27 Aug The Marquette West Rotary Completes HarborFest 2017

Our Marquette West Rotary Set Up Team!
Marquette, MI – August 26, 2017 – Well, we waited all year for HarborFest and it was not a disappointment! The performanc es have were top notch with Friday night’s headliner, Bumpus, being everything that was advertised and Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, Kashmir bringing it home this evening. The local bands kept things moving both days with a variety of music genres including music from “college favorite” Lumi.
Many members of the community came down to support their local bands and the Marquette West Rotary. Bryan from Great Lakes Wine and Spirits and the Marquette West Rotary stated, “I have attending a number of these events over the years; this is by fair the best turn out we have had yet.”
After trolling the packed streets for a parking spot Friday evening, visitors wandered through Lower Harbor to check out The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association’s antique canoes and kayaks. The craftsmanship of the boats was amazing and the WCHA was available for answer any questions. Rollin’ Smoke BBQ, Copper Crust Co., Superior Mobile Koney, DIGS Gastropub, Outlanders, Señor’s Food Truck, and Sisters Confectionary, LLC were bustling with business during the event. Guests had the chance to try a wide variety of foods from all sorts of vendors!

These guys really took control of the crowd.
Growing later in the day visitors enjoyed free bean bag toss games under the big tent hosted by Double Trouble DJs, while some practiced for the Saturday’s tournament. The crowd nearly doubled as the sun set and we welcomed Bumpus to the stage. They took control of the crowd as everyone danced to beat of each song. Playing through until close, this one-night only concert was something to remember!
Things kicked off bright and early this morning with the South Shore Fishing Association’s Marquette Bay Classic Fall Fishing Tournament. With over $12,000 in cash prizes on the “line” as well as 31 awards to be given out, fishermen took this tournament “reel” seriously. Teams joined in later in the day for the weigh sporting names like, Reel Solid and Out of Line.
The classic car show near Double Trouble’s giant inflatables was a real hit with people touring each aisle to study the cars; I may have drooled in front of the two classic mustangs for a bit myself.

Kashmir rocking the stage at HarborFest 2017
The kids seemed to be enjoying the large inflatables including a bull ride and giant slide. The Lower Harbor Park was also filled with kids screaming and enjoying some good outdoor fun.
Sponsored by the Marquette Maritime Museum, everyone had the chance to tour a real 11oft Coast Guard Cutter in the Marquette Harbor! It was a great chance to see how our Coast Guard lives and gave visitors a chance to thank the staff for their service. The U.P. Luge Club had a demo run set up for kids to try their hand at luge.
Closing out the evening, Kashmir stole the show. From the moment they walked onto the stage they have the crowds attention, and with the first cords played, they had everyone rocking out.
Despite the threat of rain today, mother nature held out for HarborFest 2017 giving us perfect weather for the last day of this music festival and community event. We are looking forward to working toward the next HarborFest in 2018!
To learn more about the Marquette West Rotary and the annual HarborFest by visiting our website or follow us on Facebook.
Thanks to all of the sponsors who made this year’s HarborFest possible. A special thanks to Tom Anderson of Window Outfitters located on Us-41 in Negaunee Township for hauling of tables, platforms, electric stands and more. Thanks to Jim from Sombrero Sound Co. for providing an awesome band line up. We appreciate the good gear and work you do. Also thanks to John Prince, of JP Electric for helping with all of the electrical needs of Marquette West Rotary’s HarborFest 2017. JP was involved in the setup and the tear down and without him the festival would not have been possible.
HarborFest – Friday, August 25th, 2017
HarborFest – Saturday, August 26th, 2017
- Our Marquette West Rotary Set Up Team!
- The stage is up!
- We had great weather all weekend long!
- The Fox Sports Marquette Car at HarborFest 2017
- Tossing the bean bags under the big tent!
- The Mexican Street Corn from Outlanders is to die for!
- Copper Crust Pizza is such a treat with their wood stove for cooking.
- Good To Go? playing on stage at HarborFest
- TrapRock band Good to Go? at HarborFest
- The 103-FXD Box truck!
- The beer tent was really busy.
- Bumpus taking the stage!
- These guys really took control of the crowd.
- Everyone having a good time during Bumpus’ performance.
- They were everything that was advertised and more!
- Friday night’s headliner, Bumpus.
- What cool stage effects.
- The band was really playing well.
- The U.P. Luge Club demos!
- 103-FXD’s Adam Carpenter was announcer for the South Shore Fishing Association’s Tournament Weigh In.
- You could purchase SSFA apparel too.
- One of the 100 year old canoes from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Assoc.
- These things still look incredible!
- Visitors could learn the history behind this historic kayaks and canoes.
- My favorite piece, this kayak is stunning.
- Couldn’t forget the ice cream!
- My new favorite food truck, Rollin’ Smoke BBQ!
- Crowds drawing for The Pit Crew.
- The Pit Crew preforming live.
- Marquette West Rotary’s Patrick Thomas welcoming the Pit Crew.
- Kids loved the Double Trouble inflatables.
- This giant slide was a real hit.
- Toss the ball into each hole to rack up points.
- The wild bull ride!
- Double Trouble had the inflatables and their Bag Toss Tournament on Saturday.
- Adam announcing at the weigh ins.
- Look at that Laker!
- That’s a nice weigh in.
- We saw some good looking fish today.
- Now that’s a big trout.
- Just hanging out with the fish.
- The first salmon of the day!
- There’s another salmon!
- She wanted to hold the fish too…
- Adam working hard
- Weighing in for the top 6 fish category.
- Showing off those gorgeous spots.
- Another salmon.
- Lumi playing live at HarborFest 2017.
- They had a good crowd dancing in front of the stage.
- Listening to the live music at HarborFest
- This crowd will only get better for Kashmir!
- The beer tent bringing in more customers.
- The Great Lakes Radio Sunny Van!
- A nice looking SS at the car show.
- I took a good long look at this Challenger.
- We had cars from every era!
- Something really caught my eye about this old truck.
- Oh yeah, that’s a lot of fish.
- The map room on the cutter.
- Where’s the captain!?
- Touring the Coast Guard Cutter.
- Heading back down to the main level.
- HarborFest welcomes headliner, Kashmir!
- Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Kashmir playing at HarborFest in Marquette, MI
- Kashmir rocking the stage at HarborFest 2017
- Sombrero Sound Company from Marquette, Michigan
- Visit Windows Outfitters on US-41 in Negaunee Township
- Thank you JP Electric for helping with set up and tear down for HarborFest!