Westport Heritage Festival
Saturday August 08, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Location: Ballard Park, Westport Heritage House & Marina Waterfront
The 2009 Westport Heritage Festival will be celebrating the Champlain Quadricentennial with "400 Years of Boating".
FULL DAY OF EVENTS:
10:00 AM 5K Fun Race from Camp Dudley to Ballard Park.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Lake Champlain Antique & Classic Boat Show at Westport Marina
12:00 noon – “TALKING TENTS” 125 years of Camp Dudley
12:15 PM Bits & Pieces performance of “From the Center of the World” around Ballard Park
1:00 PM Time capsule and dedications at the Westport Heritage House
“TALKING TENTS” – 1:00 PM Trefoil farming
Between 1:00 & 1:30 PM Arrival of Samuel de Champlain & Henry Hudson at the Marina dock
1:30 to 2:30 PM Dudley’s Rhythm Ramblers
“TALKING TENTS” – 2:00 PM Maple sugaring
2:00 to 4:00 PM music by Chris Layer & Pete Sutherland at Yacht Club dock
2:30 to 3:30 PM James Mayo with Dudley choir at Ballard Pavilion
“TALKING TENTS” – 3:00 PM Farm to Table
3:00 PM Plein Air silent auction closing
4:00 PM Boat Show parade
“TALKING TENTS” – 4:00 PM Sunflower seed farming
4:30 PM Bike decorating contest for kids ages 5 to 12 (bring your bike already decorated)
5:30 to 7:00 PM Lois McClure cocktail party – by reservation
6:00 PM Themed Basket silent auction closing
6:00 PM Westport Chair raffle drawing
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM music by Atlantic Crossing at Ballard Pavilion
9:30 PM FIREWORKS ~ FIREWORKS ~ FIREWORKS
ALL DAY – Lois McClure at Westport Marina dock
Philadelphia II at Yacht Club dock
Quad Stamp Cancel at P.O. 9:00 to 11:00 AM
at Ballard Park in the afternoon
ALL AFTERNOON – longboat rides at old Inn dock
First Navigators canoe in Ballard Park
Kids and adults - games in Ballard Park
Themed Basket silent auction
craft vendors & displays
FOOD – michigan hot dogs, roasted corn-on-the-cob and chips sold
by the Fire Departments
– ice cream sold by 4-H clubs
– soda & water and at 3:00 PM - beer & wine