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A number of recurring events occur in the area. A calendar is available. [26] Grayling is the starting point for the Au Sable River Canoe Marathon, which runs 120 miles (190 km) from Grayling to Oscoda. It is one of three marathon races that constitute canoe racing's Triple Crown. The race is always held the last full weekend in July during the ...
The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon, presented by Consumers Energy, (also stylized as the AuSable River Canoe Marathon) is an annual 120 mi (193 km) canoe race in Michigan from Grayling to Oscoda. Nicknamed and known simply as "The Marathon," it first ran in 1947, and is perhaps the oldest marathon canoe race in the United States, and is the ...
Grayling Charter Township is a charter township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,642 as of the 2020 census , [ 3 ] down from 5,827 at the 2010 census . [ 6 ] The city of Grayling is surrounded by Grayling Charter Township, but both are administered autonomously.
The Michigan grayling, found in the Au Sable River, first gained the attention of anglers. The Avalanche's first edition featured a fishing story on the front-page. [4] By the end of the century, the grayling species vanished due to a combination of overfishing, river degradation due to logging, and the impact of human-introduced brown trout.
Camp Grayling's five-man color guard has appeared on national television alongside Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Dr. John, Brian McKnight, Aaron Neville, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and other notable recording artists who performed the national anthem at major sporting events held in Michigan over the years.
Exercise Northern Strike is a military readiness exercise hosted annually at Michigan National Guard facilities, including the Alpena CRTC, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range, the Carmeuse Calcite Quarry in Rogers City, the former site of K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base as well as over the skies of northern Michigan and Lake Huron.
Crawford County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.Its population was 12,988 as of the 2020 census. [2] The county seat of Crawford County is Grayling, the county's only incorporated community.
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