Huron County Events

      2008 Calendar

Events, dates and times can change. Listings are only a guidline.

ALL SUMMER
Town
Event
Location
Phone Number
CONTACT
May 17-Oct 25
Port Austin
Farmer's Market
Downtown 9am-1pm every Sat.
989.738.5680
John Pridnia
May 28-Sept 12
Bad Axe
Farmer's Market
North Van Dyke 4 pm-8pm every Fri.
269-2630
Rich Barker
June 1-Sept 30
Pigeon
Pigeon Band Shell programs
Band Shell
www.pigeonbandshell.com
Neil Eichler

All Phone Numbers are AREA CODE 989 unless otherwise noted


Date
Town
Event
Location
Phone #
Contact Person
     MAY
1
Harbor Beach
National Day of Prayer-Memorial Park
Harbor Beach Memorial Park
479-6053
Rev. Paula Timm
2-4
Port Austin
Play - "Don't Drink the Water"
PA Community Playhouse
738-5217
Joyce Stanek
3
Harbor Beach
MDA fund raiser Can Can Fishing Tournament
City Marina
315.1812
Joe Schumacher
4
Harbor Beach
Crop Walk fund raiser
Harbor Beach
479-6053
Rev. Paula Timm
7
Pigeon
Spring Luncheon & Fashion Show
Scheurer Hospital
56.3418
Chris Clark
10
Harbor Beach
County-Wide Plant Exchange
HB City Hall Parking Lot
479-6347
Dorislee Doyle
10
Caseville
Saginaw Bay Geocaching Event
Sleeper State Park
856.4411
George Lauinger
16-18
Port Austin
Spring Break Out Classic Car Show
Port Austin
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
23-26
Caseville
Townwide Trash -n- Treasure Days
Caseville
856-3818
Cathy
24
Harbor Beach
DJ In The Park 7pm-10pm
North Park Pavilion
479.9554
Ron Wruble
24-26
Pigeon
Village wide Garage Sale Weekend
Pigeon
453-7400
Pigeon Chamber of Commerce
24-25
Port Austin
Lady Slipper Festival
Huron County Nature Center
856.4781
Rob Reed
25-26
Port Hope
Memorial Weekend Softball Tournament
Stafford County Park
428-3583
Dan Burton
24-25
Harbor Beach
Thumb Arts Guild Display
Harbor Beach
738-6410
Judith Marion
26
Port Austin
American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony
Downtown
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
26
Port Hope
Memorial Day Parade & Service 10 am
Downtown Port Hope
428-4520
Commander
26
Harbor Beach
Memorial Day Parade & VFW Service
downtown & Memorial Park
864-3124
Dennis Essenmacher
29-June 1
Caseville
"Walk Through Time" Frontier Life Reenactment
Sleeper State Park
856-4411
George Lauinger
31-June 1
Caseville
Great Lakes Bowfishing Championship
Beadle Bay Marina
248-583-4863
Colleen Easterbrook
31
Port Austin
Bards of Bird Creek Poetry Reading
Bird Creek Park
738-7641
Jane Mayes
     JUNE
4
Huron City
Workshop -Rigid Heddle Weaving
Huron City Museums
428-4123
Patty Finan
6-8
Port Austin
Bocce on the Bay
Port Austin Italian themed festival
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
6-8
Sebewaing
Family Fun Days
Bay Shore Camp
883-2501
Julie Havens
6-8
Port Austin
Tip of the Thumb Heritage Water Trail Festival
Waterfront Park
656-9952
Julia Chaperon
7
Port Austin
Harbor Festival
Port Austin State Harbor
856-4411
George Lauinger
7
Harbor Beach
Pro-King Fishing Tourney
Harbor Beach Marina
550-6165
Karen Thede
11
Huron City
Workshop-Watercolor Class
Huron City Museums
428-4123
Patty Finan
13-15
Bad Axe
Bad Axe Hatchet Festival
Bad Axe
269-2630
Rich Barker
14
Bad Axe
Bad Axe Cruise Night/Car Show
Bad Axe Junior High School
269-6936
Seth Stapleton
14-15
Caseville
Country Kickin' Weekend
Caseville
856-3818
Cathy
14-15
Caseville
Men's Slo-Pitch Tournament
Downtown Caseville
670-0307
14-July 13
Sebewaing
Thumb Arts Guild Display
Burns Gallery 10am-4pm weekends
883.988
Adiel DeBouver
15-22
Huron City
Attic Treasures Display & fund raiser
Huron City Museum
428-4123
Patty Finan
17-18
Port Austin
Bocce Ball Tournament
Gallup Park
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
18
Harbor Beach
2008 Annual Golf Scramble
Ubly Heights Golf & Country Club
479-5023
Connie Wolschleger
18
Huron City
Workshop -Basket Weaving
Huron City Church
428-4123
Patty Finan
20-22
Sebewaing
Michigan Sugar Festival
Main Park Sebewaing
883-2150
Lorraine Dutcher
20-22
Port Austin
Thumb Area Off Shore Fishing Tournament
Grindstone & Port Austin Harbors
553-4535
Dave Dybowski
21
Huron City
Pioneer Day
Huron City Museums
428-4123
Patty Finan
21-22
Port Austin
Thumb Artist Studio tour
Huron County
738-5689
Laurine Conger
23-25
Huron City
Workshop -Chair Seat Weaving
Huron City Church
428-4123
Patty Finan
28-July 13
Caseville
Caseville Walleye Tournament
Saginaw Bay
856-4911
Beadle Bay Marina & Campground
28
Harbor Beach
DJ in the Park 7pm-10pm
North Park Campground Pavilion
479-9554
Ron Wruble
28-29
Harbor Beach
Harbor Beach Tractor Pull
Grice House Museum Grounds
479-0444
Tony Burkhard
28-29
Bad Axe
Relay for Life
Huron Community Fairground
895-1730
Sandra Koglin
28-29
Harbor Beach
Polka Camping Weekend-live band
North Park Camprgound
479-9554
Ron Wruble
28
Port Austin
Bards of Bird Creek Poetry Reading
Bird Creek Park
738-7641
Jane Mayes
29
Harbor Beach
Coast Guard Open House
US Coast Guard Station
479-3884
Jack Kriete
29
Port Austin
Tour di Lago- bike tour
Port Austin
738-1338
Mary Barnes
29
Bad Axe
Log Cabin Day
Pioneer Log Cabin Village & Bad Axe City Park
665-2316
Nona Haag
     JULY
4-6
Port Hope
4th July Festival & Flea Market
Port Hope Community School Grounds
428-4838
Elaine Reinke
4-6
Port Hope
Antique Tractor & Engine Show
Port Hope Comm. School Grounds
428-4838
Roy Reinke
4
Port Austin
Fourth of July Parade/Fireworks
Port Austin & Water Front
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
4-6
Port Hope
Fourth of July Softball Tournament
Stafford County Park
428-3583
Dan Burton
5-6
Port Hope
Tractor Pull
Port Hope Comm. School Grounds
428-4525
Alan McTaggart
5
Port Austin
1860's Baseball Game exhibition 3 pm
Port Austin
738-6410
Judith Marion
5
Caseville
Fireworks Display
Caseville Harbor Breakwall
856-3818
Cathy
5
Port Hope
Fireworks Display
Port Hope Community School Grounds
428-3200
Bernie Marsh
6
Port Hope
Fourth of July Parade- 2 pm
Downtown Main St.
428-3463
Gary Schave
6
Parisville
St. Mary's Festival
Church/School Grounds
658-2186
Mike Ruthkowski
9-13
Harbor Beach
Maritime Festival
Harbor Beach
479-9554
Ron Wruble
9
Port Austin
Thumb Area Charter Captains Annual Kids Day
Port Austin
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
11-13
Ubly
Ubly Homecoming
Village Park
658-2262
Marshel Osentoski
12
Harbor Beach
5K Walk/Run
HB Bathing Beach Park
479-5023
Connie Wolschleger
12
Harbor Beach
Heritage Day at Grice House Museum
Grice House
479-3241
Scott Rayl
12
Port Austin
YFC Race/Walk
Gallup Park
453-3239
Steve Fletcher
16-18
Bad Axe
Bad Axe Sidewalk Sales
Downtown Bad Axe
269-6936
Seth Stapleton
19
Harbor Beach
3 on 3 Beach Assault basketball fund raiser
Bathing Beach Park
479-9554
Ron Wruble
19
Pigeon
Blue Water YFC Summer Benefit Auction
Pigeon Recreation Park
453-3239
Steve Fletcher
19-20
Huron City
Civil War Encampment
Huron City Museums
428-4123
Patty Finan
19
Caseville
100 Proof Band concert 7 pm-10 pm
Amphitheather-Caseville County Park
856-3818
Cathy
24-27
Pigeon
Annual Farmers' Festival
Village of Pigeon
453-7400
Pigeon Chamber of Commerce
25-27
Harbor Beach
Our Lady of Lake Huron Parish Summer Festival
OLLH School Play Ground-S. 3rd St.
479-3425
Jessica/Dave Mausolf
25-27
Port Austin
Play "The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow"
PA Community Playhouse
738-5217
Joyce Stanek
26-Aug 1
Sebewaing
Family Camp
Bay Shore Camp
883-2501
Julie Havens
26
Port Austin
Bards of Bird Creek Poetry Reading
Bird Creek Park
738-7641
Jane Mayes
  AUGUST
1-3
Caseville
Sweet Adelines Harmony Weekend 7:15 pm
County Park
856-4605
Stanette Malosky
1-3
Bay Port
Fish Sandwich Day's Festival
B.C. McLeish Memorial Park
551-9929
Bay Port Chamber
1-3
Port Austin
Play "The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow"
PA Community Playhouse
738-5217
Joyce Stanek
2-3
Port Hope
Heritage Days lighthouse festival
Point Aux Barques Lighthouse
428-3035
Upton (Bill) Bonner
3
White Rock
Annual White Rock School Museum Picnic
White Rock
517-371-1400
Pat McCollough
3-9
Bad Axe
Huron Community Fair
Bad Axe Fairgrounds
883-3997
Orin Englehardt
8-10
County
Blue Water Area Antique/Yard Sale Trail
Along M-25
856-3818
Cathy
8-17
Caseville
Cheeseburger in Caseville
Caseville
856-3818
Cathy
9
Port Austin
Blues by the Bank fundraiser
Bank 1884
738-7600
Joyce Stanek
9-10
Harbor Beach
Carriage House Art Fair
Frank Murphy Museum
479-6727
Susan Carlson
9
Harbor Beach
Family Fun Weekend
North Park Campground
479-9554
Ron Wruble
9
Harbor Beach
Kids Fishing Tournament
Offshore Marina
479-6365
Allen Elzinga
14
Port Austin
Kelly Miller Circus
Port Austin
712-0050
Diane Ellicott
16
Port Hope
ABC Day 10 am - 4 pm
Downtown Port Hope
428-4838
Elaine Reinke
16
Caseville
Huron Yacht Club Cup
Saginaw Bay
.856-8175
Richard Bass
16
Huron City
Sawmill Day
Huron City Museums
428-4123
Patty Finan
21-24
Sebewaing
Thumb Gospel Music Convention
Bay Shore Camp
883-2501
Julie Havens
22-24
Port Austin
Pirates on the Great Lakes festival
Port Austin
738-7600
Port Austin Chamber
22-24
Sebewaing
Sebewaing Lions/Rotary Softball Tournament
Sebewaing Village Park
883-9182
Mark Wiese
23-24
Caseville
Cram Regatta
Saginaw Bay
669-4583
M Struble
23
Caseville
Scheurer Hospital Aux. Golf Scramble
Caseville
856-3614
Bernard Kasle
23
Port Austin
Bards of Bird Creek Poetry Reading
Bird Creek Park
768-7641
Jane Mayes
24
Harbor Beach
Citywide Ecumenical Picnic
Harbor Beach
479-6053
Rev. Paula Timm
24
Port Austin
Great Event XXII Raffle & Party
PA Community Playhouse
738-5217
Joyce Stanek
28-Sept 1
Elkton
Elkton Autumnfest
Ackerman Park & Downtown
.551-7275
Elkton Chamber
29-31
Port Hope
Labor Day Weekend Softball Tournament
Stafford County Park
428-3583
Dan Burton
29
Port Austin
Preview Party for Art in the Park
Gallup Park
738-8471
Ron Wyatt
30-31
Port Austin
Art In The Park 10 am-6 pm
Gallup Park
738-8736
Patty Finan
30
Harbor Beach
DJ in the Park 7pm-10pm
North Park Pavilion
479-9554
Ron Wruble
30
Port Austin
Bards of Bird Creek Poetry Reading 12 noon
Gallup Park
738-7641
Jane Mayes
31
Ruth
Mama Ruth Festival
St. Peter & Paul Church Grounds
479-9072
Allen & Debbie Bischer
SEPTEMBER
TBA
Caseville
Kid's Day at the Movies
Bay Window Theater
856-2247
Marc Hill