Kelseyville >> The Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum will be closed Saturday due to its presence in the Pear Pavilion at the 24th anniversary of the Kelseyville Pear Festival.
Museum docents will be at the pavilion to talk about their current displays and activities. Guest will get the chance to stage coach replica up close, and find out about the progress being made on the blacksmith shop, the current all-volunteer museum project.
September’s Living History Day, usually held the fourth Saturday of each month, will be cancelled. The museum will be open as usual Sunday.
On Oct. 2 the Ely Stage Stop Marketplace will be open during the monthly Fiddlers’ Jam. This is a free, family-friendly event.
The marketplace, just outside the Ely barn, will feature local handcrafted goods and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Musicians will jam from noon to 2 p.m. inside the barn. There will also be refreshments, and food will be available for purchase on site.
The museum, operated by the Lake County Historical Society, is located at 9921 Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville (near Clearlake Riviera). Normal hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Fiddlers’ Jams occur the first Sunday of every month from noon until 2 p.m. Living History events, featuring local historians, are held on the fourth Saturday of every month from noon to 2 p.m.
Visit www.elystagestop.com or www.lakecountyhistory.org, find the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop, or call the museum at (707) 533-9990. Contact the museum for questions about volunteer work, donations of old wood for barn construction, or docent applications.
