Benzie Information on: Honor
Trading Post Canoe Rentals offers two different tours down the scenic Platte River. The Lower Platte option offers canoeing, kayaking, and tubing. A great trip for the whole family or beginning canoers. Total trip time is about 2 1/2 hours and ends at a sandy beach on lake Michigan.
The Upper Platte River is much faster than the lower Platte River. More oriented towards the experienced canoer. Total trip time is about 3 1/2 hours and ends about 1 mile from The Trading Post on Deadstream Road.
The Trading Post is located at 8294 Deadstream Road, just off of highway US 31, in Honor, Michigan.
http://www.canoeplatteriver.com/
January 6, 2009 – 3:28 pm
Sunset at Champion Hill Nordic Trails, photo by LuckyGus
A brand new Michigan Cup Race will be held at Champion Hill Nordic Ski Trails this winter. Champion Hill and the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team will be co-hosting the “Grand Rapids Langlauf†this Sunday (January 11th).
There will be a 15km freestyle race for men and women and a 5km freestyle race for juniors. Race registration will close at 9:30 am on race day and the race will begin at 10:00 am. Registration forms and directions are available on Champion Hill’s website. Champion Hill is located 2 1/2 miles South of US 31 just west of Honor on Marshall Rd. and you can call Amy at 231-882-9200 for details.
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August 20, 2008 – 10:20 am
 The National Coho Festival, held in Honor, runs this Thursday-Sunday (Aug 21-24, 2008). The festival features a wide variety of entertainment, food & drink, kids events like a rubber duck race and games, contests and of course the parade at 2 PM on Saturday. Much more at the link below!
The National Coho Festival web site explains that Coho Salmon were introduced to the state of Michigan in April, 1966 with the first planting from the Platte River Fish Hatchery, located just east of Honor.
Three local men soon developed the idea of having a festival to promote the Coho Salmon and Benzie County. The first festival was held October 7 -15, 1967…
The second festival was held in September of 1968 and was considered a great success. By this time the National Coho Salmon Festival, Inc. was an official organization. In 1968, the first National Coho Queen, Claudia Eberly, was selected.
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 On Wednesday, July 16th from 5-8 PM, the 3rd annual Green Cuisine takes place at Food for Thought (10704 Oviatt Rd in Honor). Green Cuisine features wine from a number of the wineries of the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas along with food from some of the region’s artisan food producers. Wine, chocolate, hummus, breads, cheeses, pastries, fresh fruits and more will be available foryour culinary delight. This year Shorts Brewery will even make the trip from Bellaire!
One of the neatest things about this event is that it’s a “zero-waste” event. Organizers Tim & Kathy Young set a goal to have all the waste generated from the event to be either reusable, recyclable or compostable. It’s been such a sucess that 800 attendees last year generated less than one ounce of waste!
Another great bonus is that the amazingly talented Seth Bernard & Daisy May Erlewine will be performing. Get all the details by calling 231-326-5444 or visiting foodforthought.net.
September 28, 2007 – 1:16 pm
The annual Fall Festival offers two weeks of fun in Frankfort, Beulah, Benzonia and the surrounding area. The Benzie County Visitor’s Bureau has a page of information on the festival and you can get the poster from the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber.
 Weekend of October 6-7
Fall food takes center stage with the Fall Soup Contest on Saturday (Oct 6) in Beulah Park and the Honor Lions Club Hillbilly Breakfast from 8:30 – 12:30 on Sunday (Oct 7).
There’s also a Sidewalk Art Contest and a Fall Market in Beulah on Saturday and the Crystal Lake Elementary FallFest Fundraiser in Benzonia on Saturday with a full lineup of fun for families including a produce & products market, cider press, carnival with prizes, food, refreshments, petting zoo and fire truck rides.
Crystal Mountain offers scenic chairlift rides to view the fall colors (4-6 PM both Saturday the 6th & 13th) and a haunted forest (6-9:30 PM) on Saturday and then hosts the Betsie Valley Run on Sunday with a 10K Run and Half Marathon Walk & Run. The photo above is Big breeze at Pt Betsie by Jim Sorbie at Point Betsie Lighthouse is open to visit both weekends!
Weekend of October 13-14
At 11 AM on Saturday, October 13 2007, the Fall Festival Parade and Mutt March will take place in downtown Frankfort (costume judging for the Mutts is at 10 AM).  Other events following the parade include a Pumpkin luncheon at the Recreation Center, performances by the internationally acclaimed Scottville Clown Band and a ton of fall fun at the Open Space including:
- Giant Pumpkin weigh-in (guess the weight and win a bike!)
- Mutt Corral with awards and doggy fun
- Giant Pumpkin Carving and Auction
- A hay wagon ride through Frankfort with a storyteller
- The Pumpkin Regatta
- Activities for kids including games, pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon man, straw maze, fortune teller, pumpkin bowling and pumpkin hillbilly golf!
A really cool looking feature is the Pumpkin Chuckin’ Catapults at 2:30 PM and be sure to save room for the Frankfort City Fire Dept Fish Fry (3 – 6 PM).
Saturday night also features late night shopping at participating downtown businesses, a Mad Cap Puppet Show at Frankfort High School (6:30 PM) and at 7 PM Bayside Haunting at Old Coast Guard Station.
The photo to the right is Extreme Pumpkin by John Clement Howe (view a set of photos). You can learn more about noted pumpkin carver Ed Moody. That link goes to his web site where you’ll find some photos of his amazing work.
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