🌱 How East Tawas’ 1990 fall festival helped shape local tourism

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• How East Tawas' 1990 fall festival helped shape local tourism

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 68, low: 62.
• Thursday: Rain at times, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Week in Northeast Michigan History: Sept. 28-Oct. 1 (upnorthvoice.com) — East Tawas residents get a nostalgic look at how the town's Fall Festival and Harvest Days helped build the area's tourism reputation back in 1990. The piece also highlights decades of everyday history, from school menus and military service to PFAS meetings and local genealogy projects across neighboring Northeast Michigan counties.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Tawas

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Auditions - The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon →
  Tawas Bay Players, 401 Newman Street, East Tawas
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3
• Farm Market – Gateway Park →
  Gateway Park, Tawas City
  8:00 am
Monday October 5
• City Council Meeting →
  Tawas City Hall, 550 W. Lake St., Tawas City
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Tawas City Planning Commission →
  Tawas City Hall, 550 W. Lake St., Tawas City
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Meeting →
  Tawas City Hall, 550 W. Lake St., Tawas City
  7:30 am
Thursday October 15
• Hale at Tawas Area →
  Tawas City MI
  7:30 pm
• Hale Eagles Volleyball at Tawas Area →
  Tawas City MI
  7:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Valley Lutheran Varsity Football @ Tawas Area →
  Tawas Area High School, 255 M-55, Tawas City
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Pinconning Spartans Volleyball at Tawas Area →
  Tawas Area High School, Tawas City
  9:00 pm
• Pinconning Spartans at Tawas Area →
  Tawas City MI
  9:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Atlanta at Tawas Area →
  255 W M-55, Tawas City
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My Michigan Health posted a job opening for CT Scan Technologist in Tawas City. Apply here.
• MidMichigan Health posted a job opening for Admitting Representative in Tawas City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Tawas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tawas City

• Iosco County woman sentenced in killing of William Jackson (wnem.com)
• Intense Hurricane Polo will eventually affect Michigan, here's when and how (mlive.com)

Oscoda

• Detroit News picks for two Michigan Supreme Court seats (bnd.com)
• Michigan high school football: Ranking top teams in each geographic region, Week 6 (detroitnews.com)

Caseville

• Laker boys, Harbor Beach girls win Crawford Kennedy invitational (michigansthumb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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