Farmfest folds: One of the last northern Michigan music festivals cancels due to COVID-19
(WorldNews Entertainment)

JOHANNESBURG — In the end, even Farmfest — one of the last northern Michigan music festivals still standing — bowed to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite high hopes earlier this summer that the small Michigan festival featuring performances by regional bands could safely manage attendees amid COVID-19, organizer Stacy Jo Schiller has now canceled the Aug. 6-9 event slated for a farm near Johannesburg, east of Gaylord. “I am devastated,” Schiller said. “Bands were canceling left and right. I have a wait list (for performance slots) a...