The 2012 Blue Water Fest will take place July 11-15. The Blue Water Fest returns to downtown Port Huron this year and will attract visitors to the Black River and Huron Avenue area for four days, July 11-15, 2012. The highly anticipated summer festival will build on momentum from last year, combining a magnificent display of boats with a fabulous festival of music, food and fun on the river and the traditional Rotary’s International Day Parade!! Community favorite, the McDonagh Carnival, is back but in a new and sensational location!! All your favorite carnival treats, games and rides will take over Desmond Landing! With more than 50,000 visitors expected, the Blue Water Fest will feature non-stop entertainment, activities and special events. Included will be a wide variety music talent on three stages; a juried fine art fair; an evening for the kids; an expanded carnival of exciting rides; an outstanding display of sailboats; as well as delectable culinary offerings; a lighted boat parade and the return of FIREWORKS on Sunday night!! The 2012 Blue Water Fest will include major activities through Sunday evening. After the sailboats leave the river, Farmers Market, Juried Art Show, Carnival, music stages and the Soaring Eagle Parade of Lights, Fireworks and a Grand Finale Concert will round out the weekend festivities. 2012 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race This year's race starts on July 14, 2012. In the nine decades that the Bayview Mackinac Race has been sailed, much has happened. Wars, economic depressions, and other significant events have transpired, yet the Race has gone on. In fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wired a message to Bayview during World War II when word reached the White House that the Club was considering canceling the race. That message read: "Sail your race." Even then, it was clear that this race was and is important for sailors and for the State of Michigan. Bayview did sail the Mackinac Race that year, and has done so every single year since the first Bayview Mackinac Race in 1925, making it the longest consecutively run freshwater race in the world. Bayview, founded in 1915, is widely regarded as the premier sailing club in Michigan and the Midwest. The private club is located on the Detroit River near the mouth of Lake St. Clair and has more than 1,000 members. For more information on Bayview Yacht Club, please visit: www.byc.com. For media inquiries, please contact Jon Witz at 1-248-225-1212
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