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The Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show
This year's Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show, which was held on September 10-11, 2022, was a huge success! Including attendees who visited the venue both days, we had around 1,600 people attend the show! Thanks to businesses that donated money as well as items for the prize raffle, rock and food dealers, and especially to the Grand Prize Raffle added this year, the show committee realized $14,542 in gross revenue and after paying expenses, netted $10,482 that will go towards our community benefit projects. Thanks to Bill and Angela Kuhn for spearheading the Grand Prize Raffle and to Kingsley North (Norway, MI, www,kingsleynorth.com) for donating lapidary equipment for both prize raffles! This year we also had a 25 percent increase in booths to just under 40 in total.
The Advisory Committee will be soliciting financial sponsors beginning in the spring. If your business would like to be a financial sponsor, please send an email to Karen Brzys at grandmaraisrockshow@gmail.com. The businesses that donate will be listed here on this webpage, on our Facebook page (GrandMaraisRockShow), and at signs located at both rock show entrances. We have decided to not hold a regular prize raffle next year, and will instead just have a Grand Prize Raffle with a major prize from Kingsley North as well as some significant runner-up prizes. The sponsors and donators for this year's show are listed below.
Financial Sponsors
Beach Park Motel/Superior Treasures
Grand Marais Tavern
Lake Superior Vacation Rentals
Agate Cross B&B
Alger Delta Electric
Hiawatha Telephone
Lake Superior Brewing
Bayshore Market
Bowman Gas
Dunes Motel
Fox River Motel
Peoples State Bank
Superior Orchards
Winter Haven Motel
Sherpa Shack
In-Kind Donations
Kingsley North
Burt Township
Gitche Gumee Museum
Grand Marais Pilot
Prize Raffle donators
Agatelady Rock Shop
Alger County Chamber of Commerce
Bear Trap Restaurant
The Dream Bean Machine
Driftwood Deli
Family Fare
Fox River Auto
Glass Bottom Shipwreck Tours
Grand Marais Mercantile
Grand Marais Outfitters
Hillside Party Store
The Inn at Lake and Randolph
International Wellness
Kingsley North
Lake Superior Vacation Rentals
The Lakes Store
Lapidary Leather Lady
Miners Pasties & Ice Cream
Newberry Country Club
Northland Outfitters
Oswald's Bear Ranch
Paul Peterson Photography
Pictured Rocks Boat Tours
Pictured Rocks Golf Course
Pictured Rocks Sea Kayak Tours
Pictured Rocks Trading Post
Putvin Drug Store
Redfish Artworks
Riptide Ride
Seney Party Store
Sharon Babbit Greeting Cards
Superior Hardware
Superior Pontoon Rentals
Uncle Ducky Outdoors/Paddling Michigan
Festival Facilities and Events
UPDATES
The 2023 Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show will take place the weekend after Labor Day on September 9-10, 2023.
2022 show updates
We are quite excited about this year's show, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, 2022!
--SATURDAY MORNING 9/10/22: The First Lutheran Church (across from Woodland Park Campground and west of the rock show) will again hold a PANCAKE BREAKFAST. They will be serving pancakes, eggs, OJ, sausage and more. Price = donation. The hours on Saturday, September 10th are: 8:30 am to 11:00 am.
--VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of volunteers during the show to help with working the show entry desk, silent auction, walking security, clean up during and after the show, and more. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at grandmaraisrockshow@gmail.com.
CONTINUING THIS YEAR: All excess revenue raised at the Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show is used to fund community benefit projects. The first project is to construct a handicapped-accessible walkway from the parking lot in Grand Marais to the Lake Superior shoreline at Agate Beach. To help raise more funds, this year we have added a Grand Prize raffle drawing. Only 250 tickets will be sold at $20 each. A limited number of grand prize raffle tickets will be sold online. The grand prize is a Kingsley North cabbing machine (value $1,399). Runner-up prizes include an agate window from Karen Brzys (value $200 or more) and a hand-knapped obsidian spear point or knife (value $100 or more). Raffle tickets will be available for purchase.at the main pole barn entrance and at the east gate entrance during the show, or online before the show at grandmaraisrockandmineralshow.com. Those who purchase tickets online will receive an email before the show with a photo of your ticket(s). We will fill out the tickets on your behalf that go into the raffle box with your contact information.
--PLEASE DO NOT USE THE INDOOR TOILETS At our first show in 2019, we completely overwhelmed the very fragile septic system at the community center. The bathroom facility is not designed to handle such a large crowd. There are ports-potties and hand sanitizing stations outside on the show's grounds. Please use these or walk over to the flush toilets in the campground right next to the community center complex. The indoor toilets in the community center building are reserved for show personnel and individuals with special needs. The bathroom facilities will also be available to those attending the dinner and speech.
--SHOW ENTRANCES AND EXITS Like last year, attendees will be able to pay their entrance fee and enter the show either through the main gate at the south end of the pole barn, or at the east gate that leads to the baseball field behind the community center. The entrance fee is $2.00 for attendees 13 and older; kids 12 and under are free. Tickets for the 50/50 raffles can also be purchased at both gates. Tickets for the Saturday night keynote speaker dinner will be available at the door as you enter the community center (east building in the complex next to the pole barn). Dinners are $20/person.
--FOOD TRUCKS Food trucks will be set up in the grassy area behind the community center and next to the east gate. The food trucks will be accessible to show attendees as well as to the general public since they are being situated in an area outside of the ball field fence.
--MUSIC During the afternoons on Saturday, there will be music from the stage behind the pole barn. This will be easy listening, background music to enhance the ambience. The performer this year is Mark Bowen, who is also an agate enthusiast. He spends most of his time performing on Mackinac Island.
SHOW EVENTS
Indoor booths
Outdoor booths
Food vendors
50/50 raffle
Grand Prize Raffle Drawing
Prize Raffle Drawing
Keynote Dinner and Presentation
and more!
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2022 Show Photos
Coming soon.