Porcupine Mountains Music Competition returns to rock one other yr

ONTONAGON, Mich. (WLUC) – The Porcupine Mountains Music Competition is returning after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That is the sixteenth yr holding the pageant, which is positioned on the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park ski hill.

The 2-day occasion will provide quite a lot of music genres like bluegrass, nation and rock on three totally different phases. Two might be arrange exterior, whereas one other might be arrange contained in the ski hill’s chalet.

Highlighted performances embody the Scottish/Irish band JigJam on Friday evening beginning at 8:30, and the Slambovian Circus of Desires on Saturday evening.

Assistant Competition Director Jennifer Jackman says volunteers had been an enormous assist in getting the pageant again this yr.

“I’m simply so thrilled to be again right here, I’ve missed it a lot,” mentioned Jackman. “And we’ve got simply a tremendous group of organizers and volunteers that yearly come and assist and we actually couldn’t do it with none of them.”

The pageant gates open Friday at 11:30 a.m., beginning with performances from native expertise on the Busking Barn stage.

Tickets for the occasion are not obtainable on-line and should be bought on the gate.

For extra info on the pageant, click on here.

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