Perchville USA

East Tawas, MI · Sports

When: February 4–7, 2027
Where: East Tawas State Dock · East Tawas · MI
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Perchville USA turns East Tawas into a winter carnival each February, with a polar bear swim, an ice-fishing tournament on Tawas Bay, and a chili cook-off downtown. Running since 1950, it is one of northern Michigan's oldest winter festivals; dates below follow its usual early-February window and will firm up as the Tawas Area Chamber publishes them.

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