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September
13 & 14
8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bonneyville
Mill County Park
Bristol,
Indiana |
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26th Annual Bonneyville Celebration will be a fun-filled, family-friendly
festival celebrationg Elkhart County's rich agricultural heritage.
Experience
what it was like when life revolved around the family
farm and the local community.
It's
the Bonneyville Celebration - A Country Fair, located in the
beautiful surroundings of historic Bonneyville Mill, Indiana's
oldest continuously operating grist mill. |
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Take
a tour of Indiana's oldest continually operating grist mill -
Bonneyville Mill.
Chat with the millers, purchase stone ground flour, or visit the
gift shop for a
variety of one-of-a-kind gifts. |
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| Browse
through the booths of traditional craftsmen demonstrating the
skills of a
bygone
era. Wood carving, spinning and pottery are a few of the historic
trades
you'll enjoy throughout the weekend. |
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| The
air will be filled with the sounds of musicians, singers and dancers
as they perform on the stage and throughout the festival grounds. |
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| Wholesome
food like hearty ham and beans, fresh corn on the cob, homemade
pies and old fashioned rootbeer will tempt visitors at every turn. |
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Children
of all ages will have some old-fashioned fun with historic crafts,
games that grandma used to play, pony rides and more. |
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| Take
a tour of the Baldwin one room school house and experience what
school life was like one hundred years ago. |
| Saturday
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| 7:00
a.m. |
Pancake
and Sausage Breakfast (until 11:00 am) |
Mill
Valley |
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11:00 a.m. |
Promissory Notes (dulcimers)
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Stage |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Adam Carter Nafziger &
Pete Miller
(old time fiddle and banjo) |
Stage |
| 12:00
p.m. |
Bonneyville
Baking Contest Judging |
One
Room Schoolhouse |
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1:00 p.m. |
Heartland Country Cloggers
(clogging dancers) |
Stage |
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2:00 p.m. |
The
Witt Brothers (bluegrass / comedy)
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Stage |
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3:30 p.m. |
Goldmine Pickers (bluegrass)
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Stage |
| Sunday |
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| 7:00
a.m. |
Pancake
and Sausage Breakfast (until 11:00 a.m.) |
Mill
Valley |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Old-Fashioned
Hymn Sing |
Stage |
| 10:00
a.m. |
Devotional
Service |
Stage
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| 11:00
a.m. |
Carmea
(folk music) More>
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Stage |
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12:00 p.m. |
Damien
Fosse (old-time fiddle) |
Stage |
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12:00 p.m. |
Liza and Mark Woolever (strolling
musicians)
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Mill
Valley |
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1:00 p.m. |
Les, Gwen and Sadie Gustafson
Zook (folk music)
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Stage |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Suite
Strings (dulcimer music) |
Mill Breezeway |
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2:00 p.m. |
The
Matt Scutchfield Band (old-time bluegrass) |
Stage |
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3:30 p.m. |
Drop
the Dawg (dawg music - jazzy bluegrass rock) |
Stage |
| Historical
Craftsmen and Vendors |
| Located
in the Feedlot Shelter area |
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| Quilting |
Heartland
Quilters |
| Walking
sticks |
Dennis
Drake |
| Basket
weaving |
Kathy
Cable |
| Spinning
& weaving |
Heritage
Spinners and Weavers Guild |
| Wooden
spoon carving, spinning & weaving supplies |
Finniwig Studios |
| Fish
spearing decoys |
Duane
“Buzz” Turnock |
| Handcrafted
duck decoys |
Jeff
Moore |
| Plants,
antiques, blankets |
Gail
Monroe & Kathleen Hackel |
| Herbs,
flowers & nature crafts |
Victor
& Valerie DePompeo |
| Caricatures,
cloth toys, bonnets |
Lee
& Louise Suckow |
| Willow
b askets, candleholders, wire racks |
Loretta Barrick |
| Crochet,
decorated jars, photos, paintings |
Ruth
Fogle |
| Wood
burnings, handmade paper, oil & acrylic paintings |
Stephen
Hentsch |
| Jewelry,
pottery, gourd bowls, framed art, handbags |
Rachel
Hershberger |
| Photos
of flowers & butterflies, jewelry |
Nancy
Kline & Kathie Hillebrad |
| Freshed
popped kettle corn, softdrinks, water |
Dee
& Keith Miller - The Copper Kettle |
| Antique
popcorn wagon |
Tammy
Troyer |
| Carmel
corn, cotton candy, soft drinks |
Tammy
Troyer |
| Fruits,
vegetables and more |
Warren
Walker |
| Herbs,
flowers, herbal vinegars, gourd birdhouses |
Ed
and Pat McCourt |
| Pure
maple syrup, honey, cream, sugar candy |
Tom
Cook - Cooks Sugar Bush |
| Handcrafted
necklaces, earrings, bracelets |
Brenda
& Deanna Roell |
| Potted
day lillies, art work |
Sandy
Weatherwax |
| hand-made
baskets, jewelry, painted items |
Barbara
Wykoff |
| Firestarters,
spice pouches, catnip toys, wall hangers |
Sandy
Van Tilburg |
| Elkhart
County agricultural display |
Elkhart
County Agricultural Society |
| Elkhart
County historical display |
Elkhart
County Historical Society |
| Elkhart
County Parks display |
Elkhart
County Park Department |
| Bonneyville
Mennonite Church |
Sloppy
joes, ham/bean soup & corn bread, hot dogs, Coney dogs,
kraut dogs, chips, ice cream, pies, pop, coffee, bottled water |
| Forks Mennonite
Church |
Hotdogs,
hamburgers, refillable ice tea, pop, bottled water |
| Jefferson
Brethren Church |
Roasted
pork loin sandwiches |
| Elkhart
County Exchange Club |
Pancake
and sausage breakfast, coffee, juice |
| Friends
of the Elkhart County Parks Inc. |
Homemade
root beer |
| Muldova
Missions |
BBQ Chicken,
French fries, ice cream with fresh peaches |
| Bonneyville
Mill 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Grinding
demonstrations throughout day. |
| Bonneyville
Mill Gift Shop 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Across From
the Mill)
Browse
the shop and find unique one-of-a-kind items for sale. |
| Exhibits
of Antique Agricultural Equipment (Mill Valley) |
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Children's
Hands -on Activities (North of Exhibit Area)
10:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday
11:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday
Pioneer
toys, candle dipping, rope making, face painting, old-fashioned
rope bridge, pony rides and more.
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Hydroelectric
Demonstrations (Bonneyville
Mill Head Gates)
Saturday
& Sunday - 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00p.m.
Meet
Josh Thomas, Systems Specialist at Lucid Energy Technologies,
LLC and learn about the new hydroelectric turbine producing
energy at Bonneyville Mill |
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One
Room School House - Open house
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 2:00
p.m. |
| Horse-drawn
Tram or Bus
8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - from the Meadow Shelter to Mill Valley and
back
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| Traffic
Information
County
Road 131 will be closed from State Road 120 south to County
Road 8 through the Mill Valley.
The
Express route to the Bonneyville Celebration is on County Road
8 coming from Bristol, IN
or Middlebury, IN. Parking is located at the Briar Patch Shelter
off County Road 8. The event is free but there is a $5.oo per
vehicle parking fee. |
Location |
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Bonneyville
Mill is located 2.5
miles
east
of Bristol, IN on
CountyRoad131,
south off
State
Road 120 |
For
more information please contact:
Elkhart County Park and Recreation Department
211
W. Lincoln Avenue
Goshen,
IN 46526-3230
574-535-6458
TDD 574-535-6420
For
lodging and other area information
visit their website at:
www.AmishCountry.org |
26th
Annual Bonneyville Celebration
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