Rocketguy

Though you guys may enjoy some pics of this years show. It is such a charming area for a show right on Lake Huron with Mackinaw Island in view. I've been going every year for more than 20 years.

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This Chevie was gorgeous. The owner said the paint was 30 years old.

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I worked on this car for three years before it was released. This particular one was owned but a super nice man.

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That is Mackinaw island in the back ground.

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oldcutlass

Nice pics, great place.

Rocketguy

This show draws a very unique mix of cars. If you've never been it should be on your bucket list.

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The below vehicles were part of the display GM puts on there every year.

They probably made these wheels at the Tech Center, but they are an example of what I've suggested for years: Just morph up a stock 14" or 15" wheel to a 16" or 17". I wish someone would to this with the Olds wheels. These stock design Vet wheels are 19"

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D. Yaros

I will second that it is both a great show and a great venue! Was there is 2007, or so.

1969w3155

Great pics, thanks for posting. I would go up there, but it is the same weekend as Homecoming.

Rocketguy

I have not missed a Homecoming in 20 years either. It is the weekend after. Now you have no more excuses

1969w3155

OK, now I'm confused, don't they have a show Fathers day weekend? It's different from this one?

Rocketguy

Yes. Father's day (Homecoming) is always the third Sunday of June; The St Ignace auto show is always the last weekend in June. It could be said that both correspond with the summer solstice or as Latin would put it equal day and night.

1969w3155

There is a member here who goes to one at St. Ignace on the Sat. of Fathers day weekend, must cater to a different genre, I didn't know of the show that you attend.

twintracks

Great show, and a great place to be. The show was, and still might be, the largest antique auto show that is free admission for the spectators.
I lived in St. Ignace from 1988 to 1999, and owned the Straits View Motel on West US 2. I sold it, and moved south to Battle Creek, when my wife was pregnant with our first son.
I go back there often, and still have a sister who lives there. I'll be there next week.
St. Ignace is the third oldest settlement in the US, older than Detroit. Lots of Michigan history in the area.

KVP

The show you're to which you're referring is Antiques on the Bay and is primarily for factory stock vehicles. It's held the third weekend in June and is a much smaller show.

Rocketguy

Nice post twintracks. The area is VERY rich in history. The museum of Ojibwa culture is a must visit, as is the Indian Village shop. The latter is an incredible building with a hand laid multiple panel white birch bark ceiling, complete with stick laid Indian symbols in each panel. That building is fantastic.

Most people don't know that the entire upper peninsula had not a single traffic light until recent times. There is still only one in St. Ignace. The UP has it's own aura and charm that must be experienced in person, especially west of Munising. My favs are Copper Harbour (the fresh air quality is something you must experience), Second Sand Beach park in L'anse, and Presque Isle which possesses the largest preserve of virgin Hemlock in the world.