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Celebration and giving, festival style….
Join us for the second annual Skitoberfest, a fall extravaganza and homecoming taking place in the Boyne Mountain Village and surrounding area. Skitoberfest celebrates the coming winter season with a Snowsports Summit hosted by Cary Adgate and the best of fall’s family offerings in an Oktoberfest style setting. Highlights include great food, Michigan brews, live music and guest celebrities. Everyone is invited to experience this event and a special invitation goes to our family of loyal BOYNE homeowners and passholders. It’s art, it’s drama, it’s entertainment plus food, beer, wine and fun for everyone!
Skitoberfest Events and Highlights:
THE Party
Saturday, October 2, 2pm-12am
Activities: 2-8pm
Entertainment in the Beer Tent: 8pm-Midnight
Staged in the Village and nearby open lawn, the entire area comes alive with food and entertainment!
- Live Music
- Artists Galore… talent from many walks of life including performance art
- More than 50 brews available for sampling from over a dozen of Michigan’s top breweries
- Gourmet foods and from area restaurants, each serving their specialty dishes
- More than 20 wines for tasting from Michigan’s award-winning wineries
- Family horsedrawn hayrides and bonfire sing-a-longs
- Antique cider press demonstration
- Dancing in Village Lane
- Jugglers
- Kids art projects and face painting
- Parade of decorated golf carts and featuring costumed dancers
- FREE scenic chairlift rides
- Burgers and a View at Eagle’s Nest, located at the top of the mountain
- Celebrity guests!
- Live statues
- SEE-North Live Birds of Prey 4-6pm
THE Snowsports Summit
Saturday, 10am-6pm
The very best opportunity for winter sports enthusiasts to be prepped - gear, technique, physical conditioning - for the coming winter season! The BOYNE Snowsports Summit is the best place for information about the coming season.
THE Jib Fest
Saturday- Time TBD
It’s what you’ve been waiting all summer for …..time to get your park fix until winter truly arrives a month later. We’ll supply the “snow” and the features, you bring your gear and your attitude!
Nightly lodging starts at $133 per night for a Mountain Villa and $138 in the Mountain Grand Lodge and Spa. Hotel rates are also available. For reservations, please call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963).
THE Giving
Skitoberfest: Giving Back to the Community:
Introducing the Warren Miller Freedom Foundation, a young entrepreneur program serving to educate area youth on the steps of conceiving, planning, and forming a business on their own and truly achieve young entrepreneur success. Educational sessions to be offered at Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands and FREE of charge to interested youth. Classes are once per week for 10 weeks and dependent on interest, a 10-week session could be offered as early as this winter season.
The program targets ages 12-17 and local schools and youth organizations are asked to assist in generating awareness for this youth opportunity. The program focuses on development of the entrepreneurial spirit and is taught by area professionals.
During the Skitoberfest event, the program will have a booth in the Snowsports Summit with informational flyers, Warren Miller videos and a sign-up sheet where those interested can let us know whether winter or spring is better for them and/or if they are interested in learning more. http://www.warrenmiller.org/
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