Reliving ‘The Land’
Lisa Vogel Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival founder Lisa Vogel relives history in ‘We Can Live Like This…’ JENNY BLOCK | Contributing Writer JennyEBlock@icloud.com No matter how you look at it, it was nothing short of magical: the “something out of nothing,” “how did we do this ourselves,” “why can’t life every day be like this” kind of magic that most of us only dream of.
Held on a square mile of remote land surrounded by national forest, the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival was a phenomenon for 40 years.
Founder Lisa Vogel was 19 years old when she envisioned the magical space for womyn on a property that came to be known as “The Land.” A primitive three-day camping event grew into a massive annual festival with 8,500 women on site for the 20th anniversary.
A hundred-plus artists, 450 crew members, 75-100 craftswomyn plus attendees all volunteered to help each year. Womyn created it all, including four stages, more than 45 circus-style tents, eight wells, 40 electrical panels and two kitchens.
