(la fête des conscrits) is a ceremony for young people, 20 years of age. It has its roots in the period of "conscription" founded by General Jourdan in 1798, who required that every man between 20 and 25 years could be called to national service. The people organized festivals before their departure. The ceremonies survive to the present, and are appreciated by the population, seeing them as a way of maintaining social bonds.

These festivals generally take place between January and March. The people gather in a large banquet during which traditional "rigodon" music is played by two musicians, on clarinet and drum. The banquet is entirely organized by 20-year-old people, who make it a point of honor to personally invite each guest to visit their home. They areNo. 2 GOP lawmaker busted at airport with loaded pistol

Beth LeBlanc | The Detroit News

The second-ranking Republican in the Michigan House attempted to board a plane in Pellston recently while carrying an unregistered handgun.

Rep. Lee Chatfield, the House speaker pro tempore, apologized for the “inexcusable mistake” in a post on Facebook Tuesday, noting that he accidentally left the pistol in his bag.

Transportation Security Administration officers at Pellston Regional Airport found a loaded .380 caliber firearm in the carry-on luggage of a passenger traveling to Detroit at about 3 p.m. July 15, said Michael McCarthy, a TSA spokesman.

Officers contacted local law enforcement, took possession of the weapon and interviewed the passenger, whom McCarthy declined to name.

Chatfield, R-Levering, said he believed all of his firearms were registered with the Michigan