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Mackinaw City gears up for 32nd annual Corvette Crossroads Auto Show

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The Corvette Crossroads Auto Show is Aug. 27 and 28. (Supplied)

By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org

An American automotive classic, the Corvette is cause for celebration in Mackinaw City at the 32nd Annual Corvette Crossroads Auto Show. We invite you to join us on Saturday, August 28, 2021, just before Labor Day Weekend. G-Man Entertainment will be on site all day offering his commentary, music and enthusiasm.

Friday, Aug. 27, Corvettes of various vintages arrive, cruise and prepare for Saturday’s festivities.

Saturday, Aug. 28, hundreds of Corvettes will be on display at the Odawa Casino – Mackinaw, 1080 S. Nicolet St. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Winners are selected from several categories by “People’s Choice” – this is not intended to be an intensely competitive event, rather a fun gathering for enthusiasts. The award presentation begins at 3 p.m. The corvette parade will cross the Mackinac Bridge at 7 p.m.

The Corvette Crossroads Corvette Parade across the Mighty Mac is open to everyone with a Corvette. Participants should start arriving at the Odawa Casino parking area at 6 p.m. The fee for non-show registered ‘Vettes to participate in the parade is $10 and all participants are responsible for their return bridge fare of $4.

Participants will follow the parade route through Mackinaw City and across the Mackinac Bridge where they will be able to enjoy St. Ignace and return to Mackinaw City at their leisure. The Village of Mackinaw City Police Department and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Officers will provide traffic control along the parade route. Spectators can enjoy the show and cheer on the ‘Vettes beginning at 7 p.m. along the parade route – South Huron Ave. to Central Avenue, right on Nicolet St., to cross the Mackinac Bridge.

For more event information or to register your Corvette, visit www.mackinawchamber.com.

Mackinaw City hosts annual Corvette parade this Saturday

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31st Annual Corvette Crossroads will take place Saturday, Aug. 29. (West Michigan Tourist Association)

By Adrienne Brown-Reasner
West Michigan Tourist Association

This year the Village of Mackinaw City and Greater Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce have a special guest of honor, an Afghanistan Vet, to spotlight in the 31st Annual Corvette Crossroads ‘Vette Parade Across the Mighty Mac. His name is Travis Snyder, a Marine, and he will be completing the final leg of a 300-mile hike from Holland to Mackinaw City, an effort he coordinated to bring awareness to Veteran Suicide and Mental Health.

Although Snyder does not officially arrive at his destination in Mackinaw City until Sunday, a Chamber Ambassador volunteer will transport him from the neighboring community of Pellston to participate in the parade and drive him back afterward to complete the last 22 miles of his hike. Organizers are excited about the partnership and believe the Corvette Crossroads ‘Vette Parade is the perfect opportunity to support Mr. Snyder and help spread the word about his important cause of bringing awareness to a sensitive issue.

Parade staging begins at Odawa Casino (1080 S. Nicolet St., Mackinaw City) on Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. Spectators can enjoy the show and cheer on the ‘Vettes (and Vets)’ at 7 p.m. along the parade route- South Huron Ave. to Central Avenue, right on Nicolet to the Mackinac Bridge.