Yes, it was a blast . . . from the music, to the flares, to the fireworks - Boyne celebrated 60 years in style this past Saturday. If you were there, you know what I'm talking about; if you weren't, make sure to mark your calendars for the 70th anniversary because these folks know how to put on a gala (as we've seen at their March Carnivals over the years).
You didn't even need to be a skier to realize you were in the middle of a party that would not soon be forgotten. The food was German, tasty and plentiful. The music kept us all dancing up a storm with different bands in different rooms; the Sun Messengers kept me very happy for quite awhile. It was a real kick to see models wearing "vintage" ski wear . . . and to think those were all clothes that we thought were totally "cool" at the time.
I loved watching the ice skaters on the pond. I'm always amazed by those who really know how to skate and make it look as if they're not even trying! I have to admit to goosebumps (and not from the cold) when the torchlight parade headed down the slopes. Hard to believe how many times I've been able to enjoy this particular event - no, not each one for the last 60 years, but a bunch of them anyway! And there were the fireworks - an explosion designed to punctuate 60 years of skiing and winter fun in a breathtaking shower of color.
I don't know the Kircher family, but I have to admit when one of the former Boyne executives presented the Kircher kids with pieces of a hemlock tree, I got all choked up. Seems the first lift at Boyne was named for the tree and then the tree was cut down in the 70's after some jerk vandalized it. No one knew that the speaker (whose name I can't remember) had saved pieces of the tree for just such an auspicious occasion.
I'm sure founder Everett Kircher would have been thrilled with the party, the turnout, and the family that continues to provide a world of winter fun in northern Michigan. Thanks, Boyne!
You didn't even need to be a skier to realize you were in the middle of a party that would not soon be forgotten. The food was German, tasty and plentiful. The music kept us all dancing up a storm with different bands in different rooms; the Sun Messengers kept me very happy for quite awhile. It was a real kick to see models wearing "vintage" ski wear . . . and to think those were all clothes that we thought were totally "cool" at the time.
I loved watching the ice skaters on the pond. I'm always amazed by those who really know how to skate and make it look as if they're not even trying! I have to admit to goosebumps (and not from the cold) when the torchlight parade headed down the slopes. Hard to believe how many times I've been able to enjoy this particular event - no, not each one for the last 60 years, but a bunch of them anyway! And there were the fireworks - an explosion designed to punctuate 60 years of skiing and winter fun in a breathtaking shower of color.
I don't know the Kircher family, but I have to admit when one of the former Boyne executives presented the Kircher kids with pieces of a hemlock tree, I got all choked up. Seems the first lift at Boyne was named for the tree and then the tree was cut down in the 70's after some jerk vandalized it. No one knew that the speaker (whose name I can't remember) had saved pieces of the tree for just such an auspicious occasion.
I'm sure founder Everett Kircher would have been thrilled with the party, the turnout, and the family that continues to provide a world of winter fun in northern Michigan. Thanks, Boyne!
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