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Colon is a village in St. Joseph County that the United States Congress recognizes as "The Magic Capital of the World."

Colon is home to the Abbott Magic Company, founded in 1934 by Australian magician Percy Abbott and Recil Bordner, which manufactures tricks in its Colon factory and sells them to professional magicians around the world.

Famed stage magician Harry Blackstone, Sr. made Colon his summer home, and he is buried in the village's Lakeside Cemetery alongside many other magicians.

Every August, more than 1,000 magicians descend on Colon for Abbott's Magic Get-Together, a four-day convention that roughly doubles the village's population, with nightly shows at Colon High School.

True to the theme, Colon High School's sports teams are called the Magi, and the school mascot is a white rabbit wearing a black top hat.

Two other magic manufacturers, FAB Magic Company and the Sterlini Magic Manufacturing Company, are also based in Colon, and Abbott's performs weekly magic shows during the summer.

Colon was platted in 1844 but waited 60 years to incorporate as a village, in 1904.

Colon had a population of 1,199 at the 2020 census, living in 519 households; of its 648 housing units, 102 stood vacant for seasonal use by lake cottagers.

Colon is flanked by Sturgeon Lake and Palmer Lake, which are connected by a narrow channel, and the St. Joseph River runs nearby.

Colon's population has barely changed in half a century, hovering around 1,200 from 1970 (1,172) through 2020 (1,199).