162 Long Lake Road<br />

Cheboygan, MI 49721<br />

Email: coggins123@att.net<br />

(231) 625-8178<br />

Steve Whittaker, owner <strong>of</strong> Lake<br />

Area Collision in Walloon Lake,<br />

did the “perfect” restoration on<br />

this 1964 Pontiac GTO convertible<br />

with “3 dueces and a 4<br />

speed with a 389”. Features<br />

very rare Hurst “Gladiator”<br />

Wheels and the Royal Bob Cat<br />

Kit by Milt Schornack.<br />

Entry Fees:<br />

Rug Rats (under 12) $3/car<br />

Juniors (13-16) $3/car<br />

Seniors (17-21) $3/car<br />

Adults (over 21) $3/car<br />

Sponsors: Revell, AMT/ERTL , Lindberg, Testors, and a Cast <strong>of</strong> Thousands


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“CRUISIN ST. IGNACE 2012”<br />

Thursday, June 28, 2012<br />

Lineup at 4:00 p.m.<br />

Begins at 7:00 pm at Kewadin Shores Casino on Mackinac Trail, north <strong>of</strong> St. Ignace<br />

• All Cruisers must be registered in Car Show<br />

• Deadline for registration will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28<br />

• Registration takes place at the St. Ignace Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />

Commerce on North State Street, across from Star Line<br />

• Fee <strong>of</strong> $20 US (after June 15) covers cruise and show<br />

• Fee <strong>of</strong> $15 US (prior to June 15) covers cruise and show<br />

• Trophies, Prize Drawings, etc. will take place<br />

after the Cruise at the staging area (must be present to win)<br />

• Stay in right hand lane ~ No Stopping<br />

• No Passing ~ No Burnouts<br />

• Route approximately 17 miles<br />

• Cruise starts and terminates at the Casino’s upper parking lot.<br />

Fri.-Sat.<br />

June 22-23<br />

Antiques<br />

On the Bay<br />

Pre-Entry $12.00;<br />

Pre-Entry Cut<strong>of</strong>f 6/11-After 6/11 $15.00<br />

*<br />

Dinner Tickets $15.00 each (limited)<br />

Thurs., Fri., Sat., June 28-29-30<br />

St. Ignace Car Show ***<br />

Pre-Entry $15.00<br />

Pre-Entry Cut<strong>of</strong>f 6/15-After 6/15 $20.00<br />

Fri., Sat., Sun.<br />

Sept. 14-15-16<br />

On The<br />

Waterfront<br />

Pre-Entry $12.00<br />

Pre-Entry Cut<strong>of</strong>f 9/7-After 9/7 $15.00<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

Music & Concessions<br />

Open 3 to 6 p.m.<br />

www.kewadin.com<br />

West U.S. 2<br />

Glenʼs<br />

Market<br />

I-75 North *7.7 Miles<br />

Downtown I-75 Business Loop *6 Miles<br />

* Map not to scale<br />

Pre-Registration Form for 2012 Events<br />

Please circle the box(es) on the left for show preference.<br />

Police<br />

Car<br />

Exit #352<br />

Police<br />

Car<br />

Mackinac Trail<br />

* 3 Miles<br />

Kewadin Casino<br />

Staging Area<br />

& Return<br />

Name ________________________________________Address ____________________________________________________<br />

City _______________________________ State __________ Zip________________ Phone _____________________________<br />

Fax ________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________<br />

Make / Vehicle __________________________________ Model ______________________________________________________<br />

Year _________________ Engine ______________________<br />

Series ______________________________________________<br />

*Additional entries, same owner, same show, $10.00 each.<br />

Please provide necessary information and attach to this form.<br />

Make checks payable to: <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />

Mail to: Ed Reavie, 268 Hillcrest Blvd., St. Ignace, MI 49781.<br />

** No refunds after cut<strong>of</strong>f dates. *** Fee includes cruise night credentials.<br />

LIABILITY CLAUSE I accept and assume full liability for any injury or loss to me or my property, agents, or employees at any time, and from any cause on the premises <strong>of</strong> the<br />

show. I expressly release the management from any liability for such loss or injury and agree to provide and pay for my own insurance.<br />

X_________________________________________<br />

Swap Meet Registration Form<br />

Please circle the box(es) below for show preference.<br />

Car Show St. Ignace, June 28-29-30 On The Waterfront St. Ignace, Sept. 14-15-16<br />

For info, call Ed or Donna Ryan,<br />

$50.00 each<br />

(906) 643-9402.<br />

Little Bear East Arena<br />

Company _______________________________________________________________ Phone (______)______________________<br />

Name _________________________________________________________________ Fax (______)________________________<br />

Address __________________________________________City _____________________________ State________Zip __________<br />

Email ______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />

Merchandise for Sale ______________________________________________________________________________<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Spaces _________________________@____________________________TOTAL U.S. Funds _________<br />

LIABILITY CLAUSE I accept and assume full liability for any injury or loss to me or my property, agents, or employees at any time, and from any cause on the premises <strong>of</strong> the<br />

show. I expressly release the management from any liability for such loss or injury and agree to provide and pay for my own insurance.<br />

X____________________________________________________________<br />

Make checks payable to: <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />

Mail to: Ed and Donna Ryan, P.O. Box 306, St. Ignace, MI 49781. Phone (906) 643-9402 or Fax (906) 643-9231.<br />

Reg. Fee $ ________________<br />

*<br />

Antiques On the Bay Dinner<br />

Tickets $___________ @ $15.00<br />

TOTAL U.S. FUNDS<br />

$______________________<br />

DONʼT FORGET TO<br />

CAST YOUR BALLOT.<br />

ALL SPECTATORS<br />

CAN VOTE!<br />

Plaques will be awarded to the<br />

vehicles receiving the <strong>Top</strong> 40 votes.<br />

In addition to the <strong>Top</strong> 40 Peopleʼs<br />

Choice winners,<br />

several judged vehicles in a variety <strong>of</strong><br />

categories will receive awards.<br />

WINNERS WILL BE REVIEWED<br />

BY OUR STAFF.


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Welcome St. Ignace Car Show!<br />

Take delivery by 7-02-2012.<br />

See Dealer for Details!<br />

<br />

From 4 - 10 p.m. at Kewadin Casinos<br />

Ladies will receive $5 in Kewadin credits<br />

and be eligible for random cash draws!<br />

Domestic Draft Beer Specials<br />

12 oz Beer $.75 and $3.50 Pitchers<br />

4 p.m. - 10 p.m. for everyone!<br />

Visit our all new full service body shop…Newberry Collision<br />

NEWBERRY MOTORS<br />

(800) 236-0861 www.newberrymotors.com<br />

Chevrolet Buick GMC Dodge Chrysler Jeep<br />

1227 South Newberry Avenue, Newberry, MI 49868 (800) 236-0861 www.newberrymotors.com<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

2012 CHEVROLET<br />

CAMARO<br />

SS Coupe<br />

1.9 % APR<br />

60 months<br />

or<br />

3.9 %<br />

APR<br />

72 months<br />

for qualified buyers<br />

7 South State Street<br />

Saint Ignace<br />

(906) 643-7721<br />

The St. Ignace News<br />

Complete Auto Show Coverage<br />

Serving Mackinac County Since 1878<br />

359 Reagon Street • PO Box 277 • (906) 643-9150<br />

1131 North State Street St. Ignace, MI 49781<br />

906-643-8411<br />

1-800-322-8411<br />

Areaʼs largest indoor pool<br />

and game room area<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong><br />

<strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. ®<br />

presents<br />

21st<br />

ANNUAL<br />

“ON THE<br />

WATERFRONT”<br />

SWAP MEET<br />

AND CAR SHOW<br />

September<br />

14, 15, & 16<br />

2012<br />

at Little Bear East Arena,<br />

St. Ignace<br />

– SPECTATORS –<br />

FREE<br />

ADMISSION!<br />

BRING THE FAMILY!<br />

VENDOR DIRECTORS<br />

ED AND DONNA RYAN<br />

P.O. Box 306, ST. IGNACE, MI 49781<br />

PHONE: 1-906-643-9402<br />

EMAIL: donna.ryan09@yahoo.com<br />

Mackinac Properties<br />

Real Estate &<br />

Vacation Rentals<br />

www.mackinacproperties.com<br />

906-643-9242<br />

226 N. State Street<br />

downtown St. Ignace


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By Mary Petrides<br />

Wally and Elly Tupper’s three children<br />

used to argue for the chance to<br />

carry groceries to the car. It was a 1965<br />

Mustang convertible, which turned<br />

heads and drew eyes.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tupper are in their 70s<br />

and their children are now in their 40s.<br />

They bought the Mustang in 1986,<br />

when their middle son was a junior in<br />

high school, and have since acquired<br />

eight more classic cars – all red, all<br />

Fords. They plan to bring the 1965<br />

Mustang to the Antiques on the Bay<br />

Car Show.<br />

Antiques on the Bay will be Friday,<br />

June 22, and Saturday, June 23, at the<br />

St. Ignace Public Marina. The St.<br />

Ignace Car Show will be June 28<br />

through June 30 downtown. Both<br />

shows are free <strong>of</strong> charge.<br />

“The fun thing is it makes me feel<br />

young when we’re in it,” she said <strong>of</strong> the<br />

car. “Get in today’s convertible, you<br />

just feel like you’re in a new car. Get in<br />

a ’65 Mustang, you feel like you’re a<br />

kid again in 1978.”<br />

Red Fords have been a part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Tupper family for nearly their entire 55<br />

years <strong>of</strong> marriage, she said. The first<br />

new car they bought together was a<br />

1959 convertible. They checked at a<br />

few dealerships and found the best deal<br />

at Ford, so they continued buying<br />

Fords. Mr. Tupper said she could pick<br />

the color if she’d let him choose the<br />

motor and other inner workings <strong>of</strong> the<br />

car. Mrs. Tupper’s favorite color is red.<br />

“So we’ve had 55 years <strong>of</strong> red<br />

Fords,” she said.<br />

Owning classic cars and caring for<br />

them requires dedication, she said.<br />

“First <strong>of</strong> all, you have to be able to<br />

afford it,” she said. “Then, you have to<br />

be willing to do the work.”<br />

<strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. Preview June 2012<br />

Classic Cars Require Work, Dedication and Foster Friendships<br />

Unlimited Ferry Service between<br />

• Mackinaw City •<br />

Mackinac <strong>Is</strong>land • St. Ignace<br />

Valid aboard any scheduled<br />

Star Line departure.<br />

The two work together to keep the<br />

car clean and waxed every time they<br />

drive it. He does the basic cleaning on<br />

the engine; she uses a cotton swab for<br />

more detailed cleaning.<br />

“He always tells people it’s a labor <strong>of</strong><br />

love. You have to really want to do it,<br />

because it is a lot <strong>of</strong> work,” she said.<br />

It’s important to keep the car clean<br />

because people will be turning their<br />

heads to see it, she said. Owning a classic<br />

car is asking for people to look, so<br />

it should be clean. It’s also important in<br />

car shows, she said.<br />

“I don’t vote for a car that’s dirty,”<br />

she said. “You can maybe not have the<br />

most expensive or not have the highest<br />

quality car there, but you can have it<br />

clean.”<br />

Repairs take time, too, she said.<br />

“Just like any car, things will go<br />

wrong. If you have a problem, if the<br />

door doesn’t latch, you have to take it<br />

to get repaired. Sometimes you have to<br />

seek out somebody that does classic<br />

cars. We’ve had motors overhauled because<br />

we’ve driven lots <strong>of</strong> miles on it,”<br />

she said.<br />

They have had good luck finding<br />

classic car mechanics in Hillsdale,<br />

where they lived for 15 years, and in<br />

Traverse City, where they live now.<br />

Mrs. Tupper said the best part <strong>of</strong> having<br />

classic cars is the social aspect.<br />

“Some people say it’s like boating,<br />

where you get to know everyone in the<br />

marina,” she said.<br />

When they lived in Hillsdale, which<br />

is near the Ohio border, they formed<br />

friendships with classic car owners in<br />

southern Michigan and northern Ohio<br />

and Indiana. They meet people at car<br />

shows across the United States. It was<br />

the same when they moved to Traverse<br />

City.<br />

AUTO SHOW<br />

FERRY PASS<br />

June 28 - July 1, 2012<br />

$37.00 ADULT $21.00 CHILD<br />

CALL 800-638-9892 FOR DETAILS or VISIT www.mackinacferry.com<br />

Wally and Elly Tupper will bring their 1965 Ford Mustang convertible, pictured<br />

here, to the Antiques on the Bay Car Show in St. Ignace. (Tupper family photograph)<br />

“Now we have a whole circle <strong>of</strong><br />

friends in northern Michigan,” Mrs.<br />

Tupper said.<br />

Antiques on the Bay features classic<br />

convertibles this year. All makes and<br />

models <strong>of</strong> antique cars are welcome.<br />

Fireworks Every Saturday in St. Ignace<br />

July 4 & Every Saturday through September 1<br />

Antiques on the Bay Car Show<br />

June 22-23, 2012<br />

St. Ignace Car Show Weekend<br />

June 28-30, 2012<br />

St. Ignace Fish Feast<br />

July 21, 2012<br />

Bayside Music Festival<br />

August 4, 2012<br />

Heritage Week<br />

August 19-25, 2012<br />

Rendezvous at the<br />

Straits Powwow<br />

August 25-26, 2012<br />

Arts & Crafts Dockside<br />

September 1-2, 2012<br />

Great Waters Festival<br />

October 6-7, 2012<br />

UP Pond Hockey<br />

February 15-17, 2013<br />

Mondays<br />

Sunset Cruise by Star Line<br />

Tuesdays<br />

Live at the Pavillion<br />

Wine & Beer Tasting<br />

Historic Walking Tour<br />

Wednesdays<br />

Locals on the Bay<br />

Waterfront Entertainment<br />

Thursdays<br />

Bayside Live!<br />

Waterfront Entertainment<br />

Fridays<br />

Fab Friday<br />

Historic Walking Tour<br />

Vesper Cruise by Arnold Line<br />

Saturdays<br />

Bayside Farmer’s Market<br />

Music, Prizes & Fun<br />

Fireworks Over the Bay<br />

Historic Walking Tour<br />

Sundays<br />

Movies by the Bay<br />

Free Outdoor Movies by the Bay<br />

Every Sunday, July 1-September 2<br />

888-478-4462 • saintignace.org • stignace.com


Page 13<br />

By Mary Petrides<br />

The St. Ignace Fire Department will<br />

cruise along State Street in the Down<br />

Memory Lane parade Friday night, June<br />

29, in their 1929 Model A Ford and clown<br />

costumes. Their clown skit, essentially<br />

unchanged for 50 years, has become a<br />

crowd favorite.<br />

In fact, the crowds won’t let them stop<br />

performing the skit, said Robert St. Louis,<br />

an experienced fire department clown.<br />

“When we don’t do it, the crowd starts<br />

yelling at us to do it. We’ve said, ‘Man,<br />

people are going to get bored <strong>of</strong> it,’” he<br />

said, laughing. “But if we don’t do it, they<br />

get mad at us.”<br />

The skit, played out in the middle <strong>of</strong><br />

the street many times during the parade,<br />

involves one clown getting hurt, then a<br />

doctor trying to revive him. When the<br />

doctor is unsuccessful, a couple more<br />

clowns place the injured clown on a<br />

stretcher – but it’s a breakaway stretcher,<br />

so the injured clown is left behind. Five<br />

or six clowns are involved in the per-<br />

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formance.<br />

The skit takes about a minute, so the<br />

firemen try to target particularly crowded<br />

areas along the parade route for their five<br />

or six performances. City Hall is one<br />

good place to watch, Mr. St. Louis said.<br />

The Model A Ford is<br />

“really the star <strong>of</strong> the<br />

whole clown act. Without<br />

the car, we’re nothing.<br />

We’re just a bunch<br />

<strong>of</strong> guys dressed up with<br />

makeup.”<br />

Robert St. Louis,<br />

St. Ignace Fire Dept. Clown<br />

The Model A is a key part <strong>of</strong> the skit,<br />

he said.<br />

“That’s really the star <strong>of</strong> the whole<br />

clown act,” he said. “Without the car,<br />

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Mr. St. Louis said he enjoys<br />

entertaining the<br />

crowds, especially the children.<br />

If he gets a running<br />

start, he can slide in his big<br />

red clown shoes across the<br />

blacktop and shake hands<br />

with spectators. He remembers<br />

a heavy rain a<br />

few years ago when many<br />

<strong>of</strong> the floats and bands had<br />

to leave the parade.<br />

“The show’s got to go on<br />

with the clowns,” he said,<br />

even when their makeup is<br />

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running down their faces. “People appreciate<br />

that more if you stick it out.”<br />

At a different parade in Mackinaw City<br />

a few years ago, the clowns’ car caught<br />

fire. Firemen generally know how to handle<br />

a fire, he said, but “not when you’re in<br />

a clown car.”<br />

“People thought it was part <strong>of</strong> the act.<br />

We’re running around the clown car like<br />

idiots trying to find water or something.<br />

People were just clapping. They loved it,”<br />

he said.<br />

Finally, another parade participant used<br />

his hat to put out the fire.<br />

The St. Ignace Down Memory Lane<br />

parade, he said, is a long parade and<br />

packed full <strong>of</strong> people.<br />

“We’re pretty beat by the end <strong>of</strong> it,” he<br />

said. “Some parades, you just get pockets<br />

<strong>of</strong> people. With Down Memory Lane parade,<br />

it’s pretty solid people from start to<br />

finish. That’s a lot <strong>of</strong> fun.<br />

This year’s St. Ignace Car Show Down Memory Lane parade will be Friday, June<br />

29, beginning at 7 p.m. and traveling through town on State Street. The parade will<br />

begin near Stockbridge and continue on State Street until it reaches Church Street.<br />

The parade begins with front-line cruisers, said parade organizer Merv Wyse. They<br />

may be high-powered cars that overheat easily and don’t handle the stop-and-start <strong>of</strong><br />

parades very well. After these are a handful <strong>of</strong> feature cars selected by car show organizer<br />

Ed Reavie. The rest <strong>of</strong> the cars, floats, and entertainment acts will follow, including<br />

the Petoskey Steel Drum Band and floats by Griffin Beverage, First National<br />

Bank <strong>of</strong> St. Ignace, and Glen Memorial Baptist Church, among others.<br />

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By Aebra Coe<br />

The last weekend <strong>of</strong> June, downtown St.<br />

Ignace will fill up with shiny cars from a<br />

variety <strong>of</strong> eras for the 36 th annual St. Ignace<br />

Car Show.<br />

The three-day event will feature a Kewadin<br />

Casino Cruise Night Thursday<br />

evening, June 28, the Down Memory Lane<br />

parade Friday evening, June 29, and display<br />

<strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> custom, vintage, and<br />

modified vehicles on State Street Saturday,<br />

June 30.<br />

The car show draws automotive enthusiasts,<br />

designers, collectors, and customizers<br />

to St. Ignace.<br />

Organizer Ed Reavie <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nostalgia</strong> <strong>Productions</strong><br />

commented that the show is family<br />

friendly, and <strong>of</strong>fers a full weekend <strong>of</strong><br />

activities.<br />

The weekend kicks <strong>of</strong>f on Thursday<br />

with the Kewadin Casino Cruise Night.<br />

Participants will begin to line up at 4 p.m.<br />

at the casino in St. Ignace and take a route<br />

through downtown on State Street and up<br />

to I-75 North, at 7 p.m. The cruise loops<br />

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back to the convention center at the casino,<br />

where there will be a disc jockey, concessions,<br />

prize drawings, and music.<br />

“It should be a fun night,” said Mr.<br />

Reavie, mentioning that there were 199<br />

participants last year.<br />

On Friday, there will be a Down Memory<br />

Lane Parade <strong>of</strong> marching bands,<br />

clowns, floats, and, <strong>of</strong> course, cars. It will<br />

travel through town on State Street from<br />

the Mackinac County Road Commission<br />

building just north <strong>of</strong> town to Glen’s grocery<br />

store south <strong>of</strong> downtown beginning at<br />

7 p.m. and ending at about 8:30 p.m.<br />

The main event is the car show on Saturday.<br />

Organizers will block <strong>of</strong>f traffic to<br />

downtown St. Ignace along North State<br />

Street from Church Street to Marquette<br />

Street from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The road<br />

will be filled with classic and modern cars,<br />

food vendors, and crowds <strong>of</strong> car enthusiasts<br />

on foot.<br />

Some examples <strong>of</strong> vehicles that will be<br />

at the show are a few Lenny Longuski, <strong>of</strong><br />

Ubly, plans to bring. They are a 1932 Ford<br />

Coupe he rebuilt in 1995<br />

with a Corvette engine, a<br />

custom-painted Harley<br />

Davidson Road Glide motorcycle,<br />

a 1979 Corvette<br />

c3, an H3 Hummer with<br />

custom paint and modifications,<br />

and a custom built<br />

1937 Ford Roadster.<br />

The Roadster is a hardtop<br />

convertible Mr. Longuski<br />

and his team at Lenny’s<br />

Auto made as a tribute to<br />

his cousin Jimmie Bones,<br />

keyboardist for Kid Rock.<br />

The car, which he calls the<br />

“Rockster,” took more than<br />

two years to build. The interior<br />

is wrapped in ostrich<br />

and cow leather and the<br />

floor mats have Mr. Bones’<br />

autograph embroidered in<br />

them.<br />

Chevrolet is sponsoring<br />

the car show and will have a large exhibit.<br />

“You could spend half a day walking<br />

around looking at that stuff,” said Mr.<br />

Reavie. There will be cars built by Chevrolet<br />

throughout the decades, from the 1940s<br />

to new cars, and some test models that are<br />

not yet sold.<br />

There will also be two Michigan Pontiac<br />

car clubs at the show for the first time this<br />

year, displaying about 50 vehicles in the<br />

city marina<br />

parking lot.<br />

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Souvenir Barn - 1/4 mile west <strong>of</strong> Bridge<br />

There is<br />

enough to see<br />

that it usually<br />

takes at least a few hours to walk through,<br />

he said.<br />

“It’s a huge weekend for everyone in St.<br />

Ignace,” Mr. Reavie said. “After a long<br />

winter it brings visitors to town, to the<br />

businesses.”<br />

“<strong>Top</strong> <strong>Hat</strong>” <strong>John</strong> Jendza III, a specialty<br />

automotive historian, will be this year’s<br />

guest <strong>of</strong> honor. He is director <strong>of</strong> the Henry<br />

M. Leland Chapter <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Automotive<br />

Historians, and has hosted and produced<br />

more than 200 automotive cable<br />

television shows.<br />

Admission to the show and all show activities<br />

is free <strong>of</strong> charge.<br />

Enjoy The<br />

Weekend<br />

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Remembering Fast Car Legend Carroll Shelby<br />

Carroll Shelby, pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

driver, designer, engineer, author,<br />

and businessman, was <strong>Guest</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Honor</strong> at the 9th Annual Straits<br />

Area Antique Auto Show and<br />

Collector Car Festival in 1984,<br />

and attracted a strong contingent<br />

<strong>of</strong> high-performance Shelby Cobras<br />

and Shelby Mustang collectors.<br />

He died May 10, 2012, at the<br />

age <strong>of</strong> 89.<br />

Born January 11, 1923 in East<br />

Texas, Shelby graduated from<br />

drag racing to road racing around<br />

the country and into Europe, and<br />

until a heart condition forced him<br />

to retire in 1962, he dominated<br />

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males <strong>of</strong> varying ages.<br />

“Let me out, I’ll go get a couple<br />

<strong>of</strong> Buds,” he suggested as<br />

we passed the State Bar, now<br />

the Village Inn, near the end <strong>of</strong><br />

the parade route.<br />

Up on West US-2, he declined<br />

to enter the melee at the Big<br />

Boy, where Cruise Night already<br />

was underway, and opted,<br />

instead, to grab something to eat<br />

at the Zodiac restaurant across<br />

the street.<br />

Let’s get a burger,” he said,<br />

and we went in and found the<br />

last small table available. The<br />

frightened waitress apologized<br />

and told us the restaurant no<br />

longer serving sandwiches and<br />

that she was afraid to ask the<br />

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our burgers, and a story to tell<br />

her friends. Carroll Shelby<br />

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