Sportsmen’s Show this weekend at Onaway High School
This weekend, for the ninth year in a row, the Presque Isle County Tourism Council is hosting the Northeast Michigan Sportsmen’s Show at Onaway High School. Always the first weekend of December, this event for the whole family, under one roof, provides shoppers with the opportunity to do all their Christmas shopping for the sportsperson in the family.
The event features many vendors including wildlife art and collectables, outfitters and lodges, fishing, shooting, (including muzzleloader and archery), and hunting supplies as well as taxidermists, ORV’s, snowmobiles, custom knives, and much more. A variety of workshops will be conducted during the weekend.
Rob Trott and Susie Sherrill from the Great Lakes Outdoors television program also will be there. Trott is a veteran outdoor writer, editor and television personality. Trott and Sherrill will be promoting the event, giving coverage to an audience of five million-plus. Live entertainment by the Four Man Fishin’ Tackle Choir will be presented Saturday. The show opens Friday 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and continues Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As part of the weekend, Moran Iron Works will conduct its fifth annual Christmas fireworks show behind their building on M-68. People can sip hot chocolate with Santa Claus from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The fireworks display will be at 7 p.m. If the weather is bad, the show will be rescheduled to Sunday.