Onekama Days celebration returns

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Onekama Days includes a parade down Main Street with bands, Onekama ball teams, and floats by businesses and nonprofit organizations, such as this one by the Onekama Lions Club during the 2019 event. Photo by Mark Videan.

Onekama Lions Club float in the 2019 Onekama Days Parade. Photo by Mark Videan.

From staff reports

The 49th annual Onekama Days, to be held Aug. 4-8, promises music, activities and food in this two-lake town along M-22 north of Manistee.

On Aug. 4, Onekama Athletic Boosters will serve a barbequed rib dinner, 5-8 p.m., in the Village Park. A silent auction and the naming of the Onekama Days king, queen, prince and princess will follow.

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The next evening, from 4-7, the Onekama Lions will serve a grilled steak dinner inside the Lions’ Den at the county fairgrounds. Afterward is Rambling Music and karaoke with Larry and Lexi Bialik.

Events for Aug. 6 begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Village Park with a 5K Race & Walk or 1K Fun Run plus the Trinity Lutheran Church’s donut wagon and the Onekama Lions pancake breakfast at the fairgrounds. Also at the Village Park is a classic car show with nearby rock painting and face painting. Events on Main Street include the Portage Lake Association arts and crafts fair and the library’s book sale. Glen Park will host nature and history walks, and North Point Park will host a butterfly release. The Onekama Lions will offer a cornhole tournament at the fairgrounds.

Saturday events continue with a 4-7 p.m. craft beer tasting in the Village Park, followed by the PLA “Pig Out for Onekama Schools” featuring locally roasted pork. A concert by Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys precedes the TNT Bump N’Run Derby at the fairgrounds. The Village Park will host a performance by the Feral Cats. The day’s events conclude with fireworks over Portage Lake.

Events on Aug. 7 include the Lions Club breakfast at the fairgrounds and a 1 p.m. parade along Main Street, from 8 Mile Road to the Village Park. The Scottville Clown Band is featured and will perform a free concert in the park following the parade. The Onekama Lions raffle and beer tent conclude Sunday’s festivities.

Monday’s 7 p.m. Concert in the Park, featuring Funtastix, caps off this year’s events.

Clues for a “Fast Cash” scavenger hunt held throughout Onekama Days may be found on the Facebook page of sponsor Absolute Auto.

As event information may change, visit the 1,-Onekama, Michigan Facebook page for updates and a detailed schedule.

 

 

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