Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE GUS MACKER 3 x 3 basketball tournament - known for encouraging participation from all ages and skill levels - takes over M-28, next to Sunday Lake in Wakefield during the past weekend when it returned to the city for the third year in a row while also celebrating the event's 50th anniversary. The drone image was taken on Saturday.
By MEGAN HUGHES
WAKEFIELD - The Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament returned last weekend for the third year in a row to Wakefield, and this year was bigger and better than ever.
"We have the biggest crowds and the most vendors that we have ever had this year," said Michael Grayson, the team lead organizer.
Gus Macker started down in Belding, Michigan, in 1971 by Bryce McNeil. Originally held in his own driveway, the tournament grew and grew, and now thousands of teams participate each year.
It is now Gus Macker's 50th anniversary, according to Grayson. "This year,...
