Boat race and festival less than a month away

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The 95th running of the Bells Beer Bayview Mackinac Race is just around the corner and Port Huron is ready to throw a party! During a press event yesterday at the Port Huron Yacht Club, race officials as well as local government and community leaders gathered to learn all about this year’s Blue Water Festival and Port Huron to Mackinac Race. The race officially begins Saturday, July 20th, with several days of festivities planned for the days preceding the race. Port Huron Downtown Development Authority Director also says this year will see the return of the carnival to downtown Port Huron… albeit in a different location from years past. Watson says the carnival this year will take place in the north McMorran parking lot, which she says will be a larger venue and closer to the festival than last year’s location of Kiefer Park. Occurring in the south lot both Thursday and Friday night are two ticketed country music concerts, dubbed “Boats and Boots”, put on by Q-Country 107 and tickets are available at wsaq.com.