TRAVEL IN MICHIGAN
MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION
Every autumn during the last two weeks of August and the first two weeks of September the Monarchs gather at Stonington Point just east of Escanaba and Gladstone. Here they wait until the winds are right for the migration flight south across Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and on to their winter grounds in the mountains of Mexico.
There is an abandoned lighthouse at Stonington Point that you can climb.
If you want to see the migration but can't
make it to the upper peninsula, consider the Sunrise Side. The
monarchs also gather at Tawas Point near the light house. Additional
information is here at the
Tawas Bay Getaway.
Here are a few Labor Day Events.
THOMPSONVILLE - Iron Fish Distillery 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
- Sep 3-6
ROCK - Boogie Fest Too - Sep 4-7 - Live Music & Camping - BYOB
11:30 am--Blessing of the ATVs, jeeps, Trucks - Costume Contest
MANTON - Harvest Festival - Sep 4-7
LEXINGTON - ThumbFest - Sep 5
LANSING - Michigan Chicken Wing Festival - Riverfront Park - Sep 5-6
TAWAS CITY - 35th Annual Labor Day Weekend Arts and Craft Show - Sep
5-6
WATERS - Thunder Over Waters - Sep 6 - Downtown Waters
WORLD TOUR - Bob the Turtle - Houghton Lake Arts & Crafts Fair - Sep
4-6