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Festivals in Mancelona, Michigan

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Mancelona Bass Festival

Late May (2027 dates TBA)

A northern Michigan village of 1,300 marking the opening of bass season with a parade, carnival, fishing contest, and a weekend that functions as the town's homecoming.

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Mancelona Buck Pole

Nov 15-16 (opening day of firearm deer season and the day after)

Mancelona has been hanging bucks since around 1954, making this one of the oldest buck poles in northern Michigan. The pole opens at daybreak on opening day of firearm season…

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