Gaylord is gearing up for what has become one of the nation's premier Christian music events, the Big Ticket Festival.  Held at the Otsego County Fairgrounds, the Big Ticket Festival features several stages with continuous musical entertainment from nationally acclaimed Christian performers.  Festival goers come from across the nation and Canada.  Rooms are becoming scarce but campgrounds are also available with a shuttle bus system.  Gaylord is a great place to visit even without such an event.  The family-friendly event runs from Thursday, June 24 - 27.  Additional info: http://www.bigticketfestival.com/ or 989-731-2808.  When you fall in love with the area, be sure to call Bill Blaker at Blaker Realty, 989-731-7355 for all of your real estate needs.  The area is surprisingly affordab... 06/10/2010

Gaylord Homes for Sale, Northern Michigan Property for Sale Search for Gaylord Homes for Sale From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County[3]. Gaylord styles itself as an "Alpine Village" and the city center features many buildings with Tyrolean traverse style motifs. Receiving abundant snowfall and experiencing mild summer temperatures, for many years the area around Gaylord has become known for its many skiing and golf resorts, one of the largest such concentrations in the Midwest. Gaylord features an annual event in July known as the Alpenfest. Participants are encouraged to dress in traditional Swiss stylings.  Gaylord is also seat of the Roman Cathol... 04/20/2010

If you're around the Gaylord area this weekend, head on out to the Gaylord Regional Airport at Van Tyle and Dickerson Road for the second annual Gaylord Air Fair. The family oriented Air Fair presents Northern Michigan with an opportunity to see both vintage and modern war planes including a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-25 Mitchell, a P-51 Mustang and U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets along with several other aircraft.Since I'm a retired Coastie, I'm especially looking forward to the Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City HH-65C helicopter rescue demonstration on Saturday.Saturdays Schedule:10:00 a.m. Red, White, and Blue Tribute Jump by Sky Dive Harbor Springs10:30 a.m. Arrival and Fly-by of P-51, F4U, and Zero11:00 a.m. Arrival and Fly-by of U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet12:00 – 2:00 p.m. General Aviation ... 06/21/2007