“Waukasansan”, photo by yooper1949.

The Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts aka the Hessel Boat Show takes place next Saturday (August 8) in Hessel:

Live music plays in Hessel harbor while visitors admire the 150 dinghies, rowboats, canoes, sailboats, runabouts, cruisers and other vintage wooden vessels. Browse the many food and nautical vendors stationed alongside the show, staged at one of Michigan’s most picturesque settings. The Hessel Marina affords a view of the harbor and a handful of islands. Spectators can also board a tour boat that cruises among the 36 Les Cheneaux Islands on Lake Huron, with 2 trips leaving from Hessel pier throughout the day. The Festival of Arts is also on the waterfront, next to the boat show, and 70 exhibitors sell their juried arts and crafts there.

You can see this photo bigger in Carl’s Boats slideshow (view the set)