Upper Lake >> The stage is being set for a celebration of Upper Lake’s heritage on the first Saturday of June. As in the past the Wild West Day celebration will feature costume and beard contests, parades, The Blue Canyon Gang, food, live music and vendors.
Included in this year’s festivities will be a juggling troupe “Physics at Play” and the celebration of Upper Lake’s 100-year-old Harriet Lee Hammond Library.
The Upper Lake Library, now a branch of the Lake County Library, opened in the fall of 1916, and will be open “true-to-form” during day’s celebration. The library will be open for information, getting library cards, a book sale and just visiting.
The Women’s Protective Club, which meets at the library the first Wednesday of each month, will be in the equestrian parade dressed in historical fashion and the Upper Lake library staff librarian Linda Bushta will be the grand marshall of the floats and autos parade.
There’s also the annual pancake breakfast served by Northshore Fire Support, the tri-tip barbecue prepared by Upper Lake High School Boosters and a strawberry ice cream social provided by the Oddfellows Hall.
Guests are encouraged to don Old West attire, dancing boots or walking shoes, and join Wild West Day on Main Street in Upper Lake June 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call 275-2000 or 275-9515 for information. Visit Facebook “Wild West Festival” and/or download parade and vendor forms at northshorebusinessassociation.com.
