Mio held its 19th Annual Noreast’r Music & Art Festival recently at the Oscoda County Fairgrounds. Committee Treasurer Naomi Braun said the festival was a huge success. Braun said 38 bands graced the three stages and the Jam Tent. She said attendance was up over last year and they hoped to keep that trend going. She said the schoolhouse was popular this year. “The schoolhouse is a favorite stage for not only the performers but the people who packed into it on Sunday,” she said. “Due to rain the last few performances were held inside. The Jam Tent was so full our photographer couldn’t get in to take pictures.” Braun said there was one impromptu event this year, a children’s Drum Kiva. She said the kids had a lot of fun and the committee plans to incorporate it into the 20th anniversary event next year. The 20th anniversary of the Noreast’r is scheduled for the weekend of June 7-9, 2024.
~ Photos by Tracy Constance
