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Bliss-ful return to Blissfest

Early Access to Camp for Volunteers, makes set-up easy peasy

Back in the late 1900's I attended my first Blissfest. I was coming down from MTU where i was near completing my BS in Mechanical Engineering. My friends convinced me to stop in Bliss, MI for a multi-day music festival. And since it was end of term, i have most of my worldly possessions with me, so camping was pretty easy. 
Chilling in the free standing hammock from Republic of Durable goods and a beer from Ascension

Fast forward 28 years and I returned to Blissfest for the first time in 2022. I learned that Volunteering gets you in for nearly free. And since my neurospicy brain likes music festivals, but FREE Music festivals even more, i signed up to volunteer for 2 4 hour shifts to get the 3 day festival ticket for $170, with $160 coming back after i finish my shifts.
Headliners the Wood Brothers take the stage

Blissfest Stage 1
  
The line up Saturday to return to Bliss
Stretching far behind, guess i should not have left after setting camp
 





Another Beer from Ascension

Sturgeon Bay and Bliss Beach








A rock that someone from "downriver" Detroit MI area painted and left in Mackinaw, carrying it further



Sunrise without coffee is no one's idea of a good time, so make some coffee






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