Next Meeting:

"Horsing Around at Conneaut Lake" is the topic of the July 19 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Conneaut Lake Park Fire Hall, Station 5.

It will be a panel discussion about the equine history in Conneaut Lake, dating back to the early 1900s when there was a riding stable at Exposition Park to the present day horses of the pony track of Don Weyel and the world champion show horses owned by Mikey Frist Schell and her husband.

Please join us and tell us some of your stories of riding horses at Conneaut Lake.

The program is open to the public, free of charge. The hall is smoke free and handicapped accessible.

Light refreshments will be served.

 

Upcoming Auction

Mark July 11 at 1 p.m. on your calendar. That is the date for our auction to be held at the museum. As you may remember, we hold an auction every other year as a major fundraiser and this is the year.

John and Claire Dearing are cochairmen this year and have lined up all types of items to be auctioned by Sherman Allen.

If you have some quality items you would like to donate, please call John or Claire at 382-8157. Or you can drop them off at the museum. If the items are too bulky to be moved, you can call and arrangements can be made to have the items picked up.

We are a 501-c organization, meaning all donations are tax-deductible.

Refreshments will be sold and a baked goods sale is planned as well.

Come and join us in this fun event!

 

Woolly Mammoth 5K Race

Our annual 5K Race - named the Woolly Mammoth Race - after our famous woolly mammoth bones in our museum is set for July 17 at 9 a.m. at Shadyside Campground, Harmonsburg Road.

This is a European style race. Pre-registration is at 7:30 a.m. or by contact Nancy Coleman at 382-2534.

Sponsors of this year's race are: Lakeview Ford, Inc.; Downtown Mall, Meadville; Waid-Coleman Funeral Home, Inc.,; Marquette Savings Bank, Conneaut Lake; Perfett Tax Services, Michael Swick, DMD; Conneaut Lake Child Care, Oakland Beach Golf Club, Conneaut Lake Navigation, Jones Flooring, Pipeline Systems Co., Inc.; Griffin Motors-Chrylser, Dodge, Jeep and KIA and Meadville Medical Center.

If you don't race, but would like to watch, please join us. It is fun to watch and shows support for Nancy and her committee for all the hard work they do.

Thanks too to the sponsors for their support!
 

Junque Sale

Our annual "Junque" sale was a huge success with more than $850 raised. Hats off to Carole Herchenroether her wonderful committee for all the hard work.Thanks too to everybody who donated items for the sale. We in turn donated our leftovers to the Conneaut Lake Elementary School for its annual sale.

 

Mark Your Calendars

We have a very special evening planned for Monday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m..

Pianist and vocalist Cahal Dunne, described as "Ireland's Happy Man," will take the stage at Hotel Conneaut, Conneaut Lake Park, for an evening of entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the historical society.

Tickets are $15.

Carole Herchenroether is chairman of this event. If you would like to purchase tickets to this event, you can either contact Carole at 412-410-3736 or Gail Fales at 814-382-3892 or you can call Jean Shanley or Jane Smith at 814-337-6377.

Liberty the Second Pen

A pen, made by Tim McKay, from original wood from the Liberty the Second was raffled off. Winner was Alan Moss! Congratulations.

 

The Wooden Classic Boat Show

We took the Liberty the Second boat to the Wooden Classic Boat Show recently where it was a big hit with all those in attendance. We also took a boat donated by Bill Foust to the society years ago. It is unique because of the way the paddle operates.

The Foust boat was presented a plaque for a special prize!

We also sold many of our gift items and had a nice addition to our treasury!

Among special visitors were Brian Simpson and his family and Bill Houghton. As you may remember, Brian and Bill were the two divers who retrieved the boat from the lake 25 years ago.

Gary Worthington working on Liberty the Second

Bill Houghton, one of the divers, in front of the boat.
 

Brian Simpson, his wife, Darlene; and son, Kevin, in front of boat

Special Donation

The historical society received a special donation this month - a check for $165.50 - from the children at the Conneaut Lake Elementary School. They had collected their pennies and chose our society as the recipient this year.

This was the second time the students have done that. They previously donated pennies to purchase a replica of a woolly mammoth - which is a highlight of our museum along with the bones we have from Allegheny College. The bones, as you may remember, were found in 1958 near Nye's Marina and have determined to be more than 14,000 years old!

 

Special Gift Items Available

We have three special jackets available for purchase for only $25. They are from the early days of Lakeland Foundation and were sold as fund-raisers fro the Liberty the Second.

Two are navy and one is white with the inscription and embroideried replica of the boat. We have one small and one large in navy and the white is a size large.

They are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the museum. They were donated to us to sell by Bill and Dorrry Perfett. We had five, but two have already been sold! They are a nice light-weight jacket.