YOOPER MOTORCYCLE SHOW, ATV FUN RUN, SWAP MEET & TRUCK MUD RUN
LISTEN TO WIN! Keep listening to The Bear Radio (105.1 FM on our dial) to win tickets for the Yooper Motorcycle Show VIP Sunset Boat Cruise Sunday May 25, 2008 8:45pm-10:45pm. Cruise under the Mackinac Bridge and view a spectacular sunset over Lake Michigan in the Straits of Mackinac. Cash Bar available.
The show/swap meet will be held at Little Bear East Arena and Event Center, 275 Marquette Street, St. Ignace Michigan from 10am-6pm Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25. Rain or Shine. For Swap Meet space and show entries, contact the Yooper Motorcycle Headquarters at St. Ignace Visitors Bureau 1-866-327-0548 or 906-643-6950. Announcements during the Show supersede all other information.
Spectator admission is just $2 on Saturday! It's Michigan's newest motorcycle event, as seen in The Porcupine Press (www.upmag.net), with spectacular waterfront and Mackinac Bridge views! Sunday's admission at the gate is only $5 and includes the Mud Run too!
Rock out with 'Catholic Girls Gone Bad' in the Budweiser beer tent from 2-5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday! You can also listen to 'All Good Soundz' during show hours in the Little Bear Arena. The St. Ignace Jazz Band will perform on Sunday afternoon from 5-6pm during the Awards Ceremony for Bikes and Mud Trucks. Reserve your tickets now for the VIP Boat Cruise under the Mackinac Bridge Sunday night. Space is limited, so if you want to insure the opportunity to sail the Straits of Mackinac aboard the motor vessel Straits II and enjoy the sunset over Lake Michigan call now!One of our featured guests will be builder Ron Finch. Ron was the winner of the Discovery Channel Biker Build Off. Ron's bike "Double Cross" will be showcased in the St. Ignace show along with some of his other works. For more information about Ron, visit www.finchscustoms.com and find out why he's known as "The Legend."
Also, well-known author & photographer Tom Zimberoff, author of 'Art of the Chopper' and 'Art of the Chopper II', will be on hand for autographs and book signings. Zimberoff features Finch in Volume II. Check it out at www.ArtoftheChopper.com or www.zimberoff.com.
Not able to make it for the whole weekend? The Public is welcome to enjoy the sunset boat cruise on Sunday night. Tickets are on sale now - call 1-866-327-0548 or 906-643-6950 and make your reservations today!
You can also join the "Remembrance Ride" Monday morning, May 26th, as the procession will follow the water's edge thru beautiful downtown St. Ignace and culminate with a short ceremony to bless the bikes and pay tribute to our service men and women.
DATE: Monday, May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day)
TIME: 8:00 – 10:00A.M.
START: Castle Rock parking lot—Castle Rock phone 906-643-8268
FINISH: Bridge View Park parking lot— Mackinac Bridge phone 906-643-7600
ROUTE: Staging at Castle Rock parking lot at the north end of business loop I-75. Use I-75 exit 348 or State Street (Business Loop) Escorted ride will proceed from Castle Rock parking lot onto State Street, south and west through the City of St. Ignace to left hand turn from US-2 onto Boulevard Drive and south to Bridge View Park at the southwest end of Mackinac Bridge Authority property. The ride is about 6.5 miles.
Participants will register and line-up between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at Castle Rock; (Pre-registration available at the Show Saturday & Sunday); procession will begin from Castle Rock at 9:00 a.m. sharp and conclude at Bridge View Park approximately 9:30 a.m. & the Remembrance Ceremony/Blessing of the Bikes will begin about 9:40 a.m. and conclude by 10:00 a.m. Participants will depart at their own leisure.
The Truck Mud Run will take place on Sunday, May 25th, with truck registration from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Registration fee of $5.00 per person includes admission to Yooper Motorcycle Show events. On Saturday, May 24th, "Mud Run Trucks" will be on display at the outside show area of Little Bear East. For more details on the May 25th Truck Mud Run, click here!
Highlights of the Yooper Motorcycle Show, ATV Fun Run, Swap Meet & Truck Mud Run are:
- Ron Finch & his award winning motorcycles
- Tom Zimberoff's Art of The Chopper I & II
- Motorcycles & Mud Trucks on display
- Vendors and All Good Soundz plus The Bear Radio
- Live Music by Catholic Girls Gone Bad
- ATV Fun Run with cash prize
- Free Kids ATV ride Sunday
- Mud Trucks down and dirty on Sunday for trophies
- Kids 12 & under FREE
- M.A.A.A.'s Hot Dogs & Cool Drinks
- Budweiser Beer Tent with Pig Roast
Participant Registration
Show Registration Form
VENDORS
These are just a few of our 2008 Vendors!
- Bayou Billy Homemade Soda Pop, Cedar MI
- Bluegreen Resorts, Boyne City MI
- C&K Wholesale Custom LED Lighting, Brimley MI
- Opossum Paint Pit, Vanderbilt MI
- Outcast Tattoo, Mancelona MI
- Kewadin Casinos, 5 location in the U.P.
- Mackinac Coast Eyewear, St. Ignace MI
- Farmer's Insurance/Foremost Insurance, St. Ignace MI
- Ron Finch, Pontiac MI
- Tom Zimberoff, San Francisco CA
- UP Magazine, Chatham MI
- Mackinac Animal Aid Association, Moran MI
- Touch of Gray, Hartford MI
Sponsorship Opportunities
St. Ignace Special Events Committee appreciates the sponsorship for the all-new Yooper Motorcycle Show and ATV Fun Run which will premier Memorial Day weekend,
Please support our 2008 sponsors:
- Budweiser: The Great American Lager, brought to you locally by Griffin Beverage of St. Ignace
- Classic Rock The Bear Radio Station brought to you by Northern Star Broadcasting 105.1 FM on our radio dial in St. Ignace
- Kewadin Casinos, 5 locations in the U.P.
- Bluegreen Resorts, Boyne City
- Driftwood Sports Bar, Restaurant, & Motel, St. Ignace
- Marina Pub, St. Ignace
- Village Inn Restaurant & Hotel, St. Ignace
- Cedars Motel, St. Ignace
- Travelers Motel, Paradise MI
- Comfort Inn, Newberry
- Silver Sands Resort, St. Ignace
- Mackinac Straits Hospital, St. Ignace
- Crossroads Industries, Gaylord
- Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry, St. Ignace
- Quality Inn Lakefront, St. Ignace
For more information on becoming a sponsor, visit our website call
ATV FUN RUN
M.C. SORVA Fun Run
Saturday May 24, 2008
An ATV Fun Run will take place simultaneously with the Yooper Motorcycle Show.
- Registered participants can travel along any of the route options, stopping at businesses to collect stamps on their registration sheets. (Signatures will not be accepted.)
- Playing cards are drawn at the ending location. The number of cards each participant receives depends on the number of stamps received during the run.
- Participants will select their 5 best playing cards to create their playing hand. Prizes are awarded to the players with the best Poker Hands.
- Registration will be at Little Bear East Arena Saturday May 24, 2008 from 8a.m. till 11:30 a.m. Registration fee is $10 per participant.
- Registration forms must be returned and cards drawn at the ending location (Little Bear East) between 6p.m. and 8p.m. Saturday to collect prizes.
- No prizes will be awarded after 8p.m.
- For more information and to register, contact Steve DuFresne at 906-643-0366.
- Donated prizes can be mailed to or dropped off at St. Ignace Barber Shop; 720 W. US-2; St. Ignace, Michigan 49781.
Hungry Dogs
May 24 and 25, 2008
Check out the HOT DOGS, pop and water at the Mackinac Animal Aid Association's concession stand at the Yooper Motorcycle Show!
For more information about any of the above listed activities, contact:
Event & Community -St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce - 1-800-970-8717
Lodging - St. Ignace Visitors Bureau - 1-800-338-6660
The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
6 Spring Street, Ste. 100 ~ St. Ignace, MI 49781 · 800-338-6660
St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
560 N. State Street ~ St. Ignace, MI 49781 · 800-970-8717
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