U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 23

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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THURSDAY, JUNE 23: ANTIQUE CARS

Profile America — Thursday, June 23rd.  The small town of St. Ignace on Michigan's Upper Peninsula will be humming today and tomorrow — for the 36th annual Car Show and Collector Vehicle festival. Normally, the town is home to nearly 2,500 people and doesn't have a single stoplight.  The show will bring some 80,000 visitors to gather around 2,500 special automobiles, entered from 25 states and Canada.  The first St. Ignace show drew 134 cars.  Interest in antique and modified automobiles is growing across the whole U.S.  Each year, close to 19 million Americans flock to such shows, ranging from small events at the local fire house to the sprawling, multi-day gathering each October in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 333

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1239

U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau