The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY- July 2026 marks the sixth annual Michigan Month in the Town of Plattsburgh. As part of this annual celebration, the popular Michigan Passport program is back for the FIVE Michigan restaurants in Plattsburgh (Gus’ Red Hots, Ronnie’s Michigan Stand, Clare & Carl’s, McSweeney’s Red Hots, and NEW this year, Michigans Plus. To pick up your passport, stop by Town Hall, City Hall, the North Country

Chamber of Commerce, or any of the participating restaurants. The first 25 passport holders to complete and return their passport to Town Hall will receive a free limited edition Michigan Month T-Shirt. The passport program opens at 8am on July 1st and runs through the end of the month. All participants who return their passport will receive a Home of the Michigan bumper sticker and will be entered to win a gift certificate from a local Michigan stand. The Town has both 2025 and 2026 T-shirts as well as Home of the Michigan pennant flags available for purchase at Town Hall Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm while supplies last.

The 2026 t-shirt design will be revealed on July 1st at 10am at Town Hall at the Michigan Month Kickoff press conference, co-hosted by the Town of Plattsburgh and MichiganFest.

The second annual MichiganFest is taking place this year on August 1st at the Clinton County Fairgrounds to round out the 2026 Home of the Michigan celebration. Proceeds from Michigan Month and MichiganFest will benefit the Battlefield Memorial Gateway project.

For more information about the kickoff, passport program, or the Battlefield Memorial Gateway please contact Senior Planner Jessica Kogut, jessicak@townofplattsburghny.gov

For more information about MichiganFest, please contact pbgmichiganfest@gmail.com