Opportunity Grosse Ile

09/05/2026

🔥🪓 THE FIRE & FLANNEL FEST ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE IS HERE! 🪓🔥

Two days. TWO nights. A whole lot happening on the Downtown Wyandotte Riverfront!

Fire & Flannel Fest presented by Meijer returns September 25 & 26, and this year's entertainment lineup is PACKED. 🍂🔥

🔥 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

4:30 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
5:00 PM – Lake Eerie Hexenbrut Dancing Witch Troupe
6:00 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
6:00 PM – Lake Eerie Hexenbrut Dancing Witch Troupe
6:30 PM – Jack Pine Lumberjacks Show
7:10 PM – Thriller Dance by Lincoln Park Dance Company
8:00 PM – FireSkunk Fire Stunt Show
8:30 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
9:00 PM – Jack Pine Lumberjacks Show
9:45 PM – FireSkunk Fire Stunt Show

🔥 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

2:00 PM – Jack Pine Lumberjacks Show
3:00 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
4:00 PM – Jack Pine Lumberjacks Show
4:40 PM – Thriller Dance by Lincoln Park Dance Company
5:00 PM – Sanderson Sisters
5:30 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
6:00 PM – Monroe’s Midnight Riders Dancing Witches
6:45 PM – FireSkunk Fire Stunt Show
7:50 PM – Jack Pine Lumberjacks Show
8:30 PM – Live Chainsaw Carving by Timber Art
9:30 PM – FireSkunk Fire Stunt Show

PLUS live music, the Crafters Market, Kids Zone, midway games, food, drinks and MORE throughout the weekend!

📅 September 25–26, 2026
📍 Downtown Wyandotte Riverfront – Parking Lot 1
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND!
Some activities have additional fees.

🔥 Fire & Flannel Fest presented by Meijer

SAVE this schedule and SHARE it with your Fire & Flannel crew! 🍂🪓

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

A sincere thank you to Collie Hooper Yan and Paul LeClair for their generous donation for the Beefeater sponsorship.

The Grosse Ile Boar’s Head Festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.

Interested in donating or becoming a sponsor this year? Email Andrea Stevenson at [email protected] or visit our website for more information.

09/05/2026

As the leaves start to change, so do our hours 🍂☕️ We’ll now be closed Mondays through Memorial Day and back serving you Tuesday morning!

09/05/2026

Blue Buffalo Health Bars special for the month of September.
$2 off
Available in 5 yummy flavors -- Pumpkin & Cinnamon, Bacon, Egg & Cheese, Banana & Yogurt, Beef and Apples & Yogurt.

Holiday Weekend Scheule:
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm
Closed Sunday & Monday

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Saturday is last day to order your 2026 Marching Band "Dance" show shirts! Show your support of the Marching Band by ordering your shirts at https://grosse-ile-music-boosters.square.site/show-shirts
THANK YOU for your support!

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

A message from Jack Smiley, President, Michigan Land Conservancy.

We now have three months to raise the remaining funds needed to Save Sibley Prairie!

Just one year ago, saving Sibley Prairie seemed like a daunting challenge. Today, we believe that we have a clear path to success. But with only three months remaining, we must now focus on two critical priorities to ensure that we can purchase this remarkable 440 acres of Sibley Prairie by December.

This is our clarion call.

1. Help us reach $1 million in individual donations.

Our goal is to raise a total of $1 million from individual donors. We have already raised over $740,000, which means we have $260,000 to go.

That is a significant amount—but it is absolutely within reach.

Please consider making a donation (https://savesibleyprairie.org/) if you are able. And, just as importantly, please spread the word. Encourage your friends, family members, neighbors, and colleagues to contribute.

If we can reach $1 million in individual donations, we believe we will have the flexibility needed to cover any remaining shortfall from our other fundraising efforts.

2. Help us secure an additional $1.5 million in loans.

If the full $6 million purchase price is not raised by December, we plan to finance any remaining shortfall with one-year bridge loans.

These loans would be repaid when the anticipated $5 million grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund is received by Brownstown Township, which we expect will occur later in 2027.

We are exploring other financing options as well, but personal loans from supporters may provide the most certain path to ensuring that we can complete the purchase on time.

If you might be in a position to provide a larger loan, please contact me directly ([email protected]). Even if you are simply interested in learning more about how this would work, I would be happy to talk with you.

The Fundraising Committee of the Save Sibley Prairie Coalition will continue our intensive outreach to foundations, corporations, and major donors. And if you are in a position to make a six- or seven-figure donation, please know that your gift could be the one that puts us over the top—and could create a lasting legacy by helping preserve Sibley Prairie forever.

Thank you so much for your extraordinary support. We still have much work to do but for the first time, we can clearly see the finish line.

Please help us reach our goal. With your help, we can protect Sibley Prairie—forever.

As we’ve said all along: TOGETHER, we can Save Sibley Prairie!

With deepest gratitude,
Jack Smiley,
President, Michigan Land Conservancy.
[email protected]

Save Sibley Prairie Coalition https://savesibleyprairie.org/

GINLC is a member of the Save Sibley Prairie Coalition