KELSEYVILLE >> Join docents and friends on Saturday, June 13, when the Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum hosts their annual “Picnic on the Porch” fundraiser event. It promises to be a food and fun-filled day on the wrap-around stage stop porch looking out on Mt. Konocti.
Professional harpist Linda Brown will offer a range of Celtic, classical, and other melodies. Fashions “Then and Now” will be featured during the event. Barbara White, local specialist in period clothing, will model fashions popular in the stage coach era. Anna Jones, of Anna’s Boutique, and friends will model local contemporary women’s fashions.
A delicious seasonal box lunch from Rosey Cooks, local gourmet catering owned by Rosemary Martin, will be provided at noon. Bring your own wine to sip in Ely Stage Stop wine glasses that are always available for purchase. Games, basket raffles and silent auction items will round out the afternoon.
Although the action that day is “on the porch”, a visit inside the main house affords the viewing of the current display on the history of the Dairy Industry in Lake County. In addition to the stage coach and retired San Francisco cable car, pieces of historic farm equipment can be viewed in the barn and on the grounds. Come see the progress being made on our Blacksmith complex.
Lunch is typically served at noon but the fun will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Event cost is $30 per person. For tickets, call Ely’s message line at 707-533-9990 and a docent will call you back, or visit the museum and ask the docents for tickets during museum hours, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased by June 8. Seating is limited so get your tickets now!
The Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum, home to the Lake County Historical Society, is located at 9921 Hwy 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville. Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org or check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop.
