Bentonsport’s Heritage Day is Sept. 12, 10 am to 5 pm.
COVID-19 is probably the first concern you have when hearing about Heritage Day in Bentonsport. We are taking recommended precautions such as keeping activities outside for social distancing, frequent cleaning of things and places the public will touch, having hand sanitizer available at each station and in every shop.
Masks or face guards will be required in the shops. Most of the shops are in small buildings, so shopkeepers may impose limits on the number of visitors that can be in at any given time.
There will be a limited quantity of face guards and disposable masks available for visitors who do not have their own. Ask at the Welcome Station for these or about any other concern you have.
Things to do; activities are free
This year we will have two covered wagons to take people on a historic tour of Bentonsport. Each is able to transport 5 to 7 people at a time. A wagon will leave approximately every 15 minutes or so. Masks or face guards will be required inside the wagons. You may reserve a time to take a tour when you arrive.
Watch artisan demonstrations at the shops: blacksmithing, pottery, wood turning on a treadle lathe, shaving horse techniques, and fabric arts. Have your Bentonsport dollar signed by each shop for a chance to win a basket of shop gifts at 4:30 pm.
Live music: Fiddler Tom Shadonix is at the Greef Store from 11 am – 2 pm; strolling musician John Boyer will perform at different locations from 1 pm to 3 pm.
At 11 a.m. there will be a short dedication of the new educational display at the Rose Garden. The story of the river mills is told with a diagram explaining how river water was diverted to a pond and flowed through the mill to power operations. The DNR Water Trails program provided the display.
Bentonsport’s own Keith Dimmitt will wander the village with his juggling act.
Self-contained food vendors will offer lunch, drinks and snacks at reasonable prices.
From 1 pm to 4 pm, outside of the Mason House Inn, proprietor Chuck Hanson will display artifacts that belonged to the first proprietors, and share stories about the people who have stayed there. Some never left, others still visit.
Michelle Heckart, first woman officer in the Odd Fellows Sovereign Grand Lodge of the world, will be displaying artifacts never seen before in Bentonsport. Her station will be next to Iron and Lace. The Odd Fellows Museum will also be open.
Next to her will be Two Old Men with Free Advice.
At the Odd Fellas Woodshop visitors can try walking on stilts.
Croquet, Bocce Ball, and Corn Hole game areas are east of the shelter house.
Need a ride to one end of the village or the other? The Welcome Station can arrange for a covered wagon to take you there.
Questions? Call Mindy Kralicek, coordinator, @ 319-592-3292.
It will be great to see you there. Will you pass this email on to folks who would be interested in attending?
COVID-19 is probably the first concern you have when hearing about Heritage Day in Bentonsport. We are taking recommended precautions such as keeping activities outside for social distancing, frequent cleaning of things and places the public will touch, having hand sanitizer available at each station and in every shop.
Masks or face guards will be required in the shops. Most of the shops are in small buildings, so shopkeepers may impose limits on the number of visitors that can be in at any given time.
There will be a limited quantity of face guards and disposable masks available for visitors who do not have their own. Ask at the Welcome Station for these or about any other concern you have.
Things to do; activities are free
This year we will have two covered wagons to take people on a historic tour of Bentonsport. Each is able to transport 5 to 7 people at a time. A wagon will leave approximately every 15 minutes or so. Masks or face guards will be required inside the wagons. You may reserve a time to take a tour when you arrive.
Watch artisan demonstrations at the shops: blacksmithing, pottery, wood turning on a treadle lathe, shaving horse techniques, and fabric arts. Have your Bentonsport dollar signed by each shop for a chance to win a basket of shop gifts at 4:30 pm.
Live music: Fiddler Tom Shadonix is at the Greef Store from 11 am – 2 pm; strolling musician John Boyer will perform at different locations from 1 pm to 3 pm.
At 11 a.m. there will be a short dedication of the new educational display at the Rose Garden. The story of the river mills is told with a diagram explaining how river water was diverted to a pond and flowed through the mill to power operations. The DNR Water Trails program provided the display.
Bentonsport’s own Keith Dimmitt will wander the village with his juggling act.
Self-contained food vendors will offer lunch, drinks and snacks at reasonable prices.
From 1 pm to 4 pm, outside of the Mason House Inn, proprietor Chuck Hanson will display artifacts that belonged to the first proprietors, and share stories about the people who have stayed there. Some never left, others still visit.
Michelle Heckart, first woman officer in the Odd Fellows Sovereign Grand Lodge of the world, will be displaying artifacts never seen before in Bentonsport. Her station will be next to Iron and Lace. The Odd Fellows Museum will also be open.
Next to her will be Two Old Men with Free Advice.
At the Odd Fellas Woodshop visitors can try walking on stilts.
Croquet, Bocce Ball, and Corn Hole game areas are east of the shelter house.
Need a ride to one end of the village or the other? The Welcome Station can arrange for a covered wagon to take you there.
Questions? Call Mindy Kralicek, coordinator, @ 319-592-3292.
It will be great to see you there. Will you pass this email on to folks who would be interested in attending?