Wade House to host 63rd Arts, Crafts and Trades Fair, plus more Sheboygan news in weekly dose
SHEBOYGAN - Wade House Historic Site in Greenbush will hold its 63rd annual Arts, Crafts and Trades Fair from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Aug. 27.
The event will feature a variety of artisans and craftspeople from Wisconsin and across the Midwest.
Exhibitors will be displaying and selling a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, printmaking, jewelry, fiber art, glass, wood, leather, metal and photography.
The outdoor event also features food with fare ranging from ice cream novelties to brats, burgers and apple cider donuts.
Rides on a reproduction stagecoach will also be offered at a modest fee.
Wade House is at W7965 State 23. Free parking is available on Center Street in Greenbush. Special admission of $5 per person includes entrance to the fair and entire site. Children 5 and younger are admitted free.
Admission includes a horse-drawn vehicle ride from the historic area to the Wade House Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, a guided tour of the 27-room stagecoach hotel, a trip to the Herrling Sawmill to see and feel the rumble of an up-and-down, water-powered saw, a journey to the blacksmith’s shop as well as entrance to the Arts, Crafts and Trades Fair.
Proceeds from the event help support programming at the site. Wade House is one of 12 historic sites and museums owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. For more details, call 920-526-3271 or go to wadehouse.org.
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Facing mentor shortage, Big Brothers Big Sisters launches ‘It Takes Little to be Big’ campaign
Big Brothers Big Sisters WI Shoreline, in partnership with the national BBBS organization, is launching “It Takes Little to be Big,” a national campaign with the goal of engaging 1 million alumni, potential volunteer mentors and donors across the country to get involved and invest in the BBBS mission.
In Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties, the mentor shortage is felt by 176 children on a waitlist for mentors.
As an example of the long wait children face, the organization said Mason, its longest waiting little, is now 14 but has been on the waitlist since he was 9.
Among potential mentors, time is the biggest concern to getting involved, but the organization said even the smallest commitment can have an impact. Most Bigs report spending about 4 hours a month with their Little, BBBS said.
Anyone interested in becoming a mentor can connect with the organization at bbbswishoreline.org or by calling 920-458-0111.
Sheboygan Friends of the Poor Walk coming up Sept. 30
St. Vincent de Paul Sheboygan will hold its 15th Friends of the Poor Walk Sept. 30.
The 2-mile walk/run will start with a blessing at 9:45 a.m. followed by the walk/run at 10 a.m. at Firehouse Park, 3805 County Y, town of Sheboygan. Also included will be food, door prizes and T-shirt giveaway.
The event is held rain or shine. Cost is $5 for children, $20 for adults, $40 for families and $60 for teams of four. Sponsorships are also sought.
Kathleen Dineen-Grube, St. Vincent de Paul Sheboygan Council administrator, and Randal Shinn, St. Vincent de Paul Sheboygan assistant manager, said in a letter: “For the past fourteen years, the Friends of the Poor Walk has raised awareness to the challenges faced by our neighbors in need, especially the children of Sheboygan County. The Walk generates significant funds for use in direct service to those children living in need by raising funds, used by our SVdP programs, for shoes, winter apparel, and beds. We are happy to orchestrate and bring back the outdoor 2 mile walk this year! With your generous support as a donor and/or sponsor, many children in Sheboygan County will have more of their basic needs met – a bed, coats and shoes.”
People can learn more by calling 920-457-4844, ext. 103, or emailing grubek@svdp-sheboygancounty.org. More about St. Vincent de Paul is at svdpsheb.org.
Maywood hosts bus trip to China Lights
Maywood invites the community to travel to the China Lights exhibition at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners Sept. 19.
China Lights’ 2023 theme, “Nature’s Glow,” explores the biodiversity of the oceans. The exhibit features all-new, larger-than-life light displays throughout the gardens. Guests can enjoy Asian folk culture through entertainment such as face-changing and foot juggling. A bustling marketplace offers the opportunity to take home cultural wares. And several local food vendors will provide Asian and western dining options along with soda, beer and hard seltzer.
The bus trip includes round-trip bus service to and from the event, an early admission ticket that includes a souvenir and guided tour, snacks on the bus, and driver gratuity. Guests will purchase dinner on their own at the event.
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The bus tour will depart from Maywood Environmental Park, 3615 Mueller Road, Sheboygan, at 2:30 p.m. A second pick-up will be offered at the Park & Ride lot near the Deer Trace shopping center. The approximate return time to Maywood is 10:30 p.m.
Tickets for the bus trip are $59 for Maywood members and $65 for the public. Seating is limited and advanced registration is required. For registration information, visit https://gomaywood.org/programs/registration-forms/, call 920-459-3906 or email maywood@sheboyganwi.gov.
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This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Wade House in Greenbush, Wisconsin, to hold Arts, Crafts, Trades Fair
