Harsens Island News - Week Ending July 30, 2004

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LEAVING ON VACATION

Wow, great response on the photo contest ! Keep it up, we'll announce the winners by July 30th.

Please excuse the diminishing updates on harsensisland.com for the next couple of days, we are leaving on vacation and won't be back until 7/25th then we'll be back in the swing of things. Talk to you Soon !

Posted: Saturday - July 17, 2004

HARSENS ISLAND PHOTO CONTEST JULY ENTRIES !

We had great response to our photo contest - thanks to all who entered.

Below are the photos submitted along with our voting poll, please vote for your favorite photo. 1st place will receive $25.00 and 2nd place will receive $10.00 ! Winners will be announced July 30th. CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE

VOTE BELOW WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON !

"The Harsens Island Turn Around"
July, 2003
Submitted by Alice King

"The Tall Ships"
2003
Submitted by Mark Smith

"Harsens Sunset "
Cruising the Old Shipping Channel
Near the Old Club
Submitted by The Victory Family

"Swan Family "
On the Middle Channel
2004
Submitted by The Albrecht Family

Join in the fun, rules of the contest are below.

UPCOMING WEEKEND EVENTS - JULY 17 - JULY 18, 2004

Saturday - July 17, 2004
80th Annual Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race, Port Huron
11:30am - The first start - Five miles nautical miles north of the Blue Water Bridge. A new start goes every ten minutes until 2:30pm to accommodate the 269 entrants.

Sunday - July 18, 2004
9:00AM - 3:00PM - Archery Shoot
Pine River Sportsmens Club
810-329-6370
$7.00 Adults - $3.00 Children
All kids participating will receive a trophy.

12:00PM - H.I.M. (Harsens Island Militia) vs. Local Law Enforcement

HARSENSISLAND.COM PHOTO CONTEST

Harsensisland.com is sponsoring a monthly photo contest which began July 1st. Submit your Harsens Island photo (information provided below) by August 15th for the August Contest and September 15th for the September contest, photos will be displayed and voted upon by our readers, there will be a First Place winner, Second Place winner and an honorable mention. Winners will be announced by the 30th of each month and will receive prizes of $25.00 for 1st place and $10.00 for 2nd place as well as being displayed on the harsensisland.com website throughout the summer.

The Harsensisland.com website averages hundreds of visits per day, if you are an amateur photographer, this is the place to have your photos viewed, if you're just submitting your photo for the heck of it, it's a great place to send your family and friends to view your pics.

Harsens Island is the place to capture beautiful photos, sunsets, nature, kids, pets, families, local events, etc. PLEASE keep your photos to a G rating, any photos submitted which are not appropriate in nature will obviously be disqualified.

Here are the rules:
You must be the owner of the photo or have expressed permission to submit the photo into the contest.

Photos may be color or black and white.

Photos can be submitted either by postal mail or email.

Postal Mail: Photos will be scanned and uploaded by the harsensisland.com staff, photo quality may be diminished by this method.
Mail to: HarsensIsland.Com, P.O. Box 54, Harsens Island, MI 48028
Include: Name, Address, Phone Number, and description of photograph, i.e., location, date, subjects, events, etc.

EMAIL: Email all photos to scoop@harsensisland.com. Photos MUST be in either a jpeg or gif format no larger than 800 by 600 pixels. Please include reply email address, name and phone number, as well as a description of the photograph, i.e., location, date, subjects, events, etc. Photos submitted in a format other than jpeg or gif will not be submitted.

Good Luck to all our readers ! We look forward to receiving your photos and honoring our winners. If you have any questions, please email us or call.

Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2004