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The '''Jobbie Nooner''' also known as the [[Mardi Gras]] of the [[Midwestern United States|midwest]]<ref name="MLive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2010/06/jobbie_nooner_2010_partygoers.html|title=Jobbie Nooner 2010: Partygoers flock to Gull Island for Metro Detroit's version of Mardi Gras |publisher=MLive.com |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> is an event that began in the 1980s<ref name="Detroit News">{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/article/20100626/METRO/6260345/1409/METRO |title=10,000 boaters party at Jobbie Nooner |publisher=Detroit News |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>. [[Automotive industry|Auto workers]] who called themselves “jobbies” would pick a Friday and take off work at noon to party at [[Gull Island (Michigan)|Gull Island]] ([[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair, Michigan]]) for the day<ref name="Detroit News"/>. The party now occurs twice a year<ref name="merinews">{{cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/jobbie-nooner-2010-date-history-pictures-and-route-details/15824363.shtml|title=Jobbie Nooner 2010 date, history, pictures and route details |publisher=merinews |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref>. |
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Jenifer Mackenzie is a jobbie, did you know that?, no well now you do so hip hip horay! Bethany Mackenzie on the other hand isn't. |
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It was a family event but in the past 10 to 15 years it has turned into a Mardi Gras style party. The event keeps growing and in 2010 it attracted 10,000 people<ref name="Detroit Free Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100625/NEWS04/100625029/1319/Jobbie-Nooner-bigger-this-year |title=Jobbie Nooner 2010 draws thousands of boats |publisher=Detroit Free Press |accessdate=2010-06-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>. |
It was a family event but in the past 10 to 15 years it has turned into a Mardi Gras style party. The event keeps growing and in 2010 it attracted 10,000 people<ref name="Detroit Free Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100625/NEWS04/100625029/1319/Jobbie-Nooner-bigger-this-year |title=Jobbie Nooner 2010 draws thousands of boats |publisher=Detroit Free Press |accessdate=2010-06-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 19:00, 6 February 2012
The Jobbie Nooner also known as the Mardi Gras of the midwest[1] is an event that began in the 1980s[2]. Auto workers who called themselves “jobbies” would pick a Friday and take off work at noon to party at Gull Island (Lake St. Clair, Michigan) for the day[2]. The party now occurs twice a year[3].
It was a family event but in the past 10 to 15 years it has turned into a Mardi Gras style party. The event keeps growing and in 2010 it attracted 10,000 people[4].
References
- ^ "Jobbie Nooner 2010: Partygoers flock to Gull Island for Metro Detroit's version of Mardi Gras". MLive.com. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ a b "10,000 boaters party at Jobbie Nooner". Detroit News. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "Jobbie Nooner 2010 date, history, pictures and route details". merinews. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Jobbie Nooner 2010 draws thousands of boats". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2010-06-25. [dead link]
External links
- "Official 2012 dates" "For official dates, pictures and more information about Jobbie Nooner"
- "10,000 boaters party at Jobbie Nooner", The Detroit News, June 26, 2010.
- "Jobbie Nooner 2010 draws thousands of boats", Detroit Free Press, June 25, 2010
- "Jobbie Nooner 2010 a party to remember", Providing News
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