UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The stage is being set for the annual celebration of Upper Lake's western heritage.
“Wild West Day” will ride into downtown Upper Lake once more on Saturday, June 4. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As in the past this celebration will feature the costume and beard contests, parades, The Blue Canyon Gang, good eats, live music and vendors. New to this year's festivities will be the juggling troupe "Physics at Play.”
This year's event also will feature a celebration of Upper Lake's beautiful 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 Wild West Day.
To the delight of readers young and old, from all walks of life, 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 Linda Bushta, librarian of the Upper Lake Library, will be the grand marshal of the floats and autos parade.
This Wild West Day event is popular with the community and visitors alike thanks to an annual pancake breakfast served by Northshore Fire Support, the tri-tip barbecue prepared by ULHS Boosters and a strawberry ice cream social provided by the Oddfellows Hall IOOF No. 241.
So don your favorite old west attire, your dancing boots or walking shoes and join the fun on Main Street, June 4, for a day of western family fun, good food, a little toe-tapping music and shopping the great variety of "something for everyone" vendors. Don't forget to stop by and lasso a little history at the beautiful 100-year-old library.
Wild West Day is sponsored by Northshore Fire Protection District, Upper Lake Community Council, North Shore Business Association and Oddfellows Hall IOOF No. 241.
For more information call 707-275-2000 or 707-275-9515, or download parade and vendor forms at www.northshorebusinessassociation.com .