Mayfly Music Festival draws huge crowd
Dundee Area Business Association (DABA) held its second annual Mayfly Music Festival in Wolverine Park, Dundee, on Saturday, June 16.

An estimated 10,000-12,000 people attended the event, with a heavy concentration of people in the evening to enjoy the performances of festival headliner Ty Herndon, and local favorite, Hunter Brucks.

There was a steady crowd of at least 2,500 during the early hours of the event.

Admission to the festival was free and the event was made possible by the support of local sponsors and businesses.

“Things went great. We were pleased with the turnout and all the performances were well received by everyone. There were no major catastrophes, and we look forward to an even bigger and better festival next year,” said Sean McClellan, DABA president and co-coodinator of the festival.

During the festivities, there was a prize raffle drawing. First prize of $5,000 cash or a free two-year lease on a loaded Chevy S-10 pick up truck from Phillips Automotive Group, Milan or loaded Ford 150 pick up truck from Spirit Ford, Dundee, went to Ed Crawley of Dundee.

Second prize, a $1,500 golf coffee table donated by Lezlie’s Hearth and Home, Dundee, went to David Slovik of Belleville.

Third prize of a camping package from Cabela’s, Dundee, went to Tom Owens of Dundee.

Fourth prize of an airplane ride for two donated by Monroe Aviation went to Richard Thorp of Dundee.

Fifth prize of a set of golf clubs donated by The Legacy in Blissfield went to Jeff Barnes of Dundee.

Sixth prize of a night’s stay at a Country Inn and Suites jacuzzi room, Dundee, went to Helen Heiden of Monroe.

Seventh prize of a night’s stay at a jacuzzi room at AmeriHost, Dundee, went to Michael Chavez of Saline.

Eighth prize of a La-Z-Boy chair, donated by the La-Z-Boy company, went to Jim Gilbertson of Ann Arbor.

There was free live music from noon to 11 p.m., with Starlight Entertainment donated their D.J. services until 2 a.m. Many local non-profit groups participated in the festival, serving food and other refreshments. After the event, the Dundee Boy Scouts helped clean up the park by removing the litter.

About 200 volunteers helped make the event a success, by volunteering their time to perform countless tasks. These included selling raffle tickets, t-shirts, food and beverages, setting up before and cleaning up after the event, and acting as security and stage crew help.

Many residents have made comments about how nice it was for the businesses to sponsor the festival and bring an event of this caliber to the community.

The Old Mill Museum Association sponsored a craft center for children, which was so popular the group plans to expand it next year. They also plan to keep the museum open until 8 p.m. next year, because so many visitors wanted a tour after the closing time of 4 p.m.

Major sponsors for the 2001 Mayfly Music Festival were: The Village of Dundee; Carlton Lodge at Cabela’s; The Independent Newspaper; Pepsi; W4 Country Radio; Complete Plumbing & Heating; Extra Space Self-Storage; Monroe County Convention & Tourism Bureau; Roe Insurance Agency Inc.; McDonald’s of Dundee; Diamond Electric; Holnam; Dundee Internet Services; Dundee Castings; Lezlie’s Heart & Home; Monroe Bank & Trust; United Bank & Trust; Spirit Ford; Phillip’s Automotive Group; Monroe County Chamber of Commerce; Clean Tech; Sheldon Lumber Company; Swan Creek Candle Company; Salenbien Welding Service; Country Inn & Suites, and Tiffany’s Pizza, plus many others.
Ty Herndon was the headliner for the Mayfly Music Festival on Saturday, June 16. The event was presented by the Dundee Area Business Association. Contributions from sponsors and local businesses made the event possible.
About 8,000 people packed Dundee’s Wolverine Park to see Ty Herndon at the second annual Mayfly Music Festival on Saturday, June 16. Total attendace for the day was estimated at 10,000-12,000.
The Mayfly Music Festival audience enjoyed the rousing rhythm and blues and rock music of Madison Avenue last Saturday.
Buster Wylie, and the Buster Blues Band provided some energizing blues at the Mayfly Music Festival in Dundee on Saturday, June 16.
Children enjoyed playing in the inflatable McDonald’s jumper at the Mayfly Music Festival.
Dundee’s Old Mill Museum Association offered crafts for children during the Mayfly Music Festival. Here, youngsters make butterfly garden picks with glitter glue and window screen.
Angela Biniecki and Elizabeth Drummonds brought in some pretty china and glassware to be appraised at the clinic held at the Dundee Senior Center last Saturday. Ms. Drummonds also brought in a “what is it?” item, that she thought might be a candle holder.