The Galley restaurant employees with their Dracula-themed scarecrow, part of the annual St. Ignace scarecrow contest, are (from left) Craig Brown, Dena Barker, and Barb Kinjorski. St. Ignace’s Bayside Fall Fest, including the Great Pumpkin Roll, has been rescheduled for this Saturday, October 24. It will be downtown from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the Great Pumpkin Roll at Goudreau Hill at 4 p.m.

Free cider and doughnuts, contests, games, and a pie-in-the-face auction will take place at the lawn and parking lot of First National Bank from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and a hay ride will be available at Little Bear East Arena. The St. Ignace Fire Department will host an open house at the fire station.

Judging results will also be announced for the Chamber of Commerce scarecrow contest Saturday. Many downtown businesses crafted entries this year. The annual fall festival was postponed from Saturday, October 3, owing to poor weather.

Some of the designers of First National Bank's 2009 entry into the annual scarecrow decorating contest are pictured with their scarecrow and money garden, including bank employees (from left) Jessica Harrigan, Lisa Litzner, Kaye Matelski, Dawn Matson, and Pattie Tafelski. The scarecrow's face looks a little bit like bank president Jim North. Mackinac Straits Hospital will host a 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, starting at Bridge View Park. The course will run along the Lake Michigan shoreline in the park and along Boulevard Drive. Admission to the race is $10 without purchasing a T-shirt, or $20 including a T-shirt. Proceeds from entry fees will go to the Mackinac Straits Health System Foundation.

Trunk or Treat will take place the same day at 6 p.m. at the Quality Inn of St. Ignace. People will decorate their cars with a Halloween theme and children will trick or treat from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children’s costume prizes will be awarded, and a $100 prize will be given to the best decorated car trunk. Games will include a candy bar walk, apple bobbing, and football throw. A Haunted Woods Walk will be offered from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
At right: Employees at The Show gifts in downtown St. Ignace pose with their scarecrow creation for this year's contest, featuring cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants and his home, a pineapple under the sea. Pictured with SpongeBob and the pineapple house are (left) Brenda St. Onge, and the display's creator, Roberta Causley.