KELSEYVILLE >> The Ely Stage Stop Marketplace returns Sunday, May 6 with the Fiddlers’ Jam at the Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum.
This family-friendly, and fun-packed day is a free event for all ages. The Marketplace, next to the Ely barn, will feature local handcrafted goods and will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Old Time Fiddlers Association will offer music inside the Ely barn from noon to 2 p.m.
On May 6, items will include jewelry, pencil art, wood items and bath and beauty products. The Lake County Rockhounds will offer “panning for gold for kids.”
Attendees are encouraged to bring friends to enjoy music, refreshments, with an opportunity to browse and purchase the wares of local artisans and artists. The Cactus Grill of Clearlake will also provide food on site for purchase.
In the barn beverages and tasty treats will be provided by the Ely docents. Be sure to take a ride up to the house on the hay wagon to enjoy the latest display.
Donations made during the Fiddlers’ Jam fund the completion of the Ely Blacksmith Shop and provides partial funding for the Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 10, scholarship programs.
Ely hosts the Marketplace three times a year: the Fiddlers’ Jam & Ely Market Place on May 6, the Blue Grass Festival & Market Place on September 8, and the Ely Christmas Market Place on December 15.
Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum is located at 9921 State Hwy 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville, near just north of Hwy 29-Kit’s Corner. Regular hours of operation are Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The organization asks the public to consider a tax-deductible donation to help complete its vision to create a complex honoring Lake County living history. One can join the Historical Society or donate funds to the Blacksmith Shop via mail at LCHS P.O. Box 1011 Lakeport, CA 95453 or California’s Lake County Historical Society and Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum Facebook page.
Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org, check Facebook at California’s Lake County History or call the museum at 707-533-9990 for more information.
