Michigan's Best Mullet Only Gets Trimmed Twice a Year

Michigan's Best Mullet Only Gets Trimmed Twice a Year

When the ice breaks in the Straits of Detroit and the tankers begin running toward Lake Superior, you know spring has dawned on Detroit. But nothing quite signals the arrival of the equinox than the traditional Easter haircut of Mel Koykka. Twice a year—and only twice a year—do scissors touch the golden drapery of Mel Koykka’s outrageous mullet. Once for Easter and once for Thanksgiving. This makes the cutting a must-see event for someone with n…