Fire and Flannel Festival returns to Wyandotte with free household enjoyable

WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — If you are on the lookout for one thing enjoyable to do that weekend, you would possibly wish to get away your fall flannel and head all the way down to Wyandotte for his or her fifth annual Fire and Flannel Festival.

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Family pleasant Fire and Flannel Fest beings in Wyandotte

The riverfront in downtown Wyandotte might be remodeled this weekend right into a lumberjack paradise with free lumberjack competitors exhibits and enjoyable for all the household. You’ll see all the things from chainsaw carving, ax-throwing, log rolling, and plenty of extra lumberjack-approved occasions.

It’s a family-friendly, free occasion for all ages in downtown Wyandotte beginning Friday afternoon. Even the scarecrows are prepared and of their fall flannel.

“We encourage everyone to wear flannel. We have people bring their dogs dressed in flannel, all the retailers and restaurants have their staff dressed in flannel, so it’s a really fun event,” stated Julie Law, Fire & Flannel Festival organizer.

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There might be quite a lot of completely different stay occasions the place pageant goers can watch competitions the place lumberjacks go face to face in stay chainsaw carving and log climbing occasions, simply to call a number of.

“Everything from log rollers, axe throwing, fire axe, and dancing witches,” Law stated.

There may even be occasions like glass blowing and fireplace dancers, and there might be stay music and different interactive occasions.

Mark Galletti is from Wyandotte and is wanting ahead to this 12 months’s occasion.

“You get to see things that you don’t normally see. I love watching the lumberjacks go to town,” Galletti stated. “They have a whole bunch of vendors down here with everything from adult beverages to snacks for the kids, and it works really good because it stays late too and into the evening, which is a lot of fun.”

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Businesses in downtown Wyandotte, like Lunch Wyandotte Italian Sub Shop, are excited for Fire and Flannel.

“We are very much so looking forward to it. We are super excited, we love these big community events,” stated Amanda Gress, proprietor of Lunch Wyandotte Italian Sub Shop.

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Gress says she and her mom are prepared for his or her first Fire and Flannel Fest as new enterprise homeowners and are ready for the crowds.

“We have our flannels, and we have doubled the inventory in there, so we are just getting ready to get everyone over here,” Gress stated.

Shannon Fust and her husband Steve might be heading to Fire and Flannel Fest for his or her first time this weekend and plan to convey the entire household.

“Now that the kids are getting older, this is our chance to bring our daughters down here and enjoy it,” stated Steve Fust, Wyandotte resident.

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The Fire and Flannel Fest begins Friday at 3 p.m. and can go till 11 p.m., after which once more on Saturday from midday till 11 p.m.

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