Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
MEMBERS OF Roosevelt Diggs perform on Saturday afternoon at the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival in Ontonagon. The Michigan band - which combines, folk, country, bluegrass, blues, rockabilly and rock and roll into a crowd-pleasing, clap-along frenzy -brought high energy to the event after having camped on Lake Superior, in which they took a morning swim. From left are Jon Shears and brothers Logan Duddles and Levi Duddles. Not shown is Jeff Leitch on percussion. "We love you guys," called out one fan. Bonus points for the ties.
By PAMELA JANSSON
pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com
ONTONAGON - If you like hippie fashion, infectious beats and the sight of people of all ages in a wave of generational joy, then you were probably at the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, held last weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Porkies Ski Complex in Ontonagon.
This is one locale in which you may expect to find, on a single person, every color in the paint store, while also surrounded by crocheted hats, creative footwear, tassels, and little girls in princess dresses.
And then there's the entertainment for more than 10 hours each day, whi...
