August 20, 21, & 22, 2010

If you are looking for a fun-filled weekend for the whole family,
head to the Wild Blueberry Festival on the shore of Whitefish Bay in Paradise Michigan.
On the third full weekend of August each year the town of Paradise invites you to join them
for the Arts & Crafts Fair and Wild Blueberry Celebration.

Browse the Arts & Crafts Fair with 50+ artists
and enjoy continuous family entertainment throughout the weekend.

This year begins each day with the Blueberry Brunch,
accompanied by the piano music of Palma Richardson.
Paradise's own juggler, Chet Mitchell,
will amaze us once again with his juggling ability and comic wit.

On Friday Anne & Rob Burns will entertain with Renaissance and Colonial music
and Matter & Ghost will present a variety of traditional music and dance representing American culture.

Enjoy the "Blueberry Jamboree" on Friday from 6:00 - 10:00 pm.
Take a horse-drawn wagon ride from 6:00 pm until dusk
and don't miss encore performances by Matter & Ghost at 6:30
and The Wanda Degen Trio from 8:00 - 10:00 pm.

On Saturday Guy Louis' Chautauqua Express will entertain with his high energy music,
The Wanda Degen Trio takes the stage,
and magician Gordon Russ will keep us entertained.

Saturday's "Blueberry Jamboree" from 6:00 - 10:00 pm starts with Horse-drawn vagon rides.
Chautauqua Express will encore at 6:30 pm
and The Ain't Misbehavin Ensemble returns to the festival from 8:00 - 10:00 pm.

Sunday morning brings magic by Gordon Russ,
and in the afternoon the Blue Water Ramblers will bring us an enjoyable afternoon of folk music.

The "Blueberry Jamboree" is held both Friday and Saturday evenings
under the canopy in downtown Paradise.

If you want to pick your own blueberries, grab a bucket.
In the Eastern Upper Peninsula, most of the land north of the Tahquamenon River
is covered with blueberries-along the roads, in the fields, and out in the open.

Blueberries are usually growing under the sun, or in sparse shade,
so don't look in the pine forests.
They thrive in open areas where loggers have cleared the land.

The Paradise Chamber of Commerce welcomes everyone to come join the fun!

 

Artists and Crafters: The Arts & Crafts Fair is full this year.
Please look for a 2011 application some time in October.

Paradise Michigan Chamber of Commerce Home Page

2011 dates for the Blueberry Festival will be August 19, 20, & 21, 2011 

 

  Paradise, Michigan Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 82, Paradise, MI 49768
Call the Paradise Chamber of Commerce at 906-492-3219
or e-mail: paradisecoc@jamadots.com

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Photographs of blueberries by Doug Locke
Photos of the Paradise Blueberry Festival by Al Barbour, Paradise, MI

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