Above: It was hoods up at the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show on Saturday, June 9. Even the engines of the beautiful automobiles were gleaming. Left: Part of the fun of the event was music in Harbor Park. Paul Pederson kicked off the celebration with his guitar in the morning and in the afternoon Mysterious Ways took the stage. Lower left: Even motorcycle riders couldn’t resist a stroll down Wisconsin to see the classic cars. Lower right: Car enthusiasts enjoyed cars from all eras, but the antique cars like this one were the favorites of many.
Fog hung over the City of Grand Marais on Saturday, June 9, but that did not dampen the spirits of the car enthusiasts who took part in the Annual Grand Marais Classic Car Show.
Cars of many makes and models, from antique trucks to shiny muscle cars, lined Wisconsin Street for car show attendees to admire. There were Chargers and Dusters and cars with flames and cars painted powder blue. They were on display throughout the morning and hundreds of people strolled through, admiring the gleaming automobiles. Car owners and car enthusiasts alike also enjoyed the bluesy music of Paul Pederson in the morning and the classic rock band Mysterious Ways in the afternoon.
At 2 p.m., there was an orderly line-up to parade through Grand Marais and then to Harbor Light Supper Club where awards were presented.
The winners of the 12 different divisions are listed at right, but the real winners were the people in Grand Marais for the day, who were treated to a fabulous trip down memory lane on Wisconsin Street in Grand Marais.
Chamber of Commerce Annual Car Show Winners
Class A Vehicles
through 1950
.1937 Packard
1500 Series Super 8
Wendy McKinnis
Thunder Bay
.1929 Ford Model A
Bob Salo Hovland
Class B Cars
1951-64
.1956 Cadillac
Sedan De Ville
Ozzie DiStefano
Thunder Bay
.1958 Chevrolet Impala
Jerry Loh Tofte
Class C Cars
1965-74
.1965 Chrysler
Imperial Crown
Tim Young Grand Marais
.1965 AMC Rambler
Classic 770
Larry Birch
Kaministiquia, Ontario
Class D Cars
1975-91
.1979 Chevrolet Camaro
Earl Walker Thunder Bay
.1981 Chevrolet
Camaro Z28
Willard Smith Thunder Bay
Class E Trucks
.1934 Ford Pick-up
Jerry Loh Tofte
.1956 Ford F-100
Fred Pettit
Neebing, Ontario
Class F Hot Rods/
Custom/Street Rods
.1933 Ford
5 Window Coupe
Richard & Martha Stokaluk
Thunder Bay
.1934 Chevrolet
Eleanor & Andy Cech
Fort William First Nations
Class G Convertibles
.1958 Ford Fairlane
500 Skyliner
Jerry Loh Tofte
.1967 Cutlass Olds
Butch & Rhonda Schulte
Grand Marais
Class H Sports Car
(2 seats)
.1934 MG
Phil Anderson Hovland
.1967 Chevrolet
Corvette Kustom
Bill Brown Buffalo, MN
Class I Muscle Car
1965-1974
.1969 Chevy Camaro SS
Pat Stilla
Murrillo, Ontario
.1969 Dodge Hemi Charger
Shawn Coleman
Foxboro, WI
Class J Foreign
.1968 Morris Mini
Barb Rickards Thunder Bay
.1956 Morgan Plus 4
Roger Flink Lutsen
Class K Motorcycles
.2001 Rolling Thunder
Custom Pro Street
Chad Morawitz
Grand Marais
.1975 Kawasaki Z1 900
Mike McMillan
Class L 1992 & Newer
.2002 Honda S2000
Al Evenson
.2000 Lincoln
Clyde Ryden Grand Marais
People’s Choice
.1974 Barracuda
Raynee Wolke Grand Marais
(In memory of Dan Schlienz)
Photographer’s Choice
.1937 Packard
1500 Series Super 8
Wendy McKinnis
Thunder Bay
Commissioner’s Choice
Jan Hall
.1958 Chevrolet Impala
2 Door Hard Top
Jerry Loh Tofte
Mayor’s Choice
Larry “Bear” Carlson
.1933 Ford
5 Window Coupe
Richard & Martha Stokaluk
Thunder Bay
To start the parade off in style, Esten Nelson of Grand Marais, in his Pontiac LeMans, peeled out in a cloud of yellow smoke.
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