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Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Cornhole Tournament (Sat. June 11, 2022)

May 28, 2022

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Mackinac Island in Michigan is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the USA. It features the Grand Hotel, carriage rides, Victorian houses on the West Bluff, limestone sea caves, busy Main Street, and tons of great walking and biking sites, and no motor vehicles.

Mackinac Island Tourism and Michigan Cornhole are partnering up for the Annual Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Cornhole Tournament.

Every year this is a fun day filled with music, food, plenty of adult beverages, cornhole and an all around great time!

Prize: Estimated Over $2,000 CASH PAYOUT based on numbers from previous years.

– Double elimination bracket
– Bring your own partner
– MCL, ACL and ACO rules and regulations
– Bring your own bags or use tournament provided bags. All bags must be regulation and NO CORN FILLED BAGS.
– Social and competitive divisions
– No 2 Pros can play together

YOU CAN BRING OUTSIDE DRINKS & FOOD. THERE WILL BE FOOD & DRINK AT THE ISLAND STORES FOR SALE AS WELL.

Jobbie Crew’s Recommendation of Things to Check out:

Island

Mackinac Island-rent a bicycle from Mackinac Island Bike Shop (7421 Main Street) and cruise the entire 8-mile loop around the island

Mackinac Island-Great Turtle Kayak Tours (7395 Main Street) take a kayak around the entire island!

Mackinac Island-The Pink Pony (7221 Main St) c. 1948 waterfront lounge hidden behind the Chippewa Hotel. Sit outside and drink bloody mary’s and eat whitefish tacos.

Bloody Mary @ the Pink Pony, Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island-Chuckwagon (7400 Main St) best burger on the island; cheeseburger, olive burger, rattlesnake burger, get pretzel bun

Mackinac Island-Doud’s Supermarket (7200 Main St) c. 1883; USA’s oldest supermarket

Mackinac Island-The Butterfly House (6750 McGulpin St) over 1,200 live butterflies inside a tropical sauna that you can walk through

Mackinac Island-Skull Cave (Rifle Range Rd.) old Ojibway Indian burial ground for over 4,000 years. Hippies also used to party here until it was dynamited in 1972

City (mainland)

Mackinaw City-Rusted Spoke Brewery (810 S. Huron Ave) definitely try the BBQ tater tot nachos, Michigan cherry salad, and Chin Diaper beer (6.5% American IPA)

Mackinaw City-Keyhole Bar (323 E. Central St) c. 1893 bar plastered with over 18,000 keys. They also have some of the best hot wings we’ve ever had anywhere. 20 wings for $25.

Hot wings @ the Keyhole Bar, Mackinaw City

Mackinaw City-Darrow’s Restaurant (301 Louvingney St) best whitefish and chocolate peanut butter pie

Chocolate peanut butter pie @ Darrow’s, Mackinaw City

Mackinaw City-Mackinac Bridge Museum on 2nd floor of Stillwell’s Mama Mia Pizzeria (231 E. Central Ave) Been here since 1958. The pizza is so-so but the museum is fascinating.

FUN FACT:

The Mackinac Bridge is 3,800 feet long and is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. It has the fun job of connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan. The height of the Main Towers are 552 feet above the water.

However, the bridge can sometimes be dangerous.

In 1989, Leslie Pluhar plummeted to her death when her Yugo (a subcompact hatchback car made in Serbia) blew off the bridge as she was driving in high winds. RIP.