St. Patrick’s Day has always been one of my favorite
holidays. I know what you’re thinking; it’s because of all the pub-crawls,
shamrock shakes and green beer right? Well, not totally. For me St. Patrick’s
Day has always been that sign that spring is right around the corner. In the
past it has been warm and it has snowed, but regardless, there is typically a party
and everyone is having a great time.
This year, I got to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend by
working. Yes, working. It’s the nature of the beast if you’re in the event
industry. Most of the time you are working while others are playing. I love it.
It is rewarding to see all your hard work pay off and witness hundreds of
people laughing and joking.
I work for the National Cherry Festival which organizes the Fifth Third Bank Leapin’
Leprechaun 5K. This fun 5K is held annually on St. Paddy’s day weekend. This
year was chilly but we still had over 700 people wake up early to race around
town. They definitely dressed to impress in their Irish best.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a St. Patrick’s Day celebration
without a gold Guinness at the post-race party. We had a heated tent set up so
everyone could warm up and listen to local favorites Don Julin and Billy
Strings. It was a brisk morning, but those who came out had a good
time.
There were plenty of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around
town this past week. If you are ever curious about what to do visit the Ancient Order of the Hibernians website. They have an entire event calendar dedicated
to all the Irish festivities in Traverse City.
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