A Boyne City St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
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A Boyne City St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
3rd Annual Irish Heritage Fest on Wednesday, March 17th
By Jim Akans
The Boyne City Main Street Program celebrates the “greenest day of the year” once again as the 3rd Annual Irish Heritage Fest takes place on Wednesday, March 17th at the Eagles Lodge community room.
Doors will open at 5 pm, and attendees will be treated to a jubilant selection of Irish music and song, storytelling, dance and plenty of Irish food and beverages.
Linn William, volunteer with the Main Street Program and coordinator of the event, states, “We offer a full Irish dinner, cooked and served by students in the Boyne City High School culinary arts program. There will be appetizers, choice of two entrees and three salad, two vegetable selections, and a choice of three deserts. The Eagles Lodge will be serving at a cash bar and will have Irish beers and spirits available.”
Linn was the catalyst for starting the Irish Heritage Fest three years ago. She had noticed at the Boyne City 150th birthday celebration that while there were many wonderful activities’, missing was something reflecting Boyne City’s Irish heritage. Irish immigrant John Miller and his wife Harriet were among the first to arrive in the Boyne City area, and John named the river leading into Lake Charlevoix the Boyne River, commemorating a river of the same name in Ireland.
“I went to two Irish festivals that were held in Traverse City,” Linn recalls, “and had a conference with one of those festivals organizers; Michael Sullivan, to help plan a festival for Boyne City. We were also able to find much of the talent for the festival in this immediate area. We will have a Celtic band that performs every other Sunday right here in Boyne City, some musicians from the Charlevoix area, and a wonderful storyteller who is also the Petoskey Library’s Services Director.”
The Irish Heritage Fest is a fabulous way for people of all ages to join together in a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Tickets, which include the dinner and an evening full of terrific entertainment, are $20 for adults, $8 for children ages 5-12, and the event is free for preschoolers.
For additional information, contact the Main Street Program at (231) 582-9009.
Photos courtesy of the Boyne City Main Street Program
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