Title: Visit Colon: Best of Colon Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Colon](https://expedia.ca/Colon-Hotels.d3000441845.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Colon](https://expedia.ca/Colon-Vacation-Rentals.d3000441845.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Colon](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Colon.d3000441845.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Colon Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Colon.d3000441845.Car-Rental-Guide)[Colon Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Colon.d3000441845.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Colon ## Travel Guide ![This is a cool little town... As the former home and burial site of the famous magician, Harry Blackstone, Sr. (The Great Blackstone), Colon refers to itself as "The Magic Capital of the World." It is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, founded by magicians Percy Abbott, an Australian and friend of Blackstone's, and Recil Bordner, originally from Eaton, Ohio, in 1934. The company has a local store, showroom and a factory where magicians' supplies and new tricks are manufactured. Abbott Magic is well-known among professional stage acts, with customers around the world. Two other younger magic suppliers also call Colon their home, FAB Magic and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company. Each August more than 1,000 magicians and lovers of magic gather there for "Abbott's Magic Get-Together", a 4 day magic convention, doubling the population, sharing magic tricks, and recollecting their knowledge of the famous occupation. The convention concludes each day with an evening show at Colon High School. Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,227 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Colon Township. The village is named after the shape of Palmer Lake, and is not the only place in Michigan so named. Colon also has a small Amish community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (18.71%) is water. The town is flanked by Long Lake and Palmer Lake, which are connected by a narrow channel. -wiki Note: The location shown is not of the photo, but rather that of Abbott's Magic Shop. For more info: http://www.colonmichigan.org/ #Michigan #PureMichigan #Magic #Featured ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000441845/c495e76c-1d73-459b-845f-c6ce8d2e90e4.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![This is a cool little town... As the former home and burial site of the famous magician, Harry Blackstone, Sr. (The Great Blackstone), Colon refers to itself as "The Magic Capital of the World." It is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, founded by magicians Percy Abbott, an Australian and friend of Blackstone's, and Recil Bordner, originally from Eaton, Ohio, in 1934. The company has a local store, showroom and a factory where magicians' supplies and new tricks are manufactured. Abbott Magic is well-known among professional stage acts, with customers around the world. Two other younger magic suppliers also call Colon their home, FAB Magic and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company. Each August more than 1,000 magicians and lovers of magic gather there for "Abbott's Magic Get-Together", a 4 day magic convention, doubling the population, sharing magic tricks, and recollecting their knowledge of the famous occupation. The convention concludes each day with an evening show at Colon High School. Colon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,227 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Colon Township. The village is named after the shape of Palmer Lake, and is not the only place in Michigan so named. Colon also has a small Amish community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (18.71%) is water. The town is flanked by Long Lake and Palmer Lake, which are connected by a narrow channel. -wiki Note: The location shown is not of the photo, but rather that of Abbott's Magic Shop. For more info: http://www.colonmichigan.org/ #Michigan #PureMichigan #Magic #Featured ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000441845/c495e76c-1d73-459b-845f-c6ce8d2e90e4.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Colon Things to do - Colon Hotel Deals - Vacation Rentals in Colon ![Cozy Lakefront Cottage](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/106000000/105410000/105406400/105406382/b895aebc_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Cozy Lakefront Cottage Colon MI CA $135 CA $278 total Feb 11 - Feb 12 includes taxes & fees Stay at this cottage in Colon. 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