'The Voice' finalist Brayden Lape lends star power to 2023 Devils Lake Tip-Up Festival

Dan Cherry
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Ice shanties are pictured Feb. 5, 2022, on the frozen waters of Devils Lake during the Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival. This year's festival is Feb. 3-5.
Ice shanties are pictured Feb. 5, 2022, on the frozen waters of Devils Lake during the Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival. This year's festival is Feb. 3-5.

MANITOU BEACH — Brayden Lape of Grass Lake, a recent finalist on the singing contest television show “The Voice,” is scheduled to perform at Two Lakes Tavern at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.

Lape's show is one of many attractions scheduled during this year's Devils Lake Tip-Up Festival, Feb. 3-5. This is the festival's 71st year.

As always, attendees should check the weather forecast and the Devils and Round Lakes Men's Club Facebook page for updates on whether on-ice activities will take place.

The festival starts Friday with a fishing contest hosted by the Manitou Beach Marina, running from noon to 5 p.m. that day. At 8 p.m., the traditional “red light run" will kick off at the Highland Inn, 3171 Round Lake Highway.

Participants are seen competing in the outhouse race on ice-covered Devils Lake during a previous Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival. This year's outhouse races are scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, outside the Manitou Beach Marina, either on the ice or in the marina's parking lot.
Participants are seen competing in the outhouse race on ice-covered Devils Lake during a previous Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival. This year's outhouse races are scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, outside the Manitou Beach Marina, either on the ice or in the marina's parking lot.

Saturday will be the festival's big day with the fishing contest continuing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration for the annual poker run will be at 11 a.m. at the Manitou Beach Marina on Devils Lake Highway, with participants to return by 3 p.m. The outhouse race will start at 4 p.m. outside the marina. Weather permitting, snowmobile races and the radar “run for fun” will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lape is set to perform at the Two Lakes Tavern starting at 7 p.m., at 110 Walnut St.

Joel Ihrig of Livonia drops a line into the water while ice fishing on Devils Lake Feb. 5, 2022, during the 70th annual Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival.
Joel Ihrig of Livonia drops a line into the water while ice fishing on Devils Lake Feb. 5, 2022, during the 70th annual Devils and Round Lake Men's Club Tip-Up Festival.

The festival will conclude Sunday, Feb. 5, with the last leg of the fishing contest from 9 a.m. to noon. Prizes will be awarded at noon at the marina. Following will be the men's club benefit auction at Highland Inn. Proceeds from the 3 p.m. auction benefit the club's community projects throughout the year. Item donation pledges will be collected between Jan. 30 and Feb. 3. The club's raffle ticket winners will be drawn from 4 to 5 p.m., also at the Highland Inn.

For more information on the auction, call Claudia Connors at 517-712-6160.

A large group of ice fishers, all with ties to the Adrian area, gather for a photo while enjoying a sunny Saturday afternoon out on Devils Lake. The 70th annual Devils and Round Lake Men's Club's Tip-Up Festival began Friday and continued through Sunday.
A large group of ice fishers, all with ties to the Adrian area, gather for a photo while enjoying a sunny Saturday afternoon out on Devils Lake. The 70th annual Devils and Round Lake Men's Club's Tip-Up Festival began Friday and continued through Sunday.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Preview: 2023 Devils Lake Tip-Up Festival is Feb. 3-5