Summer in Mt. Pleasant means taking a float or paddle down the Chippewa River, outdoor concerts, patio dining, and much more! We want YOU to show us your central Michigan summer fun and win some great prizes.

How to Enter:
Fill out the necessary information and upload your photo below. The photo must fit one of these five categories:
1. Parks/Trails/Nature Preserves/Chippewa River
2. Downtown
3. CMU
4. Summer Fun (Farmers’ Market, concerts, community events, etc.)
5. Arts & Culture

Photo submissions MUST meet one of these five categories. The MPACVB reserves the right to reject any photos they feel do not fit the categories. 

We’re excited to announce two submission deadlines for your photos! The first deadline to submit photos is 11:59 on Tuesday, July 8 and the final deadline is 11:59 on Monday, July 28. Photos submitted before July 8 will be posted to the Visitors Bureau Instagram story starting July 9. Photos submitted after July 8 will be posted on the Vistiors Bureau Instagram story starting July 29. The photo from each category with the most votes will be our winners!

The winners will be contacted by the MPACVB via email and announced on Monday, August 4.

Prize Details:
Each category winner includes a $25 local gift card, and the overall winner will be featured on the Mission Street billboard!

Contest Rules:
1. Only one submission per person allowed.
2. Photos must be taken by YOU!
3. Photos must be taken within the Isabella County limits.
4. Entrants must be 18+ years old.

By entering the 2025 Mt. Pleasant Summer Photo Contest, entrants agree that the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (MPACVB) has the right to use their names and/or photos for marketing purposes without compensation or credit. By entering this contest, you assert that the photograph(s) you submit are your own work, and you have appropriate permissions to share the photo(s) for the purposes of this contest, including permissions from any people included in your photograph. Photos should not be images which have been submitted to a previous MPACVB Photo Contest.

Entrants must be at least 18 years old.