(Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press)
The coronavirus wiped out the summer concert season, and uncertainty has loomed beyond that.
But are Michigan's Labor Day festivals and autumn events salvageable after all?
Some key players in the local events industry are increasingly optimistic it's possible, following an intensive series of talks with state officials that began in late May.
On Monday, a group of more than 100 event promoters, festival producers, sports executives and venue operators submitted a package of proposed reopening guidelines to Michigan's tourism agency. The committee, convened by Pure Michigan at Gov.