Editing Colon, Michigan (section)

==People and culture==
Colon is the former home and burial site of several famous magicians including, [[Harry Blackstone, Sr.]] (The Great Blackstone). The [[United States Congress]] recognizes Colon as "The Magic Capital of the World".  It is the home of the Abbott Magic Company, founded in 1934 by magicians [[Percy Abbott (magician)|Percy Abbott]], an Australian and friend of Blackstone's, and Recil Bordner, originally from [[Eaton, Ohio]]. 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. FAB Magic Company and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company are also based in Colon. Weekly magic shows are performed during the summer at Abbott Magic Company and FAB Magic. Each August, more than 1,000 magicians and lovers of magic gather in Colon for "[[Abbott's Magic Get-Together]]", a 4-day magic convention, doubling the local population, to share magic tricks and recount their knowledge of the famous occupation. The convention concludes each day with an evening show at [[Colon High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tfred.tripod.com/sjblack.html|title=The Magic Capital of the World|page=1}}</ref>

The [[Colon High School]] teams are known as the "Magi", and the high school mascot is a white rabbit wearing a [[hat-trick (magic trick)|black top hat]]. Also, a few of the local shops exploit the "magic" theme in their titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colonmi.com|title=Colon Michigan Welcomes You}}</ref>

Colon also has a small [[Amish]] farming community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitcolonmi.us/where-to-stay-1|title=Visit Colon, MI|access-date=2025-04-29|website=[[Colon, Michigan]]}}</ref>