As boaters prepare their crafts for the Bayview Mackinac Race, the Blue Water Fest takes over downtown Port Huron through Saturday, July 16, with three days of music. More than three dozen acts will play on the event's three stages, ranging from the Guess Who and Beatlemania Live to Michiganders such as Wilson, Flint Eastwood, Eliza Neals & the Narcotics, Julianne Ankley, Kaleido, Port Huron's own Chad Nicefield.