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Enjoy watching<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> antique<br />
autos,<br />
joined by floats,<br />
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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 />
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Th ree nights <strong>of</strong> fun! Cruise Night Judging,<br />
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Friday through Saturday • September 14-15, 2012<br />
Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show<br />
Friday through Sunday • September 14-16, 2012<br />
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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
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Noon to 10 p.m., every ten minutes five active gamers will be<br />
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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 />
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Signs <strong>of</strong> All Kinds Custom T-Shirts<br />
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MANLEY’S<br />
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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
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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 />
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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.
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<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 />
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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.
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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 />
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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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There is<br />
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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 />
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television shows.<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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I drove him in the Down Memory<br />
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passing up <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
from<br />
countless fe-<br />
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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her friends. Carroll Shelby<br />
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