The HarborFest crowd lined up near the food trucks
Marquette, MI – August 28 – This year, Marquette celebrated a final hoorah to summer at the 2021 HarborFest. Featuring live music, food, and entertainment, the community celebrated together down at Mattson Lower Harbor Park. This year’s HarborFest featured two days of fun, providing activities for the whole family to enjoy.
The two-day event featured seven bands playing in the late afternoon and evening of Friday and Saturday. On Friday, such bands as Tuesday Jones, a classic rock band with the blues from Marquette, and Outlaw’d, a rowdy country band from Houghton, played for the crowd, but the greatest excitement was for the night’s featured entertainment: the high-octane musical funk frenzy from Chicago, and so stranger to the Marquette scene, Bumpus.
Mother and Daughter dancing to the music between verses
Saturday’s line-up started with Beechgrove & Blacksmith, an eclectic band specializing in a beautiful, acoustic sound and hailing from the Marquette Area. Following them, the Daydreamers played for the late afternoon, covering hits from yesterday and today. Iron Daisycame to rock the evening crowd, featuring a variety act of rock music to hype up the crowd for the final band of the event. Jovi took the stage that evening, a Bon Jovi Cover band from the Detroit area, rocking the stage with some of Bon Jovi’s greatest hits and more.
The audience danced and enjoyed each new set throughout the event’s two days of music, making HarborFest one of the community’s most loved yearly events in Marquette. Amidst the music and entertainment, local foods and beverages were available along the edges of the park, including Rolling Smoke, Smelted Pizza, The Islands, and Dia De Los Tacos. The beer tent hosted Keweenaw Brewing Company and Oredock Brewing Company’s best brews. Over at the beer tent, local brews like Keweenaw Brewing Company and the Ore Docks Brewing Company dripped from the taps, along with Labatt. Seltzers came in cans from White Claws.
The crowd for Iron Daisy could hardly stop dancing!
Live music wasn’t the only entertainment available at the event. Saturday Morning featured the Classic Car Show, putting on display dozens of classic cars kept in beautiful care. These brightly colored vehicles lined the park, with some of their tops flipped open. sharing details about the history of the car. Kids, too, got their share of fun with Double Trouble Inflatables during the late afternoon and evening, as well as kids’ activities.
HarborFest is and always has been a critical celebration in the Marquette Community, not only for the impact it has each year on the warmth of the community but also the lingering effects it has after. HarborFest is the primary fundraising event for Marquette West Rotary, which has provided over $700,000 in grants to local, non-profit organizations.
MediaBrew Communications extends its’ thank yous to the Marquette West Rotary for its support of the community and for hosting this fantastic event.
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really gets into the roleJovi performing A close up of the lead singer of JoviJovi’s lead guitarist performs a killer soloJovi, a Bon Jovi cover band, rocks the crowdJovi giving a shout out to the audienceJovi’s lead singer takes the stage with a roarJovi’s Pianist prepares for the showNight settles in on the crowd at HarborFestHarborFest reaches its peak size while waiting for the featured act to come on stageThe crowd for Iron Daisy could hardly stop dancing!Mother and Daughter dancing to the music between versesLead singer Gena invited her mom on stage to perform with the bandIron Daisy grooving Iron Daisy performs as members of the audience danceIron Daisy captures a huge crowd at HarborFestIron Daisy’s BassistIron Daisy captivated the crowd at HarborFestIron Daisy’s guitaristIron Daisy putting everything in!Iron Daisy performing at HarborFestIron Daisy performing at HarborFestLead singer, Gena, performing for Iron DaisyThe early crowd enjoying HarborFestThe crowd cheers on the DaydreamersThe audience enjoying a nice, summer day at HarborFestDrummer Bryn takes over the mic for “Bad Moon Rising”The Daydreamers lead singer performingThe Daydreamer’s pianist, GaryThe Daydreamer’s bassist, DaveThe Daydreamer’s lead singer, JackThe Daydreamer’s guitarist, NickThe Daydreamers take the stageThe Daydreamers take the stageThe HarborFest crowd lined up near the food trucksThe Sunny 101.9 van at HarborFestThe 106.1 the Sound Van at HarborFestBeer Tent at HarborFestJimmy Krack Korn at HarborFestMisery Bay at HarborFestManny Mag’s at HarborFestSmelted Pizza at HarborFestRollin’ Smoke at HarborFestSuperior Culture and Lake Shore Depot at HarborFestKids enjoying the inflatablesFamilies gathered around the inflatablesDouble Trouble InflatablesDouble Trouble InflatablesNMU’s Color Guard performing with flags waved highNMU’s Color Guard also performed with the NMU Marching BandFront row of the NMU Marching BandFront row of the NMU Marching BandThe percussion section of NMU’s Marching BandBehind NMU’s Brass SectionThe Tubas took the stage for this surprise performanceNMU’s Marching Band performs at HarborFestNMU’s Marching Band performs at HarborFestNMU’s Marching BandNMU’s Marching Band Made a surprise appearanceNMU’s Marching Band DirectorA look at the rear of this classic car, featuring some local breweries like Blackrocks and the OredockEasily the most classic car at the Classic Car showAn orange Chevelle SSFord Trucks lined up at HarborFestThe tail of a row of Ford TrucksClassic Chevrolet Camaro Z28Pontiac ChieftainClassic Ford MustangA classic ChevySuper classic Ford vehicle1970 Ford MustangPontiac Grand PrixBeautiful paint job on a Pontiac Grand Prix: white with blue and gray accentsBright blue Plymouth Barracuda1966 Ford 100 Twin I-Beam Classic Pickup TruckFront of a classic black ChevroletA Black Chevrolet CarA classic MustangUnder the hood of an old Plymouth Road RunnerUnder the hood of a classic Chevy TruckOwner poses with his beautiful blue Chevrolet TruckA Classic Ford , black with spider webbing details and checkerboard under the hoodDark blue interior of a Mercedes-BenzA classic gray Mercedes-BenzA 1955 Ford Thunderbird, from behindA 1955 Ford ThunderbirdA 1967 Mercury Cougar GTPeople gathered at the Classic Car Show for HarborFestA small yellow 1994 Nissan Figaro at the Classic Car Show for HarborFestThe interior of the white Pontiac FirebirdA white Paontiac Firebird A classic Ford truck with bright blue paint and a white hoodA Chevrolet Bel Air, bright blue with white accentsA Pontiac and a Chevy Bel Air side by side, both bright blue with white accentsA 1986 Ford Country Squire with wood panel sidesA 1986 Ford Country Squire with wood panel sidesThe owner and his son posing with their Ford TruckA classic, red white and blue Honda three-wheelerA classic red Ford MustangA black Chevrolet A classic, bright blue GMC TruckA bright red Camero IROC-ZInterior of the classic OldsmobileBlack Oldsmobile with the hood popped openRear shot of the bright blue OldsmobileBright blue OldsmobileThe interior of the Chevrolet Grand SportChevrolet Grand Sport, black with blue accentsCorvettes new and old, lined up at the Classic Car Show during HarborFestA 1963 CorvetteA modern Corvette Stingray, black with white stripesA classic Corvette Stingray painted redA classic white Impala SSThe front side of a classic Ford F100 Truck painted in bright red with the hood lifted upThe rear side of a classic Ford Truck painted in bright redA bright blue classic Chevrolet called the “Door Slammer”A wide look at the Classic Car Show at HarborFestA wide look at the Classic Car Show at HarborFest
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