We had the opportunity to host three Swedish students from the Motola Music School, in Motola, Sweden. They were here as guests of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and played six concerts over four days, including the Scandanavian MidSummer Festival in Marquette. We had a great time with our guests and hope they enjoyed their time in the Upper Peninsula.
From Left to Right: (no, not Justin Bieber)....Ludvig Larsson, Robin Johansson, and Adam Lundgren. Mik is in the background. Not all of the pictures look this sepia, but Jeni dropped the camera on Saturday, so some of them turned out like this. Ooops.

Does it get any better than this? Robin chilling on the hammock, probably needing a break after hearing Rebecca Black's "Friday". Thanks for getting that song stuck in my head. lol.

The life of a rockstar: play amazing shows, eat some awesome food, then kick back and enjoy a summer evening.

Robin on the saxaphone. The jazz band played Big Band music, all from the United States. It got the audience toe-tapping and was a fun end to the music day at the Scandanavian Midsummer Festival at Presque Isle Park.

Ludvig playing it up on percussion. The jazz band looked like they were having a blast on stage.
Their sound was amazing, something they have put a lot of work into back in Sweden.

Adam played the Carcon?spelling?, a wooden box with two snares on the top and another drum in the middle. It was awesome! He made it look easy.

The entire Motala Music School Group. There were 40 students in all, four instructors and a lot of Converse shoes. Apparently they're all the rage in Sweden.

Saturday's concerts all took place at the Presque Ilse Pavailion. The weather was beautiful to spectate, but hot to perform.

Imported from Europe....Swedish Rockstars! Notice the awesome converses with the suits!

Adam (left) in traditional Swedish apparel. The folk group, Museli, all dressed in costume. The other groups wore black.

The Symphony Orchestra during the Festival.

From Left to Right: Linda, Robin Johannson, Ludvig Larsson, Adam Lundgren and Anna.

On Friday Adam, Ludvig, Robin, Linda, Anna and Jeni hiked up Sugarloaf to get a spectacular view of Marquette. On the way back down, the Swedes were amazed at the friendliness of everyone on the trail. Quote: "In Sweden, strangers would not look at each other and say hello. They would keep their head down and not talk to each other". Still, the group said they liked the Midwest custom and didn't feel uncomfortable when it happened.

From Left to Right: Adam Ludgren, Jeni, Ludvig Larsson, and Mik.

From Left to Right: Adam Lundgren, Robin Johansson, Ludvig Larsson, and Mik.