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2008 Ottawa County Calendar of Events (Oak Harbor, East Harbor State Park, Lakeside, Marblehead and Port Clinton) As found in Ottawa County Visitors Bureau
On-going Events
Open Air Ministry Catawba/Port Clinton “Come as You Are - Worship in Your Car” MonAmi Restaurant & Historic Winery Open Air Worship 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Sundays May 25 - September 21
Riverfront Live! Port Clinton N Madison St/Stensen Memorial Plaza, Port Clinton, OH 43452, 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday June 6th- August 30th Free, live outdoor music every Friday and Saturday June through August!
Bird Walks Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Oak Harbor The Bird Walks will be taking place at 8:30 am on Saturdays April 19th until May 24. Visit www.friendsofmageemarsh.org for more information.
January
February
FEBRUARY 9 Firelands Winery Annual Wine & Chocolate Open House, Sandusky 917 Bardshar Road 419-625-5474 Noon - 4:00 p.m. Fine Wines, exquisite chocolates, and scrumptious desserts. Find the perfect Valentines Day gift in our gift shop.
FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 16 Playmakers Civic Theater presents “The King and I” Port Clinton 419-734-1490, www.playmakers.portclinton.com Performances: Thurs-Sat: 8 pm, Sundays: 2 pm Royalty and romance in an exotic land of many years past. Stunning costumes and memorable melodies create a spectacular palette of sight and sound.
March
MARCH 14 Port Clinton Chamber of Commerce Foundation Reverse Raffle Port Clinton Camp Perry Clubhouse 1000 Lawrence Rd 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 6 p.m.-? Jackpot is 1/3 of the ticket sales, which could be up to $10,000! Additional prizes, sideboard raffle, bingo, and more. Only 300 tickets sold for raffle, so come early!
MARCH 15 Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Easter Candy Hunt Oak Harbor 178 W. Water St. 419-898-0479 2 p.m.
April
May
MAY 3 Walk MS Sandusky Erie Co. Senior Center 1-800-FIGHT MS Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., lunch following walk Join the National MS Society for a 1,2, or 5 mile walk in Sandusky and help create a world free of MS.
MAY 8 Jet Express Point Pelee Birdwatching Trip Port Clinton 1-800-245-1538
MAY 8-18 Playmakers Civic Theater presents, “The Senator Wore Pantyhose” Port Clinton 419-734-1490, www.playmakers.portclinton.com Performances: Thurs-Sat: 8 pm, Sundays: 2 pm A zany, farcical presidential campaign certain to keep you laughing all evening. Crazy? Yes! But it may make more sense than the political advertising we’ll be exposed to next spring!
May 10 Lakeside Daisy Day Festival Marblehead James Park Lakeside Daisy Day celebrates the blooming of the endangered Lakeside Daisy at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources preserve located in Marblehead. This is the only place in the United States in which it grows naturally! Festival hours are 8am - 6pm. There will be a pancake breakfast, kids’ activities, a Daisy 5K Run, LaFarge Quarry Tours, plant sale and many other activities. Visit www.lakesidedaisy.com for more information.
MAY 10 International Migratory Bird Day Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Oak Harbor Come out and enjoy wagon rides, songbird banding, see live birds of prey and spectacular bird watching opportunities. Food will be available. Local conservation organization displays and an optic tent will be set up. A fun day for the whole family! Call 419-898-0960 or visit www.friendsofmageemarsh.org for more information.
MAY 11 Family Fishing Fun Day East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Bring Mom and a picnic lunch out to the pond on Mother’s Day for a fun day of fishing in East Harbor’s stocked pond. Bait provided. This activity is for the kids to fish. Adults are permitted to fish after the kid’s program.
MAY 22-26 Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival Port Clinton Water Works Park, Perry St. 419-734-4386, www.walleyefestival.com Thurs: 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Fri-Sun: 11 a.m.- 11 p.m., Mon: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. The 28th Annual Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival gets underway with an array of free live concerts, kids fishing derby, parade, educational programs, and activities, carnival rides, and more than 130 vendors from around the nation. Never in short supply, delicious food and beverages will be enjoyed by all. This is the perfect summer kick-off!
MAY 23-24 Memorial Day Weekend East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 7:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. Join us for some family activities and a dance to kick off the camping season. The dance is scheduled for Saturday in front of the Nature Center.
June
JUNE 7 2nd Annual East Harbor Friends 5K Fun Run/Walk East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Sponsored by The Friends of East Harbor State Park in conjunction with the Firelands Area Runners.
JUNE 13-15 Civil War Encampment East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Reenactments of the life and times during the Civil War including engagements between Confederate and Union troops.
JUNE 14 Auction-O-Rama Put-in-Bay 419-285-2804 The Lake Erie Islands Historical Museum has hundreds of items for sale to the highest bidder at their 2007 "Auction-O-Rama" to be held on Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Put-in-Bay Town Hall. The auction is open to the public.
JUNE 14 Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce Art and Craft Show Port Clinton Downtown Port Clinton 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Approximately 80 vendors, covering two city blocks, selling handcrafted items.
JUNE 21 Lakeside Chautauqua Season Opening Night
JUNE 22 Portage River Festival Elmore Depot Park, 353 Ottawa St. 419-260-1282 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Good entertainment, fun-filled events, bands, re-enactments, and a giant car show help Elmore celebrate 157 years of history!
JUNE 25 Lakeside Garden Tour
July
JULY 4-6 Fourth of July Festivities East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Join us for a beach party and dance on Friday evening, then enjoy a great view from our beach of the fireworks occurring in neighboring communities. On Saturday, a car show will be a highlight of the day.
JULY 4 Lakeside Parade and Fireworks
JULY 5 Oak Harbor Independence Day Celebration Oak Harbor 419-898-0479
JULY 6-AUGUST 2 National Rifle & Pistol Trophy Matches, Camp Perry, Port Clinton 419-635-2141 Competitors from all around the world come here to compete in National Pistol and Rifle Matches. The CMP also has events that locals come to, these are just fun matches that you don’t have to be the best.
JULY 8-12 Ohio Chautauqua 2008 Inventors and Innovators, Port Clinton Ida Rupp Public Library 419-734-0815, www.ohiohumanities.org/chaut In our programs, scholars/presenters will explore the lives/legacies of those who helped shape our modern world. Day Program at Ida Rupp, Evening Program at Lakeview Park. Evening program includes dinner at 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m., and a performance at 7 p.m.
JULY 9 Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Annual Home Tour Put-in-Bay 419-285-2804
JULY 12 Lakeside Wooden Boat Show and “Plein Air” Paintout
JULY 12 Music at “The Keepers House”: North Coast Concert Band, Marblehead 419-798-5832 “The North Coast Concert Band” and Tralie Henson with “Strings of Glory”. Also, perch and bratwurst dinners, complete with homemade ice cream and desserts, provided by the Port Clinton Rotary
JULY 7-20 Playmakers Civic Theater presents, “On Golden Pond” Port Clinton 419-734-1490, www.playmakers.portclinton.com Performances: Thurs-Sat: 8 pm, Sundays: 2 pm This warm, sensitive drama will touch your heart as Ethel and Norman Thayer reminisce about their previous summers spent together on Golden Pond. Reality, however, has a way of intruding on memories. But today’s realities become tomorrow’s treasures. A touching story indeed.
JULY 19 BUGFEST! Bird Center at Magee Marsh Oak Harbor From 12-4 pm at the Magee Marsh Bird Center, 13229 W. State Rt. 2., Oak Harbor. Learn about the fascinating world of insects. Five stations will be set up to allow you to explore and discover. Wade into the pond or try an edible bug. Earn your degree in Bugology! Call 419-898-0960 X 31 or visit www.friendsofmageemarsh.org for more details.
JULY 20 Raccoon Run
JULY 24 Lakeside Women’s Club Tour of Homes
JULY 25-26 Christmas in July East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 A movie on Friday gets the weekend started, take part in a campsite decorating contest with prizes for best decorated sites (electric and non- electric), come see Santa and the Grinch, and enjoy a dance on Saturday night!
JULY 31 Lakeside Symphony Orchestra Opening Night
August
AUGUST 1-2 New Year’s Eve East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 What comes after Christmas in the New Year, including a DROP on Friday night!
AUGUST 2 Lakeside Symphony Orchestra with Pointe of Departure Ballet
AUGUST 2 Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce Jerry Lippus Memorial Classic Car and Truck Show Port Clinton Madison St 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Over 120 vehicles line the streets of downtown Port Clinton as proud owners display their classic cars and trucks. Food, music, and fun!
AUGUST 2-3 Arts in the Park Lakeview Park, Port Clinton 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. This is the 52nd year for the show. This annual event showcases fine art and original, handcrafter work from over 150 vendors.
AUGUST 3 Ice Cream Social with Genoa American Legion Band
AUGUST 6-20 Lakeside Photography Show
AUGUST 7 Lake Erie Islands Historical Society North Bass Island Tour North Bass Island 419-285-2804
AUGUST 8-11 Light Up Lakeside Weekend
AUGUST 11 Lakeside Symphony Candlelight Showcase
AUGUST 16 Conservation Day East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Celebrate Lake Erie with fun and educational “hands on” activities to improve our environment. Events include kid’s crafts, face painting, displays and free giveaways!
AUGUST 16-17 Lakeside Gladiolus Show
AUGUST 17 Holy Assumption Halupki Festival Marblehead Holy Assumption Orthodox Church, 114 E. Main St. 11:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. The 52nd Annual Halupki Festival features a halupki (stuffed cabbage roll) and ham dinner as well as international a-la-carte offerings including perohi, halushki, bratwurst, European style baked goods, live polka music, dancing, and children’s activities.
AUGUST 23 Lions Perch Festival Marblehead James Park 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Drawings and prizes all day, $2008 cash grand prize, Lake Erie perch, desserts by local churches, craft vendors, entertainment, parade, and children’s games.
AUGUST 23 Lakeside Antique Show
AUGUST 29-30 Labor Day Weekend Activities East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 As the camping season winds down, join us for various fall activities and a dance on Saturday night.
AUGUST 29 Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing Oak Harbor 178 W. Water St. 419-898-0479, www.oakharborohio.net
AUGUST 30 Lakeside Barbershop Quartet Festival
AUGUST 30-31 Perch, Peach, Polka, and Pierogi Festival Port Clinton Madison St. Sat: 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. Sun: 12 p.m.- 9 p.m. This gala event will feature live polka music, the Rotary Perch wagon, all different types of pierogis, peach treats, a community bake sale, and a Small Fry Carnival for the kids. Don’t forget your dancing shoes. Free polka lessons will get you out on the dance floor. Try your luck at sliding pierogis into 8-foot tall Babushka Betty’s mouth! The Pierogi eating contest is sure to get you cheering. A cornhole tournament will also be held.
AUGUST 31 Lakeside Chautauqua Season Closing Ceremony and Fireworks
September
SEPTEMBER 6
Grub & Suds Motorcycle Event Elmore Depot Park, 353 Ottawa St. 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Live bands, a poker run, bike games and contests, plus lots of beer and food combined with over 1,000 motorcycles, make this a fun-filled, must attend event!
SEPTEMBER 7 The Great Lake Escape East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 In sponsorship with Fat Rabbit Racing - This event is a triathlon with a 1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run, (Olympic distance) For info go to www.fatrabbitracing.com
SEPTEMBER 20 Trash Attack East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Come and help clean two miles of the beach at East Harbor State Park. Event will be from 10am until 2pm. Meet at the camp store at 10am for registration, directions, and bags. This event is part of the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup.
SEPTEMBER 21 North Coast Walk to Cure Diabetes East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 Join us at our South Beach parking lot for a worthy cause and take part in a walk that will benefit you as well as those with diabetes. Call Mary Brown, the Walk Chair at 419-732-2451 for information.
SEPTEMBER 26-28 Port Clinton Area Harvest Festival Port Clinton Madison St. Fri: 5p.m.- 11 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m.- 11 p.m. Sun: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Hometown party by the people, for the people with arts, crafts, food court and more. The Festival is free and open to the public.
October
OCTOBER 3-4 Halloween Campout (WEEKEND #1) East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 This is fun for everyone! Have a ghoulish time with a bonfire, dance, scarecrow building contest, campsite decorating contest, a cookout, haunted house, haunted walk, kid’s crafts, games, hayrides and more!
OCTOBER 4 7th Annual Island Wine Festival Put-in-Bay 419-285-2804
OCTOBER 10-11 Halloween Campout (WEEKEND #2) East Harbor State Park 419-734-4424 ext. 2 This is fun for everyone! Have a ghoulish time with a bonfire, dance, scarecrow building contest, campsite decorating contest, a cookout, a seriously spooky haunted house, a wild Haunted Walk, kid’s crafts and games, hayrides and more!
OCTOBER 11 Marblehead Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Lighthouse Festival & Lakeside Fall Festival Lakeside Wesley Lodge, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
OCTOBER 11-12 Apple Festival Oak Harbor Downtown
OCTOBER 25 Tombstone Derby Motorized Casket Racing Elmore Depot Park, 353 Ottawa St. 4 p.m.- 11 p.m. Live bands, a hearse and car show, magic show, and Halloween games and activities are all part of the fun which features motorized casket races!
OCTOBER 25 Halloween Spooktacular Port Clinton TBA 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. For children up to and including grade 5. Costume parade, crafts, games, candy, and more!
November
NOVEMBER 29 Olde Fashioned Christmas Oak Harbor 419-898-0479
December
DECEMBER 7 Community Christmas Celebration Port Clinton Adams Street Park 419-734-5503, www.portclintonchamber.com 5:30 p.m. Community singing, Santa, hot chocolate, and cookies, plus holiday fun!
DECEMBER 13 Firelands Winery Annual Holiday Open House Sandusky 917 Bardshar Rd. 419-625-5475, www.firelandswinery.com 12 p.m.- 4 p.m. Entertainment, wine tasting, food, gift baskets, and gift shop for holiday shopping.
DECEMBER 31 The Great Sausage Drop Elmore Depot Park, 353 Ottawa St. 8 p.m.- 1 a.m. Please come to Elmore as we celebrate the New Year with the giant “Sausage Drop”. Live bands, food, drinks, and of course, sausage eating and throwing contest are part of a fun filled night!
DECEMBER 31 Walleye Drop Port Clinton Madison St. Bring in the New Year with the only place in America that drops a fish and people sing and dance in the street! Starting at 4 pm., enjoy heated tents, food, games for children and a full stage show capped off by fireworks. This huge celebration as seen around the world! Look at Wylie on his web site www.walleyemadness.com.
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