A weekend in bloom: Michigan Lavender Festival returns with scent, sound, and summer magic

Two-year-old, Lila Purvis, sits by the lavender she cut with her mother Bethany Purvis at the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds in Imlay City. It was their first time attending a lavender festival. (Kathryn Ziesig | MLive.com)Kathryn Ziesig | MLive.com

IMLAY CITY, MI – The Original Michigan Lavender Festival is back for its 23rd year, promising a weekend full of fragrance, art, music and family fun – this time with a Renaissance flair.